RONALDO - The Lighting Guy

Ronaldo has been involved in the theatre, television and film industries for almost twenty years. During that time he has worked as Lighting Designer on numerous stage productions in London, Cambridge , Brighton and the Edinburgh Festival. In 1993 he joined the lighting department at Fountain Television in Wembley, working on numerous productions, including Friends, The Fast Show and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, rising to the position of Studio Manager in 1998.

In 2001 he decided to return to freelance work and was involved in a wide range of projects, including six months in the USA, where he was employed as Lighting Designer at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Centre in New York on productions which included Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables, Nine and The Mikado. After a tour of Britain and India with Chitraleka Dance Company on their innovative Story of C he joined the London Film School. What was originally intended to be a short-term contract has become permanent and he is now responsible for the schools lighting equipment, stages and health and safety - as well as teaching students safe use of lighting, electrics etc.

Ronaldo has been a fan of Genesis since he was only 10 years old, when a cousin brought home a copy of A Trick of The Tail and foolishly left it lying about. After getting Seconds Out as a christmas present at 11, he delved into their back catalogue and has never looked back since. He was one of the lucky people standing in the rain at the 1982 reunion concert and has seen the band many times since.

Equipment

The band have their own lighting package, which is currently being expanded rapidly. In the near future the addition of intelligent lights and more generics will greatly increase the scale of the show.

At the moment:

8 x Par 56 LED for colour washes
4 x Par 56 Floor Cans
Various spotlights for vocals
Dichroic uplighting built into drum riser
Behringer Lighting Control Desk
Stairville Hazer
Antari Smoke Machine