Principal, Design Director
CurrentONSET Design – over 20 years of successful scenic design experience in corporate, special events, exhibits, automotive and television news. Daniel