Lighting design
Lighting rigs, looks and cue structure designed around the artist, the music and the room, from a single concert hall show to a full arena tour.
Lighting & show design · Manchester
Lighting and show design for live music.
Edd Croft Ltd is the company of Manchester-based lighting and show designer Edd Croft. From the first concept and lighting plot through pre-visualisation to console programming, Edd creates shows for touring artists in concert halls, arenas and stadiums.
Selected credits
- Texas
- James Arthur
- AYMO
Services
From first idea to show day
Design and production support for artists, management and production teams working on concerts and tours.
Show & production design
A complete visual concept that brings lighting, video and staging together, developed with content studios and suppliers so every element works as one show.
Pre-visualisation
Lighting plots drawn in wysiwyg and full shows pre-visualised in Depence², so looks can be built, reviewed and agreed before load-in.
Programming & operation
Show programming and operation on MA Lighting grandMA2 and grandMA3 consoles, from rehearsals through to show day.
Selected work
Recent credits
These projects were delivered as part of Mångata Collective (opens in a new tab), working alongside designer Pete Hutchison.
Texas
Lighting design with Pete Hutchison, developed from an original concept by Matthew Button. The plot was drawn in wysiwyg, the show pre-visualised in Depence² and controlled from MA Lighting grandMA consoles.
Read the TPi feature on Texas at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (opens in a new tab)James Arthur
Show design with Mångata Collective, including the homecoming show at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, and touring work with Unreal Engine video content developed together with Really Creative Media.
Read the TPi feature on James Arthur's tour content (opens in a new tab)AYMO
Mångata Collective was the design and production lead for the tour, with LED content by STUDIO/ and side accent lighting designed to work hand in hand with the video.
Read the TPi feature on AYMO's arena tour (opens in a new tab)About
About Edd Croft Ltd
Edd Croft Ltd was set up in Manchester in March 2022 as the company of lighting and show designer Edd Croft. It provides support services to the performing arts, with a focus on concerts and touring productions.
Edd is part of Mångata Collective, a design and production team that takes shows from the creative concept and visual design through to production, with pre-visualisation at its studio in Stockport. Each show is shaped together with artists, management, content studios and suppliers, so that lighting and video read as one.
Visit Mångata Collective (opens in a new tab)Toolkit
- Consoles
- MA Lighting grandMA2 and grandMA3
- Lighting plots
- wysiwyg
- Pre-visualisation
- Depence²
- Video
- Unreal Engine content with partner studios
“We used GLP JDCs to create accent lighting that came out from the sides, creating a nice symbiosis between lighting and video.”
Contact
Based in Manchester
Edd Croft Ltd works from Manchester on concerts and tours for touring artists.
Mångata Collective
For Edd's design and production work with the collective, visit the Mångata Collective website.
mangatacollective.co (opens in a new tab)Company details
EDD CROFT LTD, company number 13988139, registered in England and Wales.
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