Lighting designer Marsha Stern joins the show to talk finances as a lighting designer in NYC nightclubs and in architecture. Topics: ️ Her time working in NYC nightclubs in the 80s ️ Being on payroll for venues versus freelance income ️ Transitioning to working in architecture ️ Saving for retirement by putting in to social security ️ And her entry into the entertainment industry via a music career, and shifting focus back to music since pandemic. Bonus Episode Includes: ️ Marsha’s autographed backstage passes ️ Leasing Varilites before you could buy them ️ LDI - Marsha and I will both be there to record a LIVE episode ️ Lighting at Radio City Music Hall and calling six followspots at once Bonus Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/108-marsha-stern-69193239?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare Video of the Interview: https://youtu.be/KFSmWk1_cUw Marsha on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marsha.stern.58/ Marsha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-stern-5390585/ The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor https://heartbeatofthedancefloor.com Roy Thode: https://roythode.com Studio 54: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_54 LDI: https://www.ldishow.com/ Dennis Size episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfd8v39G8aE&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Ken Billington episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuojA4i6y5c&t=61s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Anne Militello - Lighting Designer: https://vortexlighting.com/anne-militello Women In Lighting Design presentation by Anne Militello: https://womeninlighting.com/extras/entry/pioneers-of-light-a-history-of-women-in-lighting-design Paul Gregory - creator of Focus Lighting: https://www.focuslighting.com/news/2018/4/11/paul-gregory-for-architectural-lighting-magazine-10-years-later Destiney Powell episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFysg4gfCPU&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Links from the Patreon episode: Michael Strickland episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeYs0rrXZ0k&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Geezers of Gear: http://geezersofgear.com/website/the-evolution-of-automated-lighting-part-1 LD at Large: https://plsn.com/category/podcasts/ld-at-large-podcast/ Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance Provide feedback: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Interview by Ethan Steimel