JR Mattos of Mattos Designs on the family orchard where it all began, and the gamble that took his business full-time.
Falcon Player 10 Is Here — Full Walkthrough (and the New Trigger System)
Falcon Player 10 is officially out — the biggest release in FPP’s history, with a rebuilt media engine, a real UI overhaul, and panel performance up to 4.6x faster. Here’s the full walkthrough, including a deep dive on the new trigger system that finally brings real IF/THEN logic to FPP.
New Interview: Ron Howard on His Journey Into Holiday Lighting
I’m excited to share the latest episode in my guest interview series — this time featuring a name a lot of you will already know: Ron Howard.
Ron’s route into the holiday lighting world isn’t the one you’d expect. He started out as a drummer in a band, moved into photography and sales, and eventually found his way into xTreme Sequences, where he’s become one of the driving forces in the sequencing community. In this interview, we talk through that whole journey — how he got started, what’s kept him in the hobby (and industry) all these years, and the perspective that only someone with his depth of experience can offer.
Whether you’re just getting started with xLights and pixel lighting, or you’ve been sequencing for years, there’s plenty in this conversation worth your time.
This is part of an ongoing series where I sit down with well-known figures across the holiday lighting industry to hear their stories — so if you enjoy this one, keep an eye out for more episodes coming soon.
Infinity ∞ Pixels.. The new choice ?
Just wanted to pop in and say the beginner series is still 100% happening — “Your First Animated Light Show — From Zero to Showtime” hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just taking a bit of time to get right behind the scenes. More on that soon!
In the meantime, I’ve got a new one for you to check out: I got my hands on Pixel-Now’s new Infinity Series ∞Bullets and put them through their paces against regular 12V resistor pixels — power draw, actual light output, running temp, the works. Honestly the numbers surprised even me.
Why I’m taking a short break (and what’s coming next).
I’m pausing the weekly videos for a few weeks — not stopping, just regrouping. Here’s why, and what’s coming next.
The short version: I’ve been hitting the weekly slot, but I haven’t been making each video as good as I want it to be.
So I’m taking a few weeks to rebuild how I make videos, and to put together a proper beginner series from the ground up — six episodes that take someone from “what is this hobby” all the way to running a small show on their driveway. If you’ve been subscribed for a while, thank you for the patience.
Kulp PocketScroller v3 Overview
In this weeks video we take a look at the new Pocketscroller v3 panel matrix controller from Kulp Lights.
One small cape, Eight Hub 75 Outputs, 40+ P5 panels wtih 12 bit colour, every output has the E. line so P2’s, P3’s etc. are now in the game.
The Pocketscroller v3 from Kulp Lights pairs with the Pocket Beagle 2 to replace a stack of gear with one tidy install. Onboard OLED, RTC, Gigabit Ethernet, 3 Powered USB, Eight User GPIO’s.
From $65.
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Thanks to Dan Kulp https://kulplights.com for sending me the Pocketscroller used in this video.
Whats new in the hobby so far in 2026 ?
This week we take a look some of the new lines to hit the market in 2026!
Featuring products from Visionary Light Shows, Kulp Lights, Mattos Designs & Build A Light Show / Gilbert Engineering.
LED Panels Compared & Tested with FPP 10!
In this video we setup 3 Matrices, P10, P5 & P4 and run them in a side by side test to see which would work best in your show!
We set them up using the new FPP 10 (development version) using colourlight cards and compare how they look at distances up to 100′
Kulp K16-Pro & Pocket Beagle 2 Review & Competition!
This week we reivew the new Kulp Lights K16-Pro 16 port pixel controller powered by the new Pocket Beagle 2 Industrial! Its a great controller, with 16 onboard pixel ports, 8 differential outputs and it runs FPP 9.5 locally on its 64Gb eMMC memory allowing it to run standalone or in remote mode as part […]
Introduction to Connectors. – ’26 Newbies Course #8
Whats the difference between a Phoenix Connector and an X-Connect?
In the weeks newbies video we run through all the common connectors used in the hobby, explain each from standard controller connectors, through pixel connectors and ending with a quick review of the Slip Connect from Lipich Engineering.