Patrick Woodroffe OBE RDI (born 11 June 1954) is a lighting designer and director working in the worlds of music, dance, fashion, art and architecture.
[1] Woodroffe began his career in lighting in 1973 and since then has lit and directed productions for many artists including ABBA,[2] AC/DC,[3] Adele,[4] Bob Dylan,[5] The Police,[6][7] Take That, Peter Gabriel,[8] Simon and Garfunkel,[9] Genesis,[10] Rammstein,[11][12] Stevie Wonder,10CC, Rod Stewart,[13] The Eagles,[14] Lady Gaga,[15] Donna Summer, Tina Turner, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Elton John[16][17] and Paul McCartney at the White House (3 June 2010).
[18] He lit Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light, the 2006 documentary of the band’s Beacon Theatre performances during their A Bigger Bang Tour.
The company operates globally designing lighting for many different genres including music, theatrical performance, special events as well as permanent architectural entertainment installations.
In 2013 he was made a Royal Designer for Industry by the RSA and he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the arts.