Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Seth Jackson | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI
Seth Jackson has twice won the Parnelli Award for Set Design of the Year, the Redden Award for Lighting Design of the Year, the Broadway World Los Angeles Award for Lighting Design of the Year, and the LIT Award for Concert Design.
In 2024, he was the lighting and production designer for The Doobie Brothers Tour 2024 and the lighting designer for Labyrinth in Concert, as well as production designing the final shows for country icon Toby Keith before his death in March 2024.
On Broadway, Seth directed and designed Manilow On Broadway at the St. James Theater. In Los Angeles, he co-designed (with Jeff Croiter) the lighting for Harmony at the Ahmanson. In St. Louis, he designed lighting for The Rep, The Muny, and the New Jewish Theater.
He was the creative director & production designer for two Selena Gomez World Tours, twenty-five years for Barry Manilow, and served as associate director and production designer for Star Wars in Concert with industry legend Steve Cohen. He served for twenty years as production designer for Toby Keith, three tours as production designer for Carrie Underwood, as well as production designs for Alice Cooper and Kenny G. He provided lighting designs for Don Henley, Jason Mraz, Melissa Etheridge, American Idols Live, Hilary Duff, America's Got Talent Live, and The Doobie Brothers.
In Las Vegas, he was the creative director and production designer for Manilow: Music & Passion. On Television, he was the lighting designer for Don Henley's Inside Job Live, Manilow Live from Las Vegas, and Manilow: Live at the Paris.
He is a featured speaker at numerous industry events and is the author of CONCERT DESIGN: The Road, The Craft, The Industry.
