Ben Brown

Definitely meet your hero’s. It’s not too often that your favorite band would come calling for you to work with them, but I had the honor to go on “tour” with @defleppard for two stops and their entire team could not have been more kind and amazing. I cannot be thankful enough to @musicmattersprod for the opportunity and the DL stage/FOH crew for letting me live out a fantasy. I felt like a kid on this show! My first ever rock concert I went to was Def Leppard & Poison. So to say that seeing that show 20 years ago inspired me to go into this career and now I’ve worked with Def Leppard and Brett Michaels on the same tour is a dream come true. All of the band members were so kind with the limited walk-by interaction I had with them and Rick Allen even stopped himself to talk to me as he was checking the crowd size. Yea, almost 50 years later and he still walks out to check how big the crowd is before they go on stage, ya gotta love the passion! Brett Michaels was also phenomenal. He stopped on his own to talk to and thank us for our work. So thankful for this event to have happened!!! Cole, Aiden, Michael, Mike, Tim, and Gabe, and of course, Joe, Rick, Sav, Vivian, and Phil, y’all were amazing! Hope to see you all again soon. The Music Matters team truly killed it with this one from the prep to the final out!!! We provided the overhead rig for two shed shows. It was mostly @martinprofessional with some @germanlightproducts for the eye-candy. - GrandMA3 Compact XT (Mode 2) *Testing Only* - GrandMA2 NPU - 2 x Obsidian EN12 12ch Node - 26 x Martin MAC Viper XIP - 44 x Martin MAC Ultra Performance - 40 x Martin MAC Quantum Wash - 14 x Martin Rush Blinder 1 WW - 28 x GLP JDC-1 Hybrid Strobe - 3 x 400a Power Distro - 22 x 1 Ton Motors - 6 x 1/2 Ton Motors

I’m basically a chameleon of music/outfits/shoes.

Any other LDs only get photos of patches, IPs, Fixture IDs, stage views, or FOH stuff; like Dorse or Pain-kin? #LD #lightingdesigner #tour #tourlife #tpain #lightingtech #production #tourbus #foh

Night One I had a wild last minute thought as I was holding the set list ready to tape it down that I should draw on it. All that open white page space was yelling for a comical @sharpie drawing of T-Pain disco dancing. I had just spent two weeks watching him pour himself into this tour and watched him work his ass off for all of you so I just thought, what if in some small way I could make it a little more fun for him. Then at the next show he was asking “who did it? and that they better not stop!” So I kept going with the one pun about dancing and the state we were in that popped into my head. So I drew a Connecticut Connector Robot T-Pain… then it got way better from there. I started realizing that with 52 songs on the set list there were tons of puns and jokes right in front of me to draw. So the drawings got better, more involved, more aligned with the songs/cities/states/nicknames of where we were. I started asking the crew to vote on ideas, add quotes, thoughts, and before too long we had a whole system down. I had too much fun doing this. A quick little 5 min of my day where it wasn’t about lighting, missing my wife/cats/dog/home, where there wasn’t a load out plan being formed, truss being pinned, stagehands asking questions, it was just me in a corner being me. Trying to make Pain laugh just a little each night. And I really liked that moment of peace every night. Thanks Pain, I hope you enjoyed them all. My only regret: the Clearwater one should have been Pirate Pain saying “I’m trying to get u n dat booty!”

Pain… thank you for this. I needed this tour. Out here I found joy, happiness, hard work, appreciation, support, team, friends, and a whole lot of fun! Such a great group to be a part of. You and your team are incredible. What a show, what a tour (in a trump voice) “Some might say the best tour of all time!” You took care of everyone and are truly a humble, kind, generous and loving man. Can’t wait to do it again! @djmontay - Your music is the heartbeat of a generation. Such a phenomenal talent. Proud to know you! @armaniblanco - Stay you. What you’re doing is perfect. Be that dude. @earthgang - Incredible music. I love the flow, the style, the vibe. Can’t wait to see the future! @yingyangtwins - From first pro gig to lighting you at Red Rocks, it was more than an honor. Thank you for 25 years of entertainment! @wakaflocka - Sadly no chance for a photo, but it was amazing going from DJing your music in 2010 to lighting you up and literally putting your name in lights at Red Rocks! TP20 Crew - Proud to be on this team! Simply that. @gatewayproductionsinc - Let’s do it again! @katbsassy - To the most amazing supportive wife. Let’s go home!

Boppin’ Bennie and The Kool Kat take Charleston. Bourbon, Bubbles, Matching Fits, Walking Miles, High Cotton, Harbor Cruises, Harbourview, Historic Landmarks, and Two New Rings. Thank you to all of you for the well wishes, the kind words, the generous gifts, the prayers, the love, the years of devotion, and outpouring of support and work getting both of us to the Man and Woman that will have a phenomenal marriage. Each one of you means so much to us.

