Design +
Tech
Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Photo: Jess Maples – Big Ears Festival
Programmer at the Core.
My interest for coding started over ten years ago at the Academy of Computer Science and Programming (high school). After getting more involved into lighting consoles, I found that my coding knowledge gave me the ability to create customized plugins for lighting consoles. These plugins help remove the bottleneck that is workflow instability.
Lighting Consoles & Programming Languages
- GrandMA 3*
- GrandMA 2*
- ChamSys MagicQ*
- AvoLites Titan
- ETC EoS
- Obsidian N
- LUA*
- Java
- C#
- C++
- JavaScript
*My most confident, and comfortable platforms.
Cloning technology.
My design can easily travel to any venue. They are throughly organized for any Lighting Director to clone into various house rigs.
Any Design, at any venue.
- Timecoded Designs
- Manually Operated Designs
- Busking/Punting Designs*
- Already have a design? I also offer Lighting Director services to take care of your design and make it fit into any space, big or small.
*Operated by LX Tater, busking/punt page designs are utilized when the client prefers "live" lighting. Each look is created on the spot while the talent is on stage.
Addam Paddock – Photo: Bella Sgarlata – Cannery Hall
The Origin
Originally starting in the Theatrical Lighting Design world, I have the eye and experience to design a show in a collaborative environment.
Lydia Pimento – Photo: Jess Maples – Big Ears Festival
Ranch Hands – Photo: Avery Adzima – Cannery Hall
After my theatrical work, I started freelancing with several production companies in the Knoxville, TN area. Some of the clients I have worked with, and designed for include: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, University of Tennessee Athletics Department, Cumberland Caverns, Go Dance, and more!
Mountain Grass Unit w/ Marty Swartz –Photo: Sam Aldrich – Cannery Hall
A Full Spectrum
Genres of Lighting
I take every opportunity to research and develop lighting techniques to match the style of engagement that the client requires.
Lighting Design Clients, past and present.
- University of Tennessee
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
- Cannery Hall
- Cumberland Caverns
- Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
- Peter Hook & The Light
- VEAUX
- Adam Paddock
- Indigo Frame, LLC
Unreal Engine 5 Render - Tater
The Virtual
Virtually Real.
I started 3D modeling and animating while I was still in High School. Now, I use those abilities to create life-like virtual environments to incorporate into pre-visualization software. Need to turn your venue into a 3D space? Need to create drafting paperwork? Have an empty venue that you need to fill with lighting fixtures? Look no further.
Software and Services
- Unreal Engine 5
- Blender
- Capture
- Vectorworks
- Ableton
- Logic Pro
- Reaper
- Resolume
- 3D Modeling
- Advanced Animation
- Visuals and 3D Content Creation
- Plotting, Drafting and Paperwork
- Virtual Reality Visualization
- Pre-Visualization
- Consultation and Installation
*A more exhaustive list of services and software is available upon request.
Tater Programming – Photo: Jess Maples – Big Ears Festival 2022
The Technical
From the Bottom Up.
After two years of touring as a moving light tech who focused solely on repairing broken lighting fixtures- I can repair, rebuild, and refurbish any make or model of intelligent fixture.
Lighting Fixture Familiarity and Technical Skills
- Clay Paky
- Chauvet
- Martin
- Aryton
- Robe
- GLP
- ADJ
- Elation
- Fork-Lift Certified
- Safe Three-Phase Power Handling
- Entertainment Rigging in the Arena and Theatre
- Quick-Pik Fall Arrest Certified
- Blacktrax programming and operating
- 1000 Hour+ Truss Climbing
- Lighting Fixture Rigging and Inspection
- OSHA 30
- Safe Electrical Handling
- Motive (motion-capture)
*A more exhaustive list of Technical Skills and abilities available upon request.