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Born and educated in the United Kingdom, John Featherstone was theatrically trained at Britain’s National Youth Theater. John then moved into concert touring lighting design and spent 10 years as lighting designer & director for some of the biggest names in contemporary concert touring, including Van Halen, Janet Jackson, INXS, Bryan Adams, John Legend, Kid Rock and Journey. After moving to the United States in 1989, John continued to tour extensively while also applying a blend of theatrical and concert touring lighting techniques to an ever-expanding business theater and corporate client base.

John is dedicated to designing dynamic, exciting, innovative and cost effective productions for today’s ever more demanding audiences.  He has designed lighting environments for some of the world’s most well known museums such as The Shedd Aquarium, The Museum of Science & Industry, Millennium Park & The Golden Gate Bridge. His work with the Illumination at The Morton Arboretum won him the IES Illumination Award in the Outdoor Lighting Design category.

Twenty years ago, Lightswitch was formed with one goal; to create unforgettable experiences through lighting, media and visual design. For the past two decades, Lightswitch has worked hard to deliver on that commitment, regardless of a project’s scale or size. It’s a pursuit that inspires their team to create award-winning entertainment, events and environments for a diverse network of clients that span from Broadway to Macau and everywhere in between.