Well, he's being given the opportunity to flaunt his stuff "officially", per the story in the Dayton Daily News copied below.
Holiday light wizard to show off in Mason
Deerfield twp. computer programmer to move rockin' display from his house to city park
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Staff Writer
Thursday, July 13, 2006
MASON — Christmas comes early this year for Mason residents.
Carson Williams, who wowed the nation in December by synchronizing more than 25,000 lights to holiday and rock music at his Deerfield Twp. home, has agreed to design a show in Mason's Heritage Oak Park on U.S. 42.
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"I really wanted to do something here and give back to the community," he said Thursday.
Video of Williams' rocking display lit up web sites and TV news shows across the country and touched off interest from businesses and communities, he said. Shows also are planned in Colorado and West Virginia.
On Thursday afternoon, Williams signed a contract with the Festivals of Mason, a private community group, to create a holiday illumination twice the size of the one that snarled traffic in his neighborhood and forced him to shut down the spectacle.
"We are really excited about it," said Tom Kaper, a leader of Festivals of Mason, which organizes the annual Heritage Festival in August and Christmas in Mason in December.
Plans are to construct two replicas of the facade åof Williams' Deerfield Twp. house in the Mason park, where up to 800 carloads of people will be able to see the show each night, Kaper said. Performances will run throughout December, starting after Christmas in Mason on Dec. 1.
Programming the light show using computer software is a daunting task, Williams said. It takes about three hours for each minute set to music.
"I'm going to be a busy man come September," he said.
His holiday soundtrack is broadcast to car radios over a low-frequency FM transmitter.
Admission will be charged for each vehicle, Kaper said. Williams will be paid an undisclosed percentage of the proceeds and Festivals of Mason will kept the remaining profits to fund future festivals.
Mason city officials are working with Kaper and Williams to put on the show and plan to make it an annual attraction.
"We hope its something that can get bigger and better every year," said Mayor Charlene Pelfrey. "A real family Christmas destination."
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