When you’re getting married it’s best to find out your spouse’s minor inconveniences to you and come to peace with them. A sock left out, toothpaste in the sink, a water cup on the counter, a bed unmade, or every cabinet and drawer in the house being left open 24/7. #Couples #couplestherapy #Wedding #Marriage #MarriageAdvice #funnymarriage #marriagehumor #coupleshumor #love #wife #husband #bride #bridetobride #brıdetobe #advice #funnyadvice

On our way in one month! 9/9/2025 💜🧡 #BrownsOutOnTheTown #SiegYouAtTheAltar 📸 @culbrethphotography

“Hey! I’m Ben and I just got into my newest obsessive hobby, watches. Yours looks really cool, is it a (my best attempt to poorly name the watch)? Can you tell me anything about it and may I take a photo? I can’t afford one at that level yet, but I’m thoroughly enjoying learning about the intricacies of each different type of watch. Maybe one day after I hit some financial stability and control.” These were all watches that I saw at the event I worked yesterday, yet these are just the ones that I walked past and noticed; there were another 2000 people in that room that I didn’t even see. And just for fun there were some killer cars in the valet. ***Disclaimer, I do not own a Rolex Day-Date President, just got to put it on for the photo***

• Seacoast Church Summer Camp Year Five • This is one of the best weeks and definitely one of the best jobs I work all year. Great people. Great times. Amazing worship. And in depth teaching. I know all of the kids have a blast. I look forward to it every year. A huge thank you to all of the band that makes my life so easy. Yall kill it every year! And of course the production team… always top tier… well… down under tier. *New Zealand joke* I also enjoy this gig because I get to unleash my creativity. Me and @davidsprod start working on the design for the next year as each camp winds down and we always say, “I wonder, what if.” This year we we super negative with the space and I couldn’t have loved it more as an LD constantly engulfed in LED Walls. I could see my beams, didn’t need to fight content or match colors. Just a back to basics light show. Chroma Q Vista/Jands S3 w/ 8192 Dongle (Main) Chroma Q Vista/Jands S1 PreViz/Patch/Backup Capture SE Symphony PreViz 1 Chauvet Net-X II 2 Chauvet DMX Splitter 12 - Martin Encore Performance CLD 10 - Martin MAC Aura XB 14 - Chauvet Rogue R1 Wash 27 - Chauvet Strike Array 2 47 - Chauvet Epix Strip Tour IP 4 - Chauvet Epix Drive 2000 IP 12 - Chauvet Tri Tour Par 1 - MDG ATMe Hazer And a ton of pipe.

• QUITE THE YEAR • July 16, 2024 > July 16, 2025 230.2 LBS • 14.4% Body Fat • +7.8 LBS Muscle • -72.1 LBS Fat • Down 60.5 LBS Overall (290.6 > 230.2) Last summer I went to the beach… I wasn’t happy with how I looked. I had spent the last 3 years working on my mental and spiritual health; Fighting and clawing through hurt, pain, loss, struggle, depression, alcoholism, addiction, and so much more. I but with all of that fight, something had to give, my health and “look” changed. I gained 90 LBS from August of 2021 to July of 2024… so I flipped the switch back on and got to work. Slowly eating different, less, better, perfect. Started working out more consistently, harder, more intentionally, and with purpose. I started walking, even ran three times, hit the stairmaster, treadmill, and daily looked for NEAT. Eventually I began to control alcohol consumption to the point I didn’t have any for a month when I couldn’t go two days without it before. Deeper connection to God, hours in therapy, late night, early morning, and drive into work conversations with my fiancée, successes in the gym, hard talks with my parents, and a few challenges by/difficult situations with friends changed who I was and how I saw life. I got a spark back through it all. My confidence came back. My strength felt renewed. My heart feels lighter. My head is clearer. I have goals, dreams, and passions. And if you know me at all, you know I’ve felt tethered for a while. I’m so proud of me. But I know I have a long way to go. To be a good friend, to be a great future husband (maybe one day, loving father), best uncle ever, to be an honored son, and to be the best example of Christ I can be to all who know me. I know I’m not perfect. I cut people off talking to try to connect. I project my ideas because I think I know your pain. I fight for solutions when peace is all that’s desired. I haven’t been the best friend, partner, son, or brother. I’ve hurt, destroyed, and dismantled so much. But I long to be better. I will be better. This simple transformation is only the slightest example externally of what’s happening on the inside. So I’m gonna keep working! Be Broken, Lose Yourself.

2025 Boardwalk Rock Bolt Stage LD Ocean City, MD Load In-Load Out #concert #festival #musicfestival #threedaysgrace #alicecooper #dorothy #lit #timmontana #halestorm #bush #mammothwvh #puddleofmudd #royalelynn #lightingdesigner #LD #production #mmp #musicmatters #c3festivals