About

I'm Christian Lovelady, Lighting Designer & Programmer

With a Bachelor of Arts in Lighting Design.

SKILLS

Console Programmer & Operator for:

- GrandMA 2                - GrandMA 1                - ETC Consoles (EOS, GIO & ION)

- Martin M-Series        - Jands Vista               - Strand 500 series consoles

- Chamsys Magic Q (very... very roughly)     - JANDS Stage CL

- LSC Maxim

Understanding of and trained/practiced with software packages such as Vectorworks, AutoCAD, Capture, Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Green Hippo, Arkaos Media Master and Resolume Arena

Experienced with and very familiar with complex show control networks & scenarios (Artnet, MA Net & ACN control systems and equipment)

Familiar with vision control systems and projection mapping techniques

 

NOTABLE PAST WORK

His majesty’s theatre

& Perth Theatre Trust

2017

  • The Merry Widow (Followspot Operator)

  • YAMATO (Systems Tech)

2018

  • La Sylphide (Followspot Operator)

  • Carmen (Followspot Operator)

  • Fire and Ice (Operator/Programmer)

  • Dracula (Followspot Operator)

  • Don Giovanni (Operator/Programmer)

  • The Nutcracker (Floor Lx and Followspot Operator)

2019

  • La Bayadere (Floor Lx)

  • Giselle (Lx Crew)

  • Sweeney Todd (Followspot Operator)

  • Alice in Wonderland (Followspot Operator)

2020

  • Dracula (Swing Followspot Operator, Floor Lx & Board Operator)

  • The Nutcracker (Floor Lx and Followspot Operator)

2021

  • Koolbardi Wer Wardong (Programmer)

  • Sleeping Beauty (Followspot Operator)

2022

  • State of Play (Programmer)

  • Mary Stuart (Programmer) Perth Festival

The Regal Theatre

Head of Lighting late 2019 to early 2021

  • Circus Africa 2020

  • Bran Nue Dae 2020 - Opera Australia

  • Leviathan 2020 - CIRCA

  • Djuki Mala 2020 - Lumos Creatives & Bond Creatives

The West Australian ballet

Lighting Technician, Operator & Set Electrician

  • Nutcracker Set Electrician 2018 & 2020

  • Quarry 2020 Season (Lx Crew)

  • Dracula - Crown Theatre 2021 (Operator)

  • Sleeping Beauty Set Electrician 2021

Black Swan State Theatre Company

Lighting Technician

  • The Cherry Orchard - Perth Festival 2021 (Lx Crew)

  • Maali Festival - 2021 (Lighting Designer & Programmer)

ADELAide festival

February 2018

  Show: Lost & Found Orchestra

  •       Lighting Programmer

Adelaide Fringe

February 2018

  Show: Djuki Mala

  •       Lighting Programmer

  •       Associate Lighting Designer

GRANston Productions

2016 - Continued

  Shows & Venues: Metro City, HBF Stadium, PLC, The Rechabite…

•       Lighting Programmer & Operator

  •       Lighting Systems Technician

FRINGE WORLD PERTH

January 2015 – February 2015

  Show: “Mi Casa Es Su Casa” by STRUT Dance

  •       Lighting Operator

  •       Sound Operator

January 2016 – February 2016

Venue: Palais De Glaces at Elizabeth Quay

  Show: “LIMBO” by Strut & Fret

  •       Lighting Operator

January 2017 - February 2017

Venue: The West Australian Spiegeltent - Aurora

Notable Productions:     -  LIMBO by Strut & Fret

                                           -  VELVET by Organized Pandemonium

•       Lighting Operator

•       Venue Lighting Technician

January 2018 - February 2018

Venues: The West Australian Spiegeltent - Aurora

               Teatro

Notable Productions:     -  Hot Brown Honey

                                           -  Elixir

                                           - AMAZING DRUMMING MONKEYS

•       Lighting Operator

•       Venue Lighting Technician

January 2019 - February 2019

Venues: The West Australian Spiegeltent - Aurora

Notable Productions:     -  Djuki Mala

•       Lighting Designer & Programmer

Spiegeltent HOBART - TEN DAYS ON THE ISLAND FESTIVAL

March 2016

  Spiegeltent Hobart

  Show: “LIMBO” by Strut & Fret

  •       Lighting Operator

March 2017

  Spiegeltent Hobart

  Show:     -  VELVET by Organized Pandemonium

  •       Lighting Operator

  •       Followspot Operator

 

