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Episode Synopsis
Dan Hadley is a concert lighting designer and programmer whose calling card is control under chaos. With Foo Fighters, he builds systems that can stretch, shrink, or turn on a dime, because the set list can and will. His rigs favor modular geometry, strong brightness hierarchy, and repeatable timing so the band stays the brightest object in the room while the picture still plays to camera. Dan’s approach is quietly crew centric: show files that invite safe improvisation, cue architecture that won’t collapse when the song doubles in length, and practical choices that keep load-ins calm. The result is stadium scale energy with a storyteller’s restraint, color when it serves the lyric, silence when it serves the moment. Offstage, he’s known for mentoring younger programmers and for the unglamorous discipline that makes tours feel bulletproof. Big feeling, clean execution, zero fuss, that’s the Dan Hadley signature.
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