Kenny Cohen

LIGHTING DESIGNER & PROGRAMMER

Nghtmre w/ San Holo Concert

Lighting Designer and Programmer

Concert at Carnegie Mellon University during Spring Carnival 2017 produced by the Activities Board Concerts Committee featuring Nghtmre and San Holo. The concert was programmed on a grandMA2 and busked live. The concert was held in Wiegand Gym in the Cohon University Center.

Cashmere Cat w/ Hotel Garuda Concert

Lighting Designer

Concert at Carnegie Mellon University produced by the Activities Board Concerts Committee featuring Cashmere Cat and Hotel Garuda. The concert was held in Wiegand Gym in the Cohon University Center.

Playground Central XV

Lighting Designer and Programmer

The opening ceremony to Playground XV, a festival of independent student works presented in the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Lighting by Kenny Cohen and Sam Molitoriss. Photos by Louis Stein.

Louis the Child w/ Jakeisrain

Lighting Designer and Programmer

Concert at Carnegie Mellon University produced by the Activities Board Coffeehouse Concerts Committee in the UC Studio Theater featuring music from Louis the Child and Jakeisrain.

"Hine Ani" - הנה אני - (Here I am)

Lighting Designer

As part of Dance/Light 2019, "Hine Ani" was inspired by tradition Israeli dance and choreographed by Adira Rosen. The dance was programmed on an EOS family console. Costume design by Mindy Eshelman. Photos by Louis Stein.

"Hymns of Relief"

Lighting Designer

Part of Dance/Light 2019, "Hymns of Relief" is an original dance choreographed by Rachel Pospisil and performed in the Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater. The show was programmed on an EOS family console. Costumes by Claire Mildred. Photos courtesy of Louis Stein. Performed by Cate Hayman.

A World Not So Wide

Lighting Designer and Programmer

Part of Playground 2019, a festival of original student work, A World Not So Wide is an original musical with Music and Lyrics by Matthew Zwiebel and Book by Katie Sabel, it premiered in January in the Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater. The performance was directed by Samantha Ozeas and Jacob Musgrove.

Co Opera

Lighting Designer and Programmer

A series of 3 new operas produced by Pittsburgh Opera and the Carnegie Mellon School of Music with book by Carnegie Mellon School of Drama dramatic writing candidates and music by Carnegie Mellon School of Music composition students. Video design by Jess Medenbach. Photos courtesy of Kevin O'Hara.

Chicago: The Musical

Lighting Designer and Programmer

Scotch'n'Soda Theatre's Carnival 2018 production of Chicago in the Cohon University Center: Rangos Ballroom. Programmed on a grandMA2. Directed by Adam Lerner. Scenic design by Simone Schneeberg. Sound design by Julia Koltas.

Lunar Gala 2019

Video Programmer and Engineer

One of the largest fashion shows in Pittsburgh, Lunar Gala is a collection of student-designed and produced clothing lines. The show was programmed on a grandMA2 console with a PRG mBox media server being used for content management, content manipulation and projector mapping. Production design by Sam Molitoriss. Video Content by Sophie Chen. Sound Design by Rachel Kolb. Photos courtesy of Christina Jin.

Wale Concert

Video Designer and Programmer

This was Carnegie Mellon's first outdoor concert in several years. The concert took place on the center of CMU's campus on an outdoor festival stage. Video was programmed with a grandMA2 console and a PRG mBox and busked live. Lighting and production design by Sam Molitoriss. Sound Design by Scott MacDonald. Photos courtesy of Noah Hull.

Comedy of Errors

Video Programmer and Engineer

Lighting Design by Sam Molitoriss. Scenic Design by Sasha Schwartz. Photos courtesy of Louis Stein





Kenny Cohen

Lighting and Video Design and Programming

Having studied Software Engineer and Lighting Design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kenny is something. During his time at Carnegie Mellon University, he served as the President of the on-campus production company AB Tech where he oversaw and managed over 150 events annually. Additionally, Kenny served as the President of Lunar Gala, Pittsburgh's largest fashion event. He was a member of Scotch'n'Soda Theater where he helped light shows and mentor young lighting designers. In addition to taking courses from the renowned Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, he also worked on several of their productions.

Kenny has worked on a wide variety of shows ranging from theatrical productions to dance shows, operas, concerts and corporate events. He is a skilled lighting programmer having worked on EOS family consoles, grandMA2 consoles, PRG vX76 consoles and Hog consoles. He additionally has experience working with the PRG mBox media server as well as D3 media servers.

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Kenny started work for Apple as a Software Engineer in their Internet Software and Services division in Cupertino, California.