Sessional Lecturer - WAAPA

June 2017 - June 2018

  Lighting Console Programming Class

  •       GrandMA 2 Advanced Console Programming

  •       Lighting Control Systems

 

Nightclub Lighting Work

October 2015 – January 2017

  Air Nightclub

  •       Lighting Manager

  •       Production Manager

March 2016 - Continued

  Metro City Concert Club

  •       Lighting Programmer

  •       Architectural Lighting Designer

August 2017 – August 2019

The Court Hotel - Venue Technical Manager

  •       Lighting Programmer & Operator

November 2018 - August 2019

Villa Nightclub - Venue Technical Manager

  •       Lighting Programmer & Operator

November 2018 - August 2019

The Game Nightclub - Venue Technician

  •       Lighting Programmer & Operator

 

Various Touring Lighting programmer/operator work

Velvet with marcia hines

January 2017 - April 2017

VELVET by Organized Pandemonium

Venues:       - Perth, WA   The West Australian Spiegeltent (Fringe World Festival)

                     - Adelaide, SA   Thebarton Theatre

                     - Hobart, TAS   Spiegeltent Hobart (10 Days on the Island Fesitval)

                     - Wollongong, NSW   Spiegeltent Wollongong (Strut & Fret with Merrigong Theatre Company)

•       Touring Programmer & Operator

Completed 70 total shows across 4 states with VELVET

 

DARK MOFO - HOBART

June 2017 - MONA FOMA (Museum of Old and New Art - Festival Of Music and the Arts)

With Alive Technologies

Venues:       - Hobart City Hall (Transliminal - 136 ROBE Pointes)

                     - Hobart Federation Concert Hall (Ancient Rain Tour)

                     - MAC2 (Mogwai Concert)

                     - Princess Warf 1

June 2018 - MONA FOMA (Museum of Old and New Art - Festival Of Music and the Arts)

With Alive Technologies

 

MOFO - HOBART

Janurary 2018 - MONA FOMA (Museum of Old and New Art - Festival Of Music and the Arts)

With Alive Technologies

Venue:       - Faux Mo   with Sevdeliza, Electric Fields, Axon Breeze and more

 

Day on the Green - LAUNCESTON

March 2018

With Alive Technologies

Artists:       - The Living End, Spiderbait, Veruca Salt...

 Channel 7: Telethon

October 2015 - Followspot Operator

October 2016 - Followspot Caller & Studio Generics Operator

October 2017 - Followspot Caller & Operator

October 2018 - Programmer & Operator

October 2019 - Programmer & Operator

With Nitram Ent.

DEFQON.1 Australia - Sydney

September 2018

Programmer & Operator

With Q-Dance

HOTTER THAN HELL TOUR

February 2020 - With CCA Productions

Programmer & Operator

Artists:       - Everclear, The Superjesus, Unwritten Law…

Relevant Attainments:

- SPRAT Level 1 International (Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians)

- WSH (work safely at heights)

- West Australian White Card

High Risk Work Licence:

- Forklift Truck Licence

- EWP (elevated work platform)

- Riggers Advanced

Equipment:

- GrandMA 3 Light

- GrandMA 2 Full-Size

- GrandMA 2 Light

- GrandMA 2 NPU

- GrandMA 2 onPC Command Wing (x2)

- GrandMA 2 onPC Fader Wing (x2)

- ETC ION

- Martin M1

- AVO Titan Mobile

- Strand 510i, 520i (x3), 530i (x3) & 550i

- Strand Gemini

- Multiple Lighting Control System, Power & Network Distribution Racks

- Multiple Timecode Racks