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James Marshall - Lighting Designer

Previous Work

James Marshall - Lighting Designer; The Story of Guitar Heroes UK Tour 2022
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; The Story of Guitar Heroes UK Tour 2022

The Story of Guitar Heroes, UK

2022 - 2024

James and his team from BH Sound & Lighting were brought in for the Autumn leg of a UK tour for The Story of Guitar Heroes with the aim to build on the production quality of this established show. Needless to say, the producers have been incredibly happy with the results and continue to use James' services for ongoing show dates.

James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Marlow Town Regatta 2022
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Marlow Town Regatta 2022

Marlow Town Regatta, Buckinghamshire

2018 - 2023

The third year of supplying lighting for the main stage at Marlow Town Regatta saw James light Ben Portsmouth: Taking Care Of Elvis with simplistic yet elegant designs that helped matched the tone of the music and elevated the concert production with stunning results.

James Marshall - Lighting Designer; ELO Again UK Tour 2022
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; ELO Again UK Tour 2022

ELO Again, UK

2022

Working on behalf of MRC Presents as covering LD on a couple of shows for ELO Again on a few dates in the Spring of 2022 due to staff shortages at the time, ensuring the full production went ahead as planned.

James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Incider Festival 2022; Photo by Fresh Cut Visuals
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Incider Festival 2022; Photo by Fresh Cut Visuals

Incider Festival, Somerset

2019 - 2022

Adding a punchy floor package to an existing venue lighting rig, enabled vigerous designs, bringing the Incider Festival show to life with sublime visual effects and exceptional contrasted colour tones, making it a legendary weekend for all the festival-goers at this intimate indoor cider and music festival.

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James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Christmas Spectacular 2021; Photo by Michael Gribbins
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Christmas Spectacular 2021; Photo by Michael Gribbins

Christmas Spectacular, Dorset

2021 - 2023

Transforming the stage of Regent Centre, Christchurch into snowy scenes of musical wonderment, lighting designs and effects were crucial in bringing the high level of production required for this Christmas show by The Glad Rag Production Company.

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James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Red Hot Chilli Pipers UK Tour 2021; Photo by CodeTalker Studio
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Red Hot Chilli Pipers UK Tour 2021; Photo by CodeTalker Studio

Red Hot Chilli Pipers, UK

2017 - 2021

Travelling the country for a short tour in the lead up to Christmas, James was delighted to be joining the Red Hot Chilli Pipers once again, lighting more of their shows across the north of England and a couple of sold out shows in Scotland.

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James Marshall - Lighting Designer; SummerDays Festival 2021
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; SummerDays Festival 2021

SummerDays Festival, Switzerland

2021

The first gig back with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers after the hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, took James to the historic town of Arbon in Switzerland to light their set at the SummerDays Festival. The sold out capacity crowd of 10,000 strong, stuck around for the closing set of the Saturday night and partied hard with the pipers!

James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Summer Spectacular 2021; Photo by Michael Gribbins
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Summer Spectacular 2021; Photo by Michael Gribbins

Summer Spectacular, Dorset

2021

James' first time working with the Glad Rag Production Company for their Summer Spectacular: Party Playlist show in August 2021 was a huge success. Transitioning lighting states to set the scene for each style of music as the show took audiences through the eras, for this popular concert at The Regent Centre in Christchurch.

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James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Outcider Festival 2021; Photo by Jack Bird
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Outcider Festival 2021; Photo by Jack Bird

Outcider Festival, Somerset

2014 - 2022

Outcider has been a stable festival in the calendar for James ever since its creation in 2014, giving him the chance to use his creative abilities to light an eclectic mix of artists from all over the world. James' work at Outcider Festival has even been featured in international press, thanks to the team at Chauvet Professional.

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James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Black Water County 2020; Photo by Lynn Frances
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Black Water County 2020; Photo by Lynn Frances

Black Water County, Dorset

2020

James was ecstatic when he was asked to light Black Water County's second album launch, Comedies and Tragedies, at the Old Fire Station in Bournemouth, having followed the band since their formation in 2013. The show in early 2020 was a sell out and James brought his impeccable knowledge of the band's music to the stage with an energetic action packed light show that truly blended with the tightness and energy on stage.

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James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Chicago The Musical 2020
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Chicago The Musical 2020

Chicago The Musical, Dorset

2020

Chicago The Musical was the third show for James with Bournemouth Universtiy & Arts University Bournemouth performing arts society, PARTS. From the very beginning, James' creativity flourished to bring the look and feel of the 1920s to the Shelley Theatre in Bournemouth, immersifying the audience into the storyline of the hit musical, along with the necessary dramatic effects when required, and all that jazz.

James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Teddy Rocks Festival 2015
James Marshall - Lighting Designer; Teddy Rocks Festival

Teddy Rocks Festival, Dorset

2012 - 2015

In the early years of Teddy Rocks Festival, James was a core part of the team bringing his lighting designs to life at the local charity music festival, held in Blandford, Dorset to help raise funds to support families and children with cancer.

Contact

James is available to book for one off shows, festivals and events of any size and global touring productions. He would be delighted to become a part of your production team.

Get in touch with him today for a friendly chat.