Tim Routledge
Tim Routledge is a British lighting designer and programmer, working on music concerts, outdoor events, television specials, award shows and variety shows. Routledge was the Lead Lighting Programmer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics and in 2014 was the Lighting Designer for the Opening & Closing Ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Tim became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2013 where he also studied in technical theatre graduating in 1996.
Tim's recent work as Lighting Designer includes solo tours and live TV concerts for renowned musician Gary Barlow, Take That and a comeback show for Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park in London. Huge live events for the BBC including Radio 1 Big Weekend, BBC 6 Music Festival, BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards to name but a few. Muse Live at Horseguards Parade to celebrate the premiere of World War Z. In 2012 he was Associate Lighting Designer for the Queens Diamond Jubillee Concert at Buckingham Palace.
Awards
In 2009 Routledge won the BAFTA Wales Best Lighting Director award for his work on the Grand Slam live concert celebrating the Welsh rugby team's Six Nations victory.[1]
In 2013 Routledge was a member of the team that won a Royal Television Society award for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert.[1] In 2013 Routledge and his team were also nominated a BAFTA for the same event.[2]
Along with three other key members of the lighting team, Routledge was nominated for an Emmy at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, scheduled for 22 September 2013 in Los Angeles, for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special, for their work on the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Routledge was nominated as Moving Light Programmer, and the three other nominees for the ceremony are (Patrick Woodroffe (Lighting Designer), Adam Bassett (Lighting Director) and Al Gurdon (Director of Photography).[3][4][5]
In 2015 Tim won Lighting Designer of the Year at the TPI Awards in London, which is the premier awards for the concert touring industry.
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