Touring Lights, Visuals, Keyboards
For the past 5 years, Mike has been touring with the Devin Townsend Project, designing lighting & visuals solutions for a wide array of events, from small clubs to headlining international open-air festivals. More recently he has taken a place on stage, playing keyboards & electronics, and operating playback automation for all audio, video and lighting. This series chronicles some of the highlights, including:
∞ Special Z² : Dark Matters, and By Request performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, recorded for DVD release [Stage design, light design and automation, video production, content creation and art direction, performing keyboards & electronics] 2015
∞ North-American and European tours in support of Z² release [Stage design, light design and automation, video production, content creation, playback automation and operation, performing keyboards & electronics] 2014 - 2015
∞ Four back-to-back nights in London's ULU and Union Chapel, performing four separate records in their entirety [Light design, Visual content & execution, Drumming in two shows] 2011
∞ Brixton Academy, Devin Townsend vs Meshuggah [Light design, Visual content & execution for projection & three video walls] 2014
∞ The Retinal Circus, sold out at London's Camden Roundhouse [Light design, Visual content & execution | Event streamed live online and filmed for Blu-Ray DVD] 2012
∞ North-America, direct support for Gojira's L'Enfant Sauvage tour [LD, Visuals, Playback] 2013
∞ UK/European Co-Headline 'Epic Industrialist' Tour with Devin Townsend & Fear Factory [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation for both bands] 2012
∞ Headlining Download Festival Pepsi Max Stage [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2012
∞ North America, Co-Headline with Katatonia, Epic Kings and Idols Tour [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2012
∞ UK/Europe Headline Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2012
∞ Headlining Finland's Tuska Festival [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2010, 2011
∞ Australian Soundwave Festival with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2012
∞ North American Headline 'The Bald and the Bearded' Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ Ireland & England Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ Homecoming Show with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] Vancouver, 2011
∞ American Headline Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ Portugal / UK / Holland Festivals with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ North American direct support for Children of Bodom Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ UK/Europe Festivals & Sideshows Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ European Headline Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2011
∞ North American Headline Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2010
∞ European Festival and Sideshows Tour with Devin Townsend Project [Light design, Visual content & execution, Playback automation] 2010