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Dan Hadley is a concert lighting designer and programmer whose calling card is control under chaos. With Foo Fighters, he builds systems that can stretch, shrink, or turn on a dime, because the set list can and will. His rigs favor modular geometry, strong brightness hierarchy, and repeatable timing so the band stays the brightest object in the room while the picture still plays to camera. Dan’s a...

Sean Dane is a wireless-control specialist who turns noisy RF realities into reliable show systems. At LumenRadio, he works with designers, rental partners, and manufacturers to spec and scale CRMX/W-DMX networks that actually behave, on tours, TV shoots, and permanent installs. (He joined in 2019 and now serves as an International Sales Manager.) Before that he was deep in the trenches at RC4 Wir...

Mark Ravenhill is a lifelong lighting nerd in a suit when needed and a translator the rest of the time. He cut his teeth at Martin Professional, helping steer touring/theatre products in the MAC era, then jumped to GLP in 2009 to build the US presence and champion fixture design that serves the song, the camera, and the crew. He currently leads US sales and marketing from Nashville. Colleagues kno...

João Blümel is a Portuguese entertainer and mentalist who performs not only in Portugal, but also around the world. You can see him regularly on stage and on TV, where he "reads minds" using a combination of techniques from Psychology, Illusionism, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Body Language, and Intuition. João is also a gadget and high-tech enthusiast and recently created a unique show of its ki...

Stephen Dobbie makes immersive worlds sound alive. He’s been Punchdrunk’s longtime sound designer/composer, helping shape the pulse of shows like Sleep No More, from New York’s McKittrick Hotel to Shanghai, where whole buildings are treated like instruments. Think original music, curated tracks, and smart zoning that quietly guides you from room to room.. Beyond Punchdrunk, Stephen co-runs A Right...

David March builds bridges between big ideas and the gear that makes them real. He helped shape the UK scene from every angle: he set up and managed value added distribution for VARI*LITE and High End Systems, co-founded Projected Image Digital (PID) when lighting met media, ran PRG Distribution, built the lighting arm at VER UK, jumped manufacturer-side at Green Hippo and advised on LED ecosystem...

Barnaby Steel, co-founder of Marshmallow Laser Feast, traces the path: early sparks, formative collaborators, and why science isn’t garnish but the spine of his work. We dig into the realities of making for others, institutions, brands, audiences, and what it takes to protect ideas without losing generosity. Barnaby shares how he balances research with rehearsal, when to say yes (and no), and the...

Laura Frank spent her early career establishing herself as a top lighting programmer with projects spanning rock tours with David Bowie and Madonna, to Broadway shows like Spamalot and television events like the Concert for NY. As the media server market started to evolve, Laura made the shift to screen content and control. After a decade of refining a media delivery workflow, she established hers...

Louis Oliver is a creative director, production designer, and lighting designer known for bold, music-driven spectacles that balance concept with rock-solid engineering. As founder of LO&CO, he works end-to-end across creative direction, scenic and lighting to deliver tourable systems and signature looks for artists and brands. His credits span CHVRCHES’ “Love Is Dead” era arena-scale collabor...

Keri Elmsly is a curator-producer and creative executive known for delivering ambitious, tech-driven cultural experiences on the global stage. She most recently served as Executive Director of Programming at ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture, where she directed exhibitions, film, public programs, collections, and residencies (2022–2025). Before ACMI, Keri joined Madison Square Ga...

Thomas Tait, an award-winning designer, founded and directs the eponymous label, Thomas Tait. With over a decade of experience, he has served as a consulting creative director, art director, and designer for more than 20 international brands. Born in Montreal, Canada, Tait honed his creative skills through a three-year diploma at Collège LaSalle before attending London's Central St Martins College...

Gio Staiano is an Italian photographer whose work spans fashion, backstage and reportage. He moved to London in 1999, studied photography at LCC (UAL), and cut his teeth assisting on fashion, music, and still-life shoots in the UK and Denmark. Influenced by Guy Bourdin, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Nan Goldin, Peter Lindbergh, and Richard Avedon, he developed a clean, human-centered style that le...

Ash Nehru stands as a pivotal figure in the evolution of live visuals and virtual production, a true creative technologist and toolmaker whose innovations have redefined the boundaries of these fields. His journey began while studying Computer Science at Trinity College, Cambridge. Following his academic pursuits, Ash ventured into the world of game engines, where he first began to explore real-ti...

Luis Bravo Martins is an XR strategist and community builder working at the intersection of immersive tech, safety standards, and augmented work. He serves as Vice President of XRSI Europe, where he focuses on safety and privacy frameworks for virtual worlds, and is Chief Marketing Officer at KIT-AR, a startup enabling augmented workers in manufacturing. He’s co-author of the Wiley book Metaversed...