Laser Show History

This page is intended to provide the reader with (my best attempt at) an understanding of where laser shows came from. Rather than attempt a complete repeat of all that I've read, I decided to just provide a series of links to other sites that, all together, present a pretty complete combined history of the origin the laser light show as well as some history of the rise (and unfortunately the fall) of laser show popularity. There seems to be a resurgence lately, as I have seen several temporary shows at various venues pop up here and there, but nothing permanent except at the home of Laserium at their studio in Van Nuys.

Laserium was a dream beginning to take form in 1970 by an already (laser light) captivated Ivan Dryer, who conceived of the idea after seeing a live public laser demonstration. There was no music, but seeing the "light show" got him thinking in the right direction and the rest is history!

There is a website that I have visited so many time I can't count... Laser FX. This website has so much about lasers, laser shows, laser hardware, the laser business in general, and yes, laser history. This has been my go-to laser show website for many years.