For their special issue on lasers, MONDO Magazine asked Doug McCullough to write an article describing how he got involved in laser shows and where he sees the industry heading:
For their “Lights On Lasers” section, PLSN Magazine asked Doug McCullough to give a “recipe” for successful outdoor laser shows:
In the 1980’s Doug McCullough was the driving force behind the creation of many legendary planetarium laser shows, such as Laser Floyd, Laser Zeppelin, Laser Beatles, and Laser Genesis, to name a few. Doug pioneered a unique style of mixing abstract geometric imagery with computer graphic animation which resulted in a renaissance for planetarium laser shows. Here’s a review of one of Doug’s shows at New York City’s Hayden Planetarium:
Laser Show Design has its’ antecedents in the psychedelic light shows of the 1960’s. Here’s an article reviewing a live concert which prominently featured a psychedelic light show produced by Doug McCullough:
SHINDIG classic rock magazine feature on how Doug McCullough got started creating psychedelic light shows:
USA Today selected “IGNITE THE NIGHT: COLORBLAST” as one of the ten best laser shows in the world:
Presentation to the International Planetarium Society 1983 Conference on laser animation: