Tim Routledge

Tim is a highly experienced lighting designer & creative working across the broadcast, concert/touring and event genres. In 2015 he was awarded Lighting Designer of the Year at the industries production awards to add to growing string of awards for his work in lighting design. Recently Tim has been responsible for designing the sold out Beyonce Formation World Tour 2016, X Factor 2016 & 2017 Live Studio Finals, Take That III & Wonderland Arena Tours, Jeff Lynne's ELO UK & Europe Tours, Royal Blood Tour, Steps Arena Tour, Gary Barlow Since I Saw You Last Arena Tour, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Ryder Cup Opening Concert, Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony 2015, BBC 6 Music Festival and many more. Tim trained at the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama and since graduating in 1996 has gone on to work on projects all over the globe and in 2013 was invited back to become an honorary fellow of the college to inspire current and future students. As TV lighting director Tim recently designed the X Factor 2016 & 2017 Live Studio Shows and Finals, Ball & Boe (2016 & 2017 ITV), Sheridan (ITV), The Brits Launch (ITV), Take Thats Wonderland (ITV), Gospel Christmas (BBC2), Gary Barlow's Big Ben Bash (BBC1), BBC6 Music Festival, Gary Barlow & Friends (itv1), Stereophonics Live From BBC Radio Theatre, Don Black BBC4 Special, Radio 1 Big Weekend 2013 (BBC3, Red Button, Online) Radio 1 Teen Awards 2012 & 13 (BBC3), BBC Proms in the Park, Concert for Heroes from Twickenham Stadium live on BBC1. In 2010 he also designed set and lighting for television for the Hope for Haiti Now telethon offering from London shown live on every major US network & looked after U2, Beyonce, Coldplay, Jay-Z and Rhianna. He specializes in music as LD for Beyonce, Take That, Royal Blood, Gary Barlow Tours 2014 & 2012, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Steps, The War of the Worlds Live, McFly, A R Rahman, Katherine Jenkins 2010/11/12 tours. Stereophonics and a huge one off show at Horseguards Parade for MUSE. And as lighting programmer on Dancing On Ice The Tour 2008-2012, Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour and Classical Spectacular.