Scott Warner (lighting designer)

Scott Warner
Background information
Birth name Scott Warner
Origin Latrobe, PA, United States
Occupation(s) Lighting Designer and Director, Video Director
Years active 1988–present
Website www.karatepinky.com

Scott Warner (born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania) is a U.S.-based lighting designer[1][2] who has recently designed for The Pussycat Dolls,[3][4][5]Jimmy Eat World, Everclear, David Cook,[6] and Gavin Degraw.[7][8] Warner started his career is the late 1980s with the Pittsburgh-based bands, The Affordable Floors and The Cynics.[9] His first national client was the shock rock group GWAR. In the late 80's and early 90's, Scott was an Independent Producer and Engineer, recording out of studios in Pittsburgh and New York. It was in Pittsburgh where he recorded and performed a song titled "Zip It" that was written for talk show host Morton Downey, Jr. The song was played on Downey's show as well as the Dr. Demento show. Downey endorsed the record, but a dispute with his network forced the label to stop distributing the record. Scott designed and directed the 2012 UK Tour for Nicole Scherzinger.[10] Currently the lighting designer for Nicole Scherzinger, Queen Latifah, Icona Pop, and Tinashe, Scott is the owner of Karate Pinky Visual Design, a video production and lighting design company which recently directed the video "KIng Of Broken Hearts" by Carolina Liar and "Cobwebs Of The MInd" by Watson's Awakening.

Scott has teamed up with Robe Lighting based in the Czech Republic to create an innovative lighting fixture called The Cyclone.[11] This one of a kind effects moving head product has an integrated fan in the centre of the head surrounded by a ring of 24 x high powered RGBW multichip LEDs.The Cyclone made its live debut[12] with the Swedish Group Icona Pop while supporting Miley Cyrus on her 2014 US tour and the UK leg of Katy Perry's 2104 tour. The Cyclone[13] was nominated for a 2014 "Indispensable Technology in Lighting" Parnelli Award and was nominated for selection in the PLASA 2013 Awards for Innovation. The Cyclone also made its NLH Hockey debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins [14] during their 2014 season opener.

Lighting Design and Direction Clients

Productions

Watson's Awakening "Cobwebs Of The Mind" Music Video/ Director

Sound Engineering

Guitar Tech

Webisodes

A WORLD OF ADVENTURE with Tom Linton (2005) A web based comedy series with the band Jimmy Eat World

[15]==References==

  1. ↑ "The Shend interrogates lighting designer Scott Warner". Lighting And Sound International. May 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Scott Warner: The Next Roy Bennett?". PLSN. May 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "GRANDMA PURR-FECT CHOICE FOR PUSSYCAT DOLLS". ACT. 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "HSL Invests for Pussycat Dolls". HSL. 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Bandit Pushes The Buttons For Pussycat Dolls". Live Design. December 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Robe Robin Cyclone". PLSN. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sharpy Fixtures Tour the U.S. with DeGraw and Cook". Clay Paky. 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Gavin DeGraw and David Cook take a grandMA2 light on US Tour". Live Production. November 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "No Siesta Tonite - The Cynics". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Killer Love for Nicole Scherzinger". robe. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Robe Cooks Up Some Magic". Robe. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Icona Pop Blown Away". Live Production. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Local scene in music this week". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Pittsburgh Penguins Opens Season with Visual Punch from Robe Cyclone Fixtures". PLSN. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Yes again for Robe". Robe. June 27, 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.