LIGHTING DESIGNER · PROGRAMMER · TECHNICIAN

I design
the moment.

Lighting and production technology for concerts, theatre, dance, and live events.

Production photography from JJonesLighting.com
CONCERTS THEATRE LIVE EVENTS PROGRAMMING PREVIS PIXEL MAPPING PRODUCTION

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Fake News @ The Chesterfield Ampitheatre

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Fake News in Frankfurt, KY & Akron, OH

Lighting Design · Programming

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Descendants

Lighting Design · Programming · Technical Direction

SELECTED WORK

Built for the live experience.

Concerts, theatrical productions, dance and synchronized lighting installations.

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ABOUT JACOB

Creative ideas.
Technical execution.

I’m a lighting designer and programmer based in the St. Louis area, working across live entertainment and production technology.

My path into lighting started backstage in high school theatre. After learning show operation and programming on an ETC console, I moved into designing and programming productions myself. That foundation grew into work spanning theatre, dance, concerts, professional production environments and creative lighting installations.

I’m most interested in the point where design and technology meet: building a visual idea, planning the system behind it, programming the details and making it perform reliably in front of an audience.

2018 Designing since
Live Music + theatre
Full Design to showtime

EXPERIENCE

2023 — PRESENT

Gateway Studios & Production Services

Lighting Technician · Professional production support, fixture maintenance, prep, cabling, testing, load-in and touring-production support.

2018 — PRESENT

St. Dominic High School

Lighting Designer / Programmer · Designing productions while helping teach and support the next generation of student technicians.

2021 — PRESENT

Steppin Up Dance Studio

Lighting Designer · Programming and operating annual recital productions.

LIVE MUSIC

Concert & Tribute Productions

Lighting and video direction for live music, including Fake News: A Huey Lewis Tribute and other concert projects.

CAPABILITIES

01

Lighting Design

Visual concepts and complete lighting design for concerts, theatre, dance, festivals and events.

02

Programming

Console programming, cueing, show operation, effects development and production support.

03

Previsualization

3D previsualization, equipment planning, patch lists and technical preparation before load-in.

04

Pixels & Mapping

xLights sequencing, pixel mapping and synchronized creative installations.

05

Production Technology

Technical direction and systems-minded problem solving across lighting, video and live production workflows.

LET'S MAKE SOMETHING

Have a show
in mind?

Available for lighting design, programming, live production and technical projects.

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