Mark Tigwell

Lighting designer

Moving lights and LEDs for venues, domestic settings & events

Installation, technician, operator (freelance)

021 847 884 * [email protected] 104 Huxley St, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023

Antiworld rave at Brixton Academy UK, 2007, lighting design (above) & operation (below)

Work highlights

Design and operation, NZ  Ministry of Sound tent for Southern Amp one-day festival, 2008  New Year‟s Eve Party in Cathedral Square, 2008  Domestic interiors with LED lighting, 2008, (ensuite, home theatre)  Garden festive LED lighting, Xmas 2007

Design and operation, UK  Production designer for Antiworld‟s 7/7/7 Festival, 3-day outdoor summer festival 2007, UK  Bar and Club Awards, Riverside Plaza Hotel, London 2007  Theatre production Merchant of Venice, created interpretive design and adapted spec for four UK venues, 2007  Wedding in campsite, extensive moving lights for outdoor ritual and marquee dinner & party, 2006, UK  Designed Radio 1 Outdoor Stage at Glastonbury 2002: praised on Avolites website as a “retina-burning lighting scheme, operated by Mark Tigwell using an Avo Pearl 2000, featuring a wide selection of intelligent and generic features. Radio 1‟s lighting brief was demanding – they wanted a stunning visual show to keep energy levels pumped for revellers dancing the night away – easily achieved with their Pearl 2000 and pyramid of light”

Other NZ lighting highlights Follow spot:  Bon Jovi, AMI Stadium, 2008  „A Day on the Green‟ events at Mudhouse Winery, eg Joe Cocker, John Mellencamp  WWE Smackdown, Westpac 2008  Disney on Ice: High School Musical; Princess Wishes, Westpac 2008/2009  Starlight Express, Westpac 2009  The Nutcracker, Kirov Ballet, Theatre Royal, 2008  Men in Tutus, Theatre Royal, 2007 Board-op:  Board op for all Cabaret Festival events at the Civic, 2008  Nelson Arts Festival, 2008  Body Festival, events in the Square, CPIT, 2008  ID Fashion Week catwalk show on Dunedin Railway Station, 2009 Lighting installation and crew:  Live broadcasts from Whitebait Studios: What Now (Sunday morning kids tv); The Erin Simpson Show (weekday youth tv)  Christchurch City Council‟s inflatable Dome: crewed its first use at Ellerslie 2008, and then as the ice skating rink for Christchurch Arts Festival 2009  „A Day on the Green‟ events at Mudhouse Winery, eg Dave Dobbyn, Sheryl Crow

Production management, UK  Metro Weekender, Clapham Common London, 10,000 people x 2 days, main outdoor stage + 5 marquees, 2007  Bar and Club Awards, Riverside Plaza Hotel, London 2007

1 Aug 2009 CV Board-op, UK  BBC Radio 1 Xtra launch party, Maida Vale, Feb 2007  Fat Freddys Drop, Brixton Academy, Jun 2006, shown on FFD dvd Fantastic Voyages Vol.1  Heat NYE event, Brixton Academy, 4500 people, 2002-07  Ross Noble Fizzy Logic tour, Brixton Academy, 2007, shown on Fizzy Logic dvd  Radio 1 Outdoor Stage at Glastonbury, Homelands, Creamfields, 2001-03  1 Big Sunday, Radio 1, Leicester, 100,000 people, 2001  Lord of the Rings premiere launch party, London, 1-week set up, 2001  Ministry of Sound tour to Antwerp, 2000

Board-op regular nightclub work, UK  18–30 Reunion Weekenders, Butlins Skegness, 2001-07  Most events at SE1 club, 2005  Most events at Mass club Brixton + oversee of new rig, 2002-03  Future Dance events at Bagleys/Canvas and Church St Studios, 2001-04  Slinky events, including New Year‟s Eve 2001, Westpoint Exeter, BIC Bournemouth International Centre  In-house lighting for the End, 2 gigs per weekend for 4 months

