Candace Brightman (born 1944)[1] is an American lighting engineer, known for her longtime association with the Grateful Dead.
[2] Brightman grew up in Illinois and studied set design at St John's College, Annapolis, Maryland.
[3] After serving as house lighting engineer for several Grateful Dead shows, including their 1971 residency at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, she was recruited by the band's Jerry Garcia to work for them full-time.
[1] One particular challenge that Brightman faced was having to alter lighting setups immediately in response to the Dead's improvisational style.
[5] Her work inspired Phish's resident lighting engineer Chris Kuroda, who regularly studied techniques in order to keep up with her standards.