#217 - Emily Bornt - Lighting Designer and Director

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Emily Bornt is a lighting designer, currently living in Los Angeles. She started her career in New York as a lighting technician, and moved cross-country to pursue her love of lighting design for concerts. She has kept a diverse resume and list of clients. Recent projects include lighting design for Demi Lovato and Brandi Carlile, and lighting programming for Idina Menzel and the AGT residency in Las Vegas. Previous projects include lighting designer for Lil Wayne, Perfume Genius, Falling in Reverse, and the Maks and Val Tour; lighting director for New Kids on The Block, Charli XCX, Melanie Martinez, Metric, Jimmy Eat World, and Thirty Seconds to Mars; lighting programmer for Derek Hough’s Las Vegas residency, Dancing With the Stars Live (the tour), AJR, and Big Time Rush. While she focuses on lighting for concert touring, she also dabbles in corporate and tv. She doesn’t have much free time, but she does enjoy going to museums and live shows for fun when she can. This episode was brought to you by , and .