David Rees

David Rees began his formal lighting training majoring in theater at Oberlin College. In addition to his design and production studies, David spent summers working with Shakespeare & Co. of Lenox, MA and the The Santa Fe Opera Company.

After departing Oberlin, David worked on a number of prestigious productions on his way to Broadway. These credits include serving as lighting director of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, as well as production electrician on Oba Oba, 42nd Street, the 25th Anniversary National Tour of Hair. David has worked in the lighting department on numerous Broadway productions and tours including Bring in Da Noise/Bring in Da Funk, Jelly’s Last Jam, Victor/Victoria, Miss Saigon, Annie Get Your Gun and Jekyll & Hyde.

After making the transition from Broadway to corporate theater in 2000, David has designed live shows and trade show booths for Mercedes, Mazda, Reliant, Amgen, Forest, Yamanouchi, General Motors, Carlson Hotels, John Deere, American Express and G-Lec. His Production Electrician credits include events for Deutsche Bank, Pfizer, Honda Motorcycles, DaimlerChrysler, among numerous others.

In addition to his lighting design talents, David has extensive experience in project management. For the past four years David has acted as the lighting and rigging project manager for Daimler Chrysler at the Detroit, Chicago and New York Auto Shows. The requirements of this position, including developing and managing multi-million dollar budgets, have given him a comprehensive view of all aspects of production. These skills, combined with his mature design eye, make him an invaluable asset to the UVLD team.