Oscar McDonah

• Through my practice at and experience gained from both Phantom Power and Telus360, I was offered the position of Front of House Lighting Designer at Mickey's Black Box where I have gained experience: navigating catwalks, manually positioning and shuttering front spots as well as front wash light fixtures, running upstage and downstage electrics, working in a much larger space with a larger number of light fixtures under my control, utilizing the ETC Ion 40 lighting console, working in an ever changing space which can be altered to accommodate multiple different events and shows, directly communicating with the bands and their staff for lighting / production notes.

• Through my achievements and experience working as a lighting designer obtained over the prior three years at Phantom Power, I was offered the opportunity to run lighting production over at Telus360 in their main room for a string of shows including Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, The Smoking Popes, and a sold out show with Anthony Green
• This opportunity allowed me to both learn and gain experience through operating an ETC Ion light console while adapting to practicing as a lighting designer in a different environment.

Working through Student Services, Inc located on Millersville University's campus, it has been my roll to paint empty college apartments in preparation of new tenants. Some of my requirements have included painting ceilings, common areas, bedrooms, bathrooms, and stairwells while maintaining a quality level of craftsmanship held standard by the company. Through this position, I have become comfortable with trimming, hand painting, rolling, and doing such on a ladder if necessary.

I believe in part my experience as an installation artist, often incorporating painted planes into my work, helped me to become efficient at this job and understand to what level of quality my work should be held to.

Currently still holding the position, responsibilities that are required of me as the head lighting designer for Phantom Power include:

• understanding how to appropriately provide lighting production for shows through my experience with music, visual arts, and busking,
• understanding how to install and integrate light fixtures and DMX compatible production equipment,
• understanding how to find and fix when there is a physical connection issue with the DMX daisy chained lighting rig,
• general upkeep of our live production equipment including making sure that our Hazer is filled and working properly,
• understanding DMX including the patching of light fixtures and signal flow, providing accommodations and patch sheets for bands who bring their own touring light designer which in some cases also includes assisting in the set up of outside touring floor light packages,
• moving and transporting large lighting equipment / cases,
• making sure all of the venue's lighting production is turned on and off when appropriate, including knowing which breakers and electrical sources correspond to the different parts of the rig.