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

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

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 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

With his sights set on LD greatness, this 14-year-old lighting-protégé has already got several high profile events under his belt, as well as founding his own design company. TPi’s Stew Hume caught up with the teenage LD as he prepared for his latest show… www.productionfutures.co.uk www.spiralstagelighting.wordpress.com

We speak to TPi Breakthrough Talent Award winners Matt Didon and James Walton about their blossoming company, ON LX, and what the future has in store. www.productionfutures.co.uk www.onlx.co.uk

Bath Spa, Theatre Productions graduate and Montreux Jazz Festival crew member, Sally Wattiaux, offers advice to those following in her footsteps. www.productionfutures.co.uk

Backstage Academy graduate, Matt Williams, took some time away from his desk at MelodyVR to discuss virtual reality and his path into the live events sector. www.productionfutures.co.uk www.melodyvr.com

TPi speaks to the student that this year took on the lighting design of one of Glastonbury’s iconic structures, the Ribbon Tower. www.productionfutures.co.uk