LDI 2016

Swedish-born, Los Angeles based lighting designer Tobias G. Rylander has created an explosive impact within the industry through his ingenious vision of visual expression.After realizing his interest in lighting and visual design, he worked his way through the technical side of the industry for several years as a lighting tech at local lighting companies and at the Swedish Royal Opera, learning all the technical aspects of the industry. In the early 2000’s, he started doing lights for local acts at rock clubs in his native Stockholm, Sweden, always bringing more than what was expected. In 2007 he was recruited to utilize his diverse imagination to design for and tour with European acts such as Lykke Li, Fever Ray, and Miike Snow. Within just a few years, he gained worldwide recognition as a highly innovative, daring, and accomplished lighting and live show conceptual designer, granting him assignments for acts such as The XX, Tegan and Sara, Mark Ronson and Phoenix. Tobias has recently branched out into the fashion world, designing runway shows and events for clients likeBalenciaga and Calvin Klein. He continues to create stage and lighting designs most recently for acts such as 1975, Savages, FKA Twigs, Of Monsters and Men, and Explosions in the Sky. Being a musician himself, Tobias is tremendously on cue with the main focus of the performances, the music. He creates visual experiences that enhance and translate the music viscerally, instead of just complementing it.