NYC based lighting design and programming for live events and experiences.

Work

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About

Aaron resides in New York City where he's a freelance Lighting Designer and Programmer, working primarily in events, theatre, cruise ships, and opera. Places he’s worked include: The Glimmerglass Festival, The Glasshouse, Little Island, The Shed, Ziegfeld Ballroom, Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Lines, Columbia University, and MCC Theater. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, hiking, learning new things, and exploring other areas of technology, art, and design.

Lighting Programmer Resume

Ongoing / Recurring Experience

The Glasshouse|Lighting Programmer
2022 - Present
  • Providing ongoing programming and design for high-end corporate and social events/productions.
  • Primarily on grandMA3 and ETC eos.
  • Maintaining house showfiles and network infrastructure.
  • Notable events: Starbucks Investor Day, A Place At The Table Gala, Studio Museum in Harlem Gala, Nobu's 30th Anniversary, CPJ Press Freedom Awards, United Way Gridiron Gala, The Points Guy Awards, Endeavor Gala
Glimmerglass Festival|Lighting Programmer
2021 - 2024
  • Programmer for large scale operas and musicals in rep.
  • LDs include: Robert Wierzel, Mark McCullough, Amith Chandrashaker, Kate Ashton.

Selected Projects

The Curious Case of the Benjamin Button|The Public | LD: Zoe Spurr
2026
The Lost Colony|Waterside Theatre | LD: Keith Truax
2026
American Ballet Theatre Gala|Cipriani 42nd Street | LD: Brad Fields
2024, '26
Chita Rivera Awards|NYC Dance Alliance | LD: Keith Truax
2025, '26
COTE- Las Vegas|Rockwell Group | LD: Brian Tovar
2025
Ripple Swell Conference|Convene Hudson Yards | LD: Matt Wofford
2025
Radiolab Live: Into the Void|Little Island | LD: Mary Ellen Stebbins
2025
The Gospel at Colonus|Little Island | LD: Stacey Derosier
2025
The Counterfeit Opera|Little Island | LD: Barbara Samuels
2025
Women of Distinction Luncheon|Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | LD: Robert Strohmeier
2024, '25
On the Evolutionary Function of Shame|Second Stage | LD: Keith Parham
2025
The Marriage of Figaro|Little Island | LD: Barbara Samuels
2024
Baseball Hall of Fame Induction|Baseball Hall of Fame | LD: Mark McCullough
2022-'24
NYU Tisch Gala|Cipriani South Street | LD: Brian Nason
2024
Soho Rep Gala|Edison Ballroom | LD: Barbara Samuels
2024-'25
The Shed Gala|The Shed: McCourt | LD: Bill Growney
2023
Michael J. Fox Foundation Gala|Cipriani South Street | LD: Abby Wells
2023
Blue Planet|Royal Caribbean International | LD: Rui Rita
2023
Wolf Play|MCC Theater | LD: Barbara Samuels
2023
Space Dogs|MCC Theater | LD: Mary Ellen Stebbins
2022
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat|Sundance Summer Theatre | LD: Matt Taylor
2017

Skills

Consoles:
ETC Eos Family, grandMA3
Software:
Vectorworks, Lightwright 6, Capture, Adobe CC, Filemaker Pro, Vor
Other:
Network system design, sACN & Artnet configuration, SMPTE Timecode, Open Sound Control (OSC), MIDI Triggers and Timecode

Contact

Interested in collaborating? Let's chat. Send me a message!