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BENOIT
RICHARD
MILLENNIUM LIGHTING DESIGN, INC.
Aka.
Ben Richards
Born
in Montreal, Canada on April 29th, 1969
US Immigration Status: Permanent Resident (Green Card)
| OBJECTIVE |
To provide Lighting & Visual Design, Programming and Operating services in the Entertainment Industry.
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| EXPERIENCE |
2006-2010
GEORGE MICHAEL / ROB THOMAS
UK/USA Lighting
Designer / Director / Programmer / Operator · George Michael “25Live” World Tour (2006-2010) · Rob Thomas “Cradlesong” World Tour (2009-2010)
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2007-2008
MATCHBOX TWENTY
USA Visual
Designer / Director / Programmer / Operator · “Exile On Mainstream” Tour (North America, Australia, UK)
2004-2006
ROB THOMAS (w/ Anna Nalick & Jewel)
USA
AEROSMITH
Visual
Designer / Director / Programmer / Operator · Rob Thomas “Something To Be” World Tour · “Aerosmith” US Shed Tour 2006 (Lighting Director only) PD: Michael Keeling
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2004
DREAM THEATER / YES
USA / UK Visual
Designer / Director / Programmer / Operator · Dream Theater “Train of Thought” World Tour · YES “35th Anniversary” World Tour
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2003
MATCHBOX TWENTY
USA Co-
Lighting Designer / Lighting Director / Programmer / Operator · “More Than You Think You are” World Tour (LD: Marc Brickman)
2002
DREAM THEATER
USA Visual
Designer / Director / Programmer / Operator · “Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence” World Tour
2000-2001
MATCHBOX TWENTY / YES
USA / UK Lighting
Designer / Director / Programmer / Operator · YES “Symphonic” European Tour 2001 (LD: Benoit Richard) · Matchbox Twenty “Mad Season” World Tour ’00-‘01 (LD: Marc Brickman)
1996-2000
METALLICA / YES
USA / UK Co
- Lighting Designer / Director /
Programmer / Operator · YES “Masterworks” North American Tour 2000 (LD: Benoit Richard) · YES “The Ladder” World Tour 1999 (LD: Benoit Richard) · YES “Open Your Eyes” US & European Tour 1997 (LD: John Broderick) · METALLICA “Load/Reload” World Tours 1996-1999 (LD: John Broderick)
1994-2000
High End Systems (Programmer)
USA
Lighting
Programmer · Various events such as Industry Trade, TV, Corporate & Touring shows
1990-1994
Various Artists
CANADA
Lighting
Designer /Director · OVER THE GARDEN WALL – A Tribute to Genesis ·
APRIL WINE |
| EDUCATION |
1986 Completed
High School at College de Montreal, Canada 1989 Completed College
(Communications) at Jean de Brebeuf, Montreal Canada |
| REFERENCES |
Michael
Lippman - Manager - Lippman Entertainment (818)225-7480 Bob
Schacherl - Vice President, Vari*Lite Dallas - (214)630-1963 Mark
Hogue - Production Manager – MARK
HOGUE@AOL.COM Graham
Holmes - Production Manager - BGPSUSA@AOL.COM |
| DVD PRODUCTIONS |
“Metallica
– Cunning Stunts” (1997)
Automated Lighting Programmer / Operator
“YESymphonic
Live in Amsterdam” (2001)
Lighting Designer / Director
“SHOW – A Night In The Life of Matchbox Twenty” (2003)
Co-Designer / Visual Director
“Dream
Theater – Live at Budokan” (2004)
Visual Designer / Director
“Rob Thomas – Live On The Rocks” (2006)
Visual Designer / Director
“George Michael – 25 Live from London” (2009) Lighting Designer / Director |
| TV & VIDEO |
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“Faith
Hill – Sunday Night Football on NBC (2009) (Prod. Designer: Michael Keeling)
“Faith Hill – Super Bowl XLIII Intro on NBC (2009) (Prod. Designer: Michael Keeling)
“Akon –
Beautiful” (2009) (Prod. Designer: Michael Keeling)
“The Qube – Pilot” (2008) (Director: Lex Sadasivan)
“CW NOW – Season 1 (2006-2007) (Lighting Designer: Steve Yarbrough)
“Blue October – Calling You” (2006) (Director: Jeff Richter)
“Ozomatli - Saturday
Night” (2004) (Director: Jeff
Richter)
“The
67th Annual Academy Awards” (1995) (Lighting Designer: Robert
Dickinson)
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