Andrew Elias(VII)
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Art Director
- Production Designer
Andrew Elias (Andy Elias/"Lightman") is an award-winning production designer and visual craftsman known for his use of lasers and pyrotechnics. He is the founder of Photo Technics, LLC and has over 20 years of design experience (set, lighting, special effects) for music video and concert tour productions.
Music video credits include the following artists:
Concert tour credits include the following artists:
Industry recognition includes:
Music video credits include the following artists:
- Audioslave
- The Black Crowes
- Def Leppard
- Filter
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Kool & the Gang
- P.M. Dawn
- Sheryl Crow
- Soundgarden
- Sting
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Train
- Whitney Houston
Concert tour credits include the following artists:
- Al Jarreau
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Audioslave
- Beastie Boys
- Billy Idol
- Chris Cornell
- Digable Planets
- Gregg Allman Band
- The Hooters
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Jeff Beck
- Joe Cocker
- Kool & the Gang
- Lenny Kravitz
- Living Colour
- Mary J. Blige
- P.M. Dawn
- Pretty Poison
- Run-DMC
- Santana
- Steve Miller Band
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
- Sting
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Whitney Houston
Industry recognition includes:
- 2003 Much Music Video Award for Best International Video / Pyrotechnics for Audioslave: Cochise (Nominated)
- 1999 Performance Magazine Lighting Designer of the Year (Won)
- 1995 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video / Production Designer for Hootie & the Blowfish: Hold My Hand (Won)
- 1995 MTV Video Music Award Viewer's Choice / Production Designer for Hootie & the Blowfish: Hold My Hand (Nominated)
- 1995 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video / Art Director for Filter: Hey Man, Nice Shot (Nominated)
- 1994 Brit Award for Best British Video of the Year / Production Designer for Sting: Fields of Gold (Nominated)
- 1994 Performance Magazine Lighting Designer of the Year (Nominated)
- 1993 Performance Magazine Lighting Designer of the Year (Nominated)
- 1993 Performance Magazine Featured Artist (New York City)
- 1993 MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction in a Video / Art Director for Sting: If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (Nominated)
- 1991 MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video / Production Designer for The Black Crowes: She Talks to Angels (Nominated)
- 1991 MTV Video Music Award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video / Production Designer for The Black Crowes: She Talks to Angels (Nominated)