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09/09/2026

UVLD’s Jeff Nellis, Sieun Ye, and Sam Swagert lighting cool things and hangin in Las Vegas this summer!  

09/02/2026

UVLD killing it at The Festival in Kingston New York!! Pictured here UVLD’s David Rees, Matthew Piercy, Matt Rees, and Helen Magee.

08/25/2026

It’s always a good time when our projects are featured in The New York Times. UVLD’s David Rees (lighting designer), Matthew Piercy (programmer), Helena Magee (associate lighting designer) and Matthew Rees (assistant lighting designer) enjoyed a weekend along the shores of the Hudson lighting The Festival .



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/theater/broadway-musicals-festival-kingston.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.9TSb.XCTDGopF0kqV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawT6kB5wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7oV_LO-_p7mN53P6hD8CH1YPTzZVOtzuyKFNjzWar_pSJGDavdKlUGXuvpzg_aem_CSZzQ4swF3GDXxFuXS16NA

Among the stars and stans at a Hudson River retreat, two reporters beheld the big belters and niche merchandise at a new musical theater festival.

08/03/2026

UVLD is thrilled to welcome Abby Wells as the newest lighting designer to join our ranks! She’s been part of our crew for a while now, and the time has come to brag about her phenomenal resume and celebrate her properly. She brings veteran experience in both broadcast and live events, from the 2024 Presidential Debates to Late Night with Seth Meyers, CMT, MTV, and VH1 on the broadcast side, and Warner Bros. Discovery upfronts, Hulu, Bloomberg, Hilton, and more on the corporate front. Her instincts for camera-ready lighting are exactly what our clients need. Welcome Abby!
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08/01/2026

06/08/2026

UVLD partner David Rees recently stepped away from his corporate lighting projects to serve as Lighting Designer for the North American tour of Bat Out of Hell – The Musical. Based on the iconic music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, the acclaimed rock theatrical production featured an electrifying live band performing on stage alongside sprawling multi-level platforms, transporting audiences from Raven’s bedroom to the underground world of The Lost.
 
The tour required a design that was both quick to load in and capable of delivering the show’s scale, excitement, and visual impact during one-night engagements. Christie Lites’ Brad Gray supplied a comprehensive lighting package consisting of Martin MAC Encore CLD Performance, Martin MAC Ultra Performance, Martin MAC Aura XB, GLP Impression X4 Bar 20, Elation Elar 108 Pars, and Fine Art 1200C Strobes.
 
Direction: Jay Scheib
Scenic Design: Ed Pierce
Costume Supervision: Matthew Solomon
Sound Design: Colle Bustin
Projection Design: Shawn Duan
Additional Choreography: Xena Gusthart
Associate Director: Tiernan Tunnicliffe

05/12/2026

UVLD’s Matt Webb, David Seitz, and Helena Magee teamed up with our fantastic partners at Jack Morton Worldwide once again this past April to light up the Google Cloud Next 26 conference in Las Vegas. We were thrilled to collaborate with producer Jesse Medofer, technical director Dave Campanile, and creative director Michael Downs to deliver this awesome event! Production Electrician Jeff Quinn led the install team, with equipment supplied by Rob Charnetski and Christies Lites. Congratulations to the whole team on an awesome show! (photo credit to Michael Downs)

04/28/2026

UVLD was proud to partner with the exceptional team at Corporate Magic to light up the 100th anniversary celebration of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas this past fall.

Held at Fair Park, the event spanned multiple venues, with UVLD providing a robust onsite team to support four of them, including a headliner concert at the Cotton Bowl with Janet Jackson and Blake Shelton.

Led by lighting designer Jeff Nellis, the design team included David Rees, Thomas Pendergrass, and Sieun Ye. Special thanks, as always, to our outstanding electricians: Bill Hopkins, Mike Covino, Johnny Washam, Mark Maiocco, Eric Yee, Drew Scott, Russ Matoes, and Andrew Kress. Equipment was provided by our partners at Live Events and Clearwing.

Very special thanks to Jim Kirk and the entire Corporate Magic team, and executive producer Chris Laue.

It was an unforgettable celebration, and we’re honored to have been part of it. Here’s to the next 100 years of this remarkable organization!

04/15/2026

What a week in Las Vegas. 🎰✨

UVLD’s Greg Cohen and David Rees had the best time working alongside some of our favorite collaborators — executive producers Karen McGetrick and Steve Coleman, show caller Alice Perlmutter, technical directors Erik Hendricks and Jake Siekman, and a crew of absolute rockstars including the very camera-friendly Johnny Washam and Tim Donovan.

The NDA stays locked, but smiling faces are fair game. 😊

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01/13/2026

CES 2026 is a wrap, and UVLD was there in the thick of it! Lighting keynotes for Nvidia, Samsung, and Siemens, UVLD’s Paul Sharwell, Jeff Nellis, David Rees, David Seitz, Sam Swagert, and Abby Wells were there bringing light to the new year. Thanks as always to all of our awesome clients and partners!