Corporate events, UK  Prada party, Valencia (Spain), in historic Market Centrale, 1-week fit up while market was functioning, 2007  Swarovski displays, London stores, 2006-07  Disney dinner, Wardolf ballroom. 60 moving lights, 24 led par36s, 2003  Harry Potter launch party, SE1, 2001  BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards afterparty, The Dorchester  Coldplay album launch party, The Forum Kentish Town  Christian Dior, regular sales & marketing conferences, 1999-2000  Beans.com birthday party in Lloyds of London

Theatre, UK  Designed and opped lighting for West End Story II, Electric Theatre Guildford – showcase of West End hits, 2000  Lighting crew for the RSC‟s Julius Caesar, Poole Arts Centre, 1994  Girls Night Out at Victoria Palace, London, follow spot for 80 shows, 2000  Designed and opped Son et Lumiere, Millennium Festival of Minster, 2000  Fashion shows in Kensington Chelsea Town Hall, Institute Francais, Business Design Centre, Mayfair Club, Sheffield shopping centre

General Skills

 Friendly and helpful with performers and clients  Proactive and hard worker in teams or solo  Clean driving licence, years of experience loading and driving kit  Confident with heights  Proven by a UK national dyslexia assessment test to have functional reading & writing ability but far above average ability in spatial awareness & problemsolving 2 Aug 2009 CV

Equipment knowledge

Computer design and virtualiser Self-taught quickly on home computer, to a high level, in the following:

Google SketchUp (free version): creating detailed designs for stages, events, domestic interiors. Sketches are:  Accurate and thorough, applied by set builders, home builders, electricians and joiners with no need for further information  Artistic and attractive, presented to clients, promoters and potential event sponsors

Pearl virtualiser: used this software to design & pre-programme complex, high profile gigs at home, saving time on site

Boards  Avo Pearl 2008 – 6 years regular experience – excellent understanding. In regular contact with Avolites, London. My feedback contributed to the development of the Pearl Expert  Hog – experienced on WholeHog 2, recently completed High End‟s 2-day training in Hog 3  Jans Events – 6 years experience – know very well  Masterpiece – 9 years experience – excellent understanding  General knowledge of other boards & programming techniques, eg 2518 Strand GSX, Expression ETC, Seres 24/48

Lights  LED – includes good working knowledge of the Tryka range  Moving lights – excellent knowledge of Robes and Martins  Years of working with and rigging most moving lights & all generics

Lasers & AV  Programming and operating 0.5–4w lasers on Mellenem and Zion PC controllers  Experience on RADLITE DMX-controlled AV projection  Can set up and operate AV systems, eg MX50, into any projector

Power and rigging  Experience tailing into mains and generators up to 400amp 3ph  Good working knowledge of dimming & distro practice  Good basic knowledge of safe rigging practices and methods  MEWPS (cherry picker, scissor lifts)

Venues worked in

London Natural History Museum * V&A * Science Museum * Madame Tussards * Tower Bridge * Banqueting House * Somerset House * Wellington Arch * Tate Britain * Tate Modern * Vinopolis * Design Museum * London Aquarium * Syon Park Heritage building * French Embassy * Imperial War Museum * Sothebys * Trafalgar Square

Christchurch AMI Stadium * Westpac Arena * James Hay Theatre * Theatre Royal * The Great Hall * Christchurch Convention Centre * The Civic * Mudhouse Winery

3 Aug 2009 CV

Work history and qualifications

Immigrated to NZ, with residency visa Nov 2007

Freelance operator, follow spot & crew for: Nov 2007–current  Hang-Up Entertainment Services Ltd  ETS Electro-Tech Services Ltd  Christchurch Arts Festival  Nelson Arts Festival

London 1996–Oct 2007

Freelance lighting work, mostly for: Jan 2001–Oct 2007  Halo (gigs and raves)  Event (corporate events)  Triplite Productions (large domestic events eg weddings)

City & Guilds Part 1, Electrical Installation 2000 (1 year course)

Fulltime technical role in Artfool Productions Aug 1999–Jan 01 (company of 3 people)  Brainstormed & assisted with a full range of events, clients & venues  Designed lighting, prepped kit, crewed most jobs, supervised freelancers  Mechanical maintenance & warehouse duties

HND (Higher National Diploma) Theatre Design 1996–1998 Croydon College (3 year course) Lighting, sound, theatre design, set building, costume. Completed all but last unit.

