From a young age, Harry Boyde was fascinated with music and live events. As soon as he turned 18, he moved from Northampton to London, to pursue a career in the touring industry. Shortly after the move, he began working as a Stagehand for Stage Miracles before landing a coveted role of Laser Technician at...
Morgan Evans is a freelance Programmer and Designer, currently studying Creative Lighting Control at Rose Bruford College, London. Developing his skills in lighting and video through academic studies and professional hands-on work, Morgan sat down with TPi – remotely – to discuss the challenges he’s faced breaking into an extremely competitive industry, and what skills...
Owen McIlreavy developed an interest for live events while studying at Midleton College in his native Cork, Ireland. The motto of the College, ‘Spartam nactus es, hanc exorna’ (‘You were born with talents, develop them’) certainly rings true for this live events professional, who, during his brief time in the industry, has already spent the...
At the age of 25, burgeoning Southampton-based audio system engineer Oli Crump has already played a significant role in a range of projects during his brief time in the live events industry. His work as an audio project manager at the Lion’s Den stage of Boomtown Chapter 11: A Radical City saw him go on...
As a burgeoning stage lighting designer in the entertainment industry, Jason HyoYoung Ahn has already crossed off several South Korean productions on his personal live events calendar. Having recently finished an Associate Degree on Stage Lighting at Seoul Institute of Art, he shared details of a breakthrough 2019 with TPi. Photos: Kim SungChan www.instagram.com/kimhaze www.theshinepeople.com...
It’s such a thrill to see how far Production Futures has come in the past four years. Conceived to create a platform for the next generation of live events professionals, the annual event has grown year on year,with more rental houses, manufacturers, educational institutions and crewmembers from some of the world’s biggest tours all on-site...
This year SLX launched the brand-new Golden Gobo Award following its involvement with 2019’s Edinburgh Fringe. The award went to Lucy Adams’ for her professionalism and excellent technical skills whilst working with Scottish production company Underbelly. www.slx.co.uk
For the second year running, Robe’s NRG (Next Robe Generation) teamed up with Arcadia, this time offering two NRG crew members the opportunity to work on Pangea – Arcadia’s brand new Glastonbury installation. Photos: Robe and Lukonic Photography www.robe.cz www.arcadiaspectacular.com
Last year’s TPi Breakthrough Talent Freelancer of the Year, Terry King, discusses how he got his start in the industry, and his goals for the future. www.productionfutures.co.uk
Since graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, this 24 year old has made great strides into the world of professional lighting having been part of Jack White’s latest European tour. www.productionfutures.co.uk
For the third time, TPi Magazine welcomed students and young freelancers to Production Park for this year’s Production Futures. With record attendee numbers the TPi team invited even more exhibitors, training session and the inaugural TPi Talks; this was certainly an event not to be missed. www.productionfutures.co.uk
This month, TPi catches up with Lighting Op Yann Schirrmeister while on tour with The Black Queen to discuss lighting design and juggling life on the road as a university student. www.productionfutures.co.uk
With the UK Hog Factor competition just around the corner (7 November 2018), the previous winner of the contest in Frankfurt – Nina Mesitz, discusses the positive impact it had on her. Austrian-based Mesitz and her team Status Cue triumphed at Hog Factor which took place at Prolight + Sound 2018. Six months on she...
This month, we check-in with one of Truckingby Brian Yeardley’s youngest employees who has become an integral cog within the company’s touring machine. www.productionfutures.co.uk www.brianyeardley.com/truckingby
With the exciting news that the UK round of the Hog Factor will be hosted at this year’s Production Futures, TPi speaks to High End Systems’ Regional Sales Manager for Central USA and Canada, Paul Hancock, about the history of the event. www.productionfutures.co.uk www.highend.com/hogfactor
This month, TPi chats to the Adlib employee who, after working his way through the ranks of the company’s apprenticeship scheme, has gone from warehouse tech to a fully-fledged audio system technician. www.productionfutures.co.uk
This month we check in with one of the 2016 winners of the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards to discover what she’s been up to since… www.productionfutures.co.uk
This month TPi speaks to one of J&C Joel’s burgeoning young talents from its Projects Department about her first-18 months with the company. productionfutures.co.uk
