DX7 Design

09/11/2026

Returning to Las Vegas for the 2026 American Music Awards, DX7 Design was once again tasked with creating a lighting environment capable of supporting an incredibly diverse lineup of artists, genres, and performances.

From Sombr to Billy Idol, Riley Green to New Kids on the Block and many more, creating a lighting language that could adapt to each performance while maintaining a cohesive visual experience throughout the show was a challenge DX7 Design was proud to take on once again.

Directed by Alex Rudzinski

Executive Producers: Barry Adelman, Alexi Mazareas, Jay Penske, Alex Rudzinski

EIC: Bill Bracken

Lighting Design by DX7 Design, Tom Sutherland

Production Designer: Andy Walmsley

Lighting Directors: James Coldicott, Ben Conran, Erik Alkire, Jasmine Lesane

Lighting Programmers: Tom Young, Vanessa Arciga

Gaffer: Chris Roseli

Lighting Vendor: PRG

09/04/2026

DX7 was thrilled to return to the studio to light the live shows of American Idol Season 9 🎵

From powerful concert-style looks to more intimate performance environments, the team utilized a combination of lighting solutions to create a versatile and engaging visual experience. With the addition of automated rigging and lighting products from Glow Motion Technologies, DX7 was able to further expand the creative possibilities of the rig and bring movement and dimension to the stage.

Executive Producers: Megan Michaels Wolflick, Matt Banks, Tiffany Hoss

Co-Executive Producers: Katie Watkins, Arinze Ikemefuna, Justin Mabardi, Theo Dimitriou

Director: Phil Heyes

Lighting Design: DX7 Design, Tom Sutherland & James Coldicott

Art Director: Steve Morden

Lighting Vendor: Felix Lighting

Lighting Directors: Hunter Selby & Erik Alkire

Lighting Programmers: Tom Young & Chris Smith

Screens: Matt McAdam

Gaffer: Chris Roseli

Lead Lighting Technician: Brian Karol

07/15/2026

The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards brought together the biggest names in country music for a night of spectacular performances, landmark collaborations, and the celebration of the year’s finest artists.

Broadcast live from Las Vegas, DX7 was proud to collaborate with the incredible team at Dick Clark Productions to help bring one of country music’s most iconic events to life.

Executive Producers: Raj Kapoor, Patrick Menton, Barry Adelman, Jay Penske & John Saade
Director: Glenn Weiss

Lighting Design: Tom Sutherland
Lighting Directors: James Coldicott, Jasmine Lesane & Benedict Conran
Lighting Programmers: Tom Young & Vanessa Arciga
Gaffer: Chris Roselli
Lighting Vendor: PRG

Production Designer: Andy Walmsley

07/03/2026

Twenty years after Hannah Montana first premiered, Miley Cyrus returned to celebrate the legacy of the series in the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special,
a one-hour event featuring exclusive archival footage, live musical performances, cast interviews, and a look back at one of Disney’s most iconic franchises.

DX7 was proud to support the lighting design for this production, and to help bring this nostalgic celebration to life.

Lighting Design: Tom Sutherland, DX7 Design

Lighting Directors: James Coldicott, Erik Alkire

Lighting Programmer: Tom Young

Gaffer: Chris Roseli

Lighting Vendor: Felix Lighting

06/13/2026

We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our teams, clients, partners, programmers, associates, vendors and crews who contributed to our shows this past year.

We’re honored and ecstatic to present the following productions for your EMMY Consideration:

Outstanding Lighting Design/Direction for a Special:

Grace for the World: Live from Saint Peter’s Square

Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular

Outstanding Lighting Design/Direction for a Series:

American Idol
‘Celebrating Taylor Swift on American Idol’

12/01/2025

It’s officially December 1st, which means we’re kicking off the Winter Season in style! ❄️✨

Tune in tonight at 5pm PST on ABC for The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular, with streaming available tomorrow on Hulu and Disney+.

We’re incredibly proud to have contributed to bringing these magical performances to life alongside an outstanding team of creatives and partners.

Lighting Design — DX7 Design, Tom Sutherland ()

Lighting Directors — Harry Forster (), James Coldicott (), Hunter Selby (), Aidan Callanan (.lites), Ben Conran ()

Lighting Programmers — Dionte Mercado () & Joe Bay ()

Gaffer — Walter Elizalde (.walt.874)

Vendors — PRG (.north.america), 4Wall (), Felix Lighting ()

Photos courtesy of ABC.

06/23/2025

Only a few can be included in the official Emmy submissions — but today, we’re celebrating everyone who made these shows possible.

To our teams, clients, partners, programmers, associates, Vendors and crews: thank you. For the late nights, the tireless work, and for putting up with us saying “it’s not good enough” until it was perfect.

For Your Consideration.

01/10/2025

06/14/2024

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This client facing position requires a driven candidate with a calm, collected attitude and thorough attention to detail.

10/10/2022

//Lighting For Radio Podcast

Award-winning Lighting Designer Tom Sutherland joins us for episode 5 of Lighting for Radio.

Based in LA, Tom is CEO and Head of Creative at DX7 Design.

In this episode Tom reflects on the early years of his career, talks about the importance of a good team and reveals how he starts every project with ‘the dream’.

Listen to Lighting for Radio - Episode 5 at v2lights.co.uk/podcast or on any major podcast platform.


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