Profile
Over twenty years of experience in theatrical lighting design has provided me with a strong sense of design production experience and system integration.
Experience
Resident LD, US Air Force Band, Washington, DC 2020 – Present
Working closely with the premiere military band in the United States Armed Force to inspire, engage and entertain audiences with music and immersive experiences.
Resident Lighting Designer, MGM National Harbor, Washington, DC 2016 – Present
As a Contractor and Preferred Vendor, designed and maintained lighting systems for multiple departments within the the property. Including The Theater at MGM and the Conservatory.
Owner, Justin Lang Design, Washington, DC 2005 – Present
Justin Lang Design specializes in lighting design for theatrical and corporate event lighting. Produced, drafted,programmed and realized numerous professional theatrical productions and corporate events within the Washington, DC metro area from community theatre to large scale events.
Owner-Editor, iSquint.net, Washington, DC 2007 – Present
iSquint.net is one of the leading entertainment lighting and technology blogs on the web. What started off as a simple lighting blog has grown into a Consumer-Reports style lighting review website trusted by hundreds of professionals to provide up-to-date product announcements and balanced and honest product reviews. Industry leaders frequent the website, sharing their insights in iSquint’s podcast interview series.
Director of Marketing, A.C.T Lighting 2015 – 2015
Designed and developed marketing, out reach and event designs for an industry leading distributor of sophisticated entertainment technology products. Product lines include: MA Lighting, Clay Paky, Robert Juliat, Chain Master, Eurotruss, Wireless Solution, MDG and ImageCue.
Editor, PLSN Magazine, Las Vegas, NV 2011 – 2014
Organized, time lined, wrote and edited pieces for the monthly trade magazine, Projection, Lights and Staging News. Working independently from remote location, am able to provide industry insight and news related to the entertainment industry.
Outside Sales, Barbizon Capitol, Washington, DC 2003 – 2011
Generated leads by cold calling clients within the Washington, DC, Baltimore metro area, profiling clients, and effectively presenting marketing, advertising, and products to enhance the lighting requirements. Networked extensively with clients to build successful business to business relationships. Negotiated terms, closed sales, and designed systems. Organized, marketed and managed events ranging in size from classes and demos to local trade shows.
Installer, Kinetic Artistry, Washington, DC 2001 – 2002
Installed simple to complex rigging and lighting systems. Hung and focused lighting rigs based on plots and paper work with little to no supervision. Organized materials, equipment list and crews list for projects. Updated and maintained working documents, spread sheets and expenses.
Education
Radford University, Radford Virginia
B.A. Theatrical Lighting Design, 2001
Skills
Lighting Control: grandMA Series 2 & 3 (Owner/Operator)
Computer Software: Windows, Apple OSX, Office, Vectorworks(Current), Lightwright, Resolume, Production Assist
Networking: Layer 3 networking, HTML, PHP, mySQL, Phyton