DANCE · LIGHTING DESIGN
Steppin Up
Recital lighting design & programming
LIGHTING DESIGNER · PROGRAMMER · TECHNICIAN
I design
the moment.
Lighting and production technology for concerts, theatre, dance, live events and immersive installations.
Production photography from JJonesLighting.com
CONCERTS ✦ THEATRE ✦ LIVE EVENTS ✦ PROGRAMMING ✦ PREVIS ✦ PIXEL MAPPING ✦ PRODUCTION
SELECTED WORK
Built for the live experience.
Concerts, theatrical productions, dance and synchronized lighting installations.
THEATRE · LIGHTING DESIGN
The Lightning Thief
St. Dominic High School · Lighting Designer
Photography: Bobbie PetersTHEATRE · LIGHTING DESIGN
Footloose
St. Dominic Alumni Theatre Company
LIVE MUSIC · LIGHTING / VIDEO
Fake News
A Tribute to Huey Lewis & The News
PIXEL DESIGN · PROGRAMMING
Hidden Lake Lights
Large-scale synchronized holiday lighting
THEATRE
More Productions
Anastasia · Curtains · Miracle on 34th Street · and more
PRODUCTION ARCHIVE
The Traveling Salvation ShowMiracle on 34th StreetThe Miracle WorkerAnastasiaLegally Blonde Jr.Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryCharley's AuntAladdinShrek Jr.CurtainsLes Misérables
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.
2018Designing since
LiveMusic + theatre
FullDesign 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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