A music and entertainment industry journalist for the past 50 years, Jerry Gilbert devoted 2024 to researching the historic Heritage Pathways technology series for L&Si, which lends its name to this seminar. Prior to that Jerry co-founded the seminal disco/DJ trade journal, Disco International and later LIVE!—the first journal dedicated to the concert touring community. During this time he witnessed the various evolutionary stages of club and concert lighting at close quarters. Prior to that he was a staff writer on Melody Maker and later Sounds — touring with, and interviewing artists ranging from Springsteen to Elton John — followed by a brief flirtation in the record industry, as A&R manager at Charisma. Since leaving mainstream journalism for the darker-than-dark side of PR he has yet to witness an eclipse.