Early experience and training, based in Poole, UK

Fulltime work at Zelwagan Analytics, quality control 1995

Regular Sat night crew & opping at The Venue club 1995

Tour of army bases across Nth Germany. Board op & Mar–Dec 1994 crew for disco evenings for the squaddies!

Poole Arts Centre stage technician. Fulltime for the Oct 1993–Feb 1994 Xmas season: followspot, crew, worked in the flies

Apprenticeship at Packdale Engineering 1991–mid 92

City & Guilds Part 1, Mechanical Engineering 1991–mid 92 (1 year course)

7 GCSEs 1991

4 Aug 2009 CV

Referees

New Zealand

Steven Carpinter Hang-Up Entertainment Services Ltd 03 377 44 33 [email protected]

UK

Steve Marley Director, Halo Live [email protected]

Enrico Sorbello Promotor, Antiworld [email protected]

Jon Ricketts Director, Triplite Productions [email protected]

Steve Warren Sales Director, Avolites [email protected]

5 Aug 2009 CV

Ensuite

Designed this room to replace a double fireplace and chimney space DOME The tradespeople worked from these Google SketchUp designs, accurate in perspective and measurement

Inset mirror lit with 4x 3w warm white LEDs Ceiling lit by skylight and 4x 6w warm white LEDs Single 1w blue LED sensor-activated nitelight

6 Aug 2009 CV

Home Theatre

Purpose-built screen with data projector Back lit by low voltage halogens on dimmer for daily use

Up lit by colour-changing 1w LEDs for mood settings: 4X Tryka Module 3s, which are 3x 1w RGB colour changers

7 Aug 2009 CV

7/7/7 Festival by Antiworld

As Production Designer for the 3-day festival, I did a range of designs throughout the yearlong planning process

Samples here include planning the site, showing advertising options to sponsors, choosing marquees, conceptual dreams for stages, and details for the techies

All done in Google SketchUp (self taught)

8 Aug 2009 CV

Heat NYE at Brixton Academy

I was personally requested as operator by the Heat promoters 5 years in a row for their NYE event at Brixton Academy, which is one of London’s main NYE raves, for 4500 people

Designed and opped this rig

Major lighting/pyro/video/props countdown event for midnight

Did many gigs in this venue but these nights were my favourite

9 Aug 2009 CV

Paradise City rave by Antiworld

At the historical and huge Alexandra Palace Designed and opped this main stage 7,500 people

Yes, this is the original Pink Floyd Teacher

10 Aug 2009 CV

Glastonbury – Radio 1 stage

Ran the Radio 1 stage with very little backup at many major festies 2001–03, including 3 times at Glastonbury, designing the 2002 version shown “retina- here. burning” Avolites website

As the latest running stage at Glastonbury, this attracted a crowd of thousands each night.

And Howard Marks by day.

Despite Glasto’s big band attractions, Time Out, London’s weekly entertainment bible, regularly used the Radio 1 stage to represent the festival

11 Aug 2009 CV

Metro Weekender

Two 1-day gigs in one weekend, 10,000 people per day. Opped this for 3 years in a row, finally production managing it in 2007

Sat – “South West Four” – Carl Cox, Sasha, Judge Jules, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul... Sun – “Get Loaded in the Park” – Happy Mondays, Babyshambles, Echo and the Bunnymen...

12 Aug 2009 CV

NZ Gigs in London

Opped this Brixton Academy performance, which opens Fat Freddys Drop’s DVD, Fantastic Voyages Vol. 1

This premiere was as lavish, detailed and high profile as the films Week -long set-up of sets and lights

13 Aug 2009 CV