Richard Cadena
Trainer to the Stars
Bio:
Richard Cadena is an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and ETCP Recognized Trainer with more than 38 years of experience in the entertainment lighting industry. As a freelance lighting designer and lighting consultant, he has worked on concert tours, television, theatre, and motion picture productions, and has designed dozens of lighting systems for permanent installations. Current and former clients include Cirque du Soleil, Carnival Cruise Lines, SeaWorld, Saturday Night Live, the NBA, and IATSE Locals 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 58, 479, 728, and others.
He is the author of Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician (now in its 3rd edition), Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light (3rd edition), and Lighting Design for Modern Houses of Worship. He serves as technical editor for Lighting & Sound America and is a columnist for Lighting & Sound America, Lighting & Sound International, and Protocol magazines. Richard is a member of IATSE Local 205 in good standing and is also listed as an instructor with IATSE Local 728's training program.