ARLD Aaron Russ is a Lighting Designer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Aaron has been working at Protec, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Aaron Russ, with 22 years of experience in the Entertainment Lighting Industry, began his career while still at High School in New Zealand, working part time then progressing to a full time Lighting Technician at Oceania Lighting where he was given the opportunity to work with some of the most prominent people in the industry. His years of experience at Oceania Lighting saw him working on highly a

cclaimed live events like the New Zealand Fashion Week, extensive touring concerts, corporate events, music festivals such as Big Day Out and Summer Dayze and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe film set , Top of the Pops TV Show and as the Lighting Designer for Back to Yours TV show many corporate events and live concerts as well as theatrical productions of Annie, Twelfth Night, Joseph, Jesus Christ Super Star and Grease. Aaron, as anyone who seeks to build a successful career within his profession, worked at all levels of the Lighting Industry starting as a Lighting Technician and Systems Engineer, to Crew and Production manager. His hard work and the experience gained over the years in New Zealand then motivated this dedicated professional to use his skills to make his mark across the globe. London was his first stop where he worked as a freelancer until he was eventually head hunted down for a position in Dubai before settling into Production Technology LLC (Protec), Dubai as its Chief Lighting Designer. Protec is the largest event equipment rental company in Middle East and among the top 6 in the world. For the last 5 years Aaron has been working not only in the UAE, but across the whole EMEA region on some of the most eminent and biggest events such as The U.A.E National Day celebration for the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways 10 Year Anniversary, The Zayed Future Energy Prize, Qatar Gas Inauguration, Khalifa Port Opening Ceremony, FIFA Beach Football World Cup Dubai and many more prestigious events. Aaron’s successful career stint in Dubai has seen him nominated for two Lighting Design of the Year Awards at the Middle East Event Awards for his work on the opening of the Audi Showroom in Dubai and the Khalifa Port Opening Ceremony.

Lighting up the skies and the track at Yas Marina Circuit for the inaugural A2RL autonomous motor race closing ceremony....
28/04/2024

Lighting up the skies and the track at Yas Marina Circuit for the inaugural A2RL autonomous motor race closing ceremony. We were given full access to the Musco track and grandstand lighting system plus an overlay of 80 x Ayrton Cobra on track and at Shams Tower. Lighting design ARLD / : Pyrotechnics : Drones

Big thanks to for trusting us with their system.

We love a good celebration and this one was definitely one for the books. Working with our client  to deliver a lighting...
04/04/2023

We love a good celebration and this one was definitely one for the books. Working with our client to deliver a lighting design package for the closing ceremony of the 2023 Dubai World Cup.
To limit the late nights the entire show was programmed and time-coded using our WYSIWYG system off site in the studio leaving only a few updates to be done on site.
delivered the tech with a full array of fixtures from Elation, Robe, Ayrton, GLP and Astera. All in over 400 fixtures, 3 consoles, 12 haze and smoke machines and a ton of network and control all synchronized to a beautiful soundtrack complemented by a drone, pyro and aerobatic glider display.
Well done to the entire team for delivering such a spectacular event!

Thank you to everyone that nominated me for the 2023 TPMEA Lighting Designer of the Year award. Stoked to be back on the...
22/03/2023

Thank you to everyone that nominated me for the 2023 TPMEA Lighting Designer of the Year award. Stoked to be back on the shortlist with some esteemed friends and colleagues. Voting is now open so please take a moment to cast your vote, Aaron Russ - Lighting Designer of the Year.

https://mondialepublishing.wufoo.com/forms/s14lpq3z1tvr3sh/

Punching some holes in the ionosphere with help from  Proteus Excalibur. They bright!!
22/03/2023

Punching some holes in the ionosphere with help from Proteus Excalibur. They bright!!

Working hard with our friends at HQ Worldwide Shows and taking a moment to appreciate some truly stunning sunsets!
26/11/2022

Working hard with our friends at HQ Worldwide Shows and taking a moment to appreciate some truly stunning sunsets!

01/03/2022

So the TPMEA Awards are back! It’s time to start nominating….

It’s been a funny old year or 2 two and I’ve tried to keep on top of the game and proud of the work I have delivered in times of limited audiences and budgets.

If you could take a few seconds to nominate me for Lighting Designer of the Year, I would very much appreciate it! Follow this link and show me some love.

https://mondialepublishing.wufoo.com/forms/s1umh3oa07wbda4/

Let’s hope 2022 is a good one and I’m looking forward to delivering many more shows across the Middle East and the World!

Nominations are now open until 18 March. You can nominate yourself or someone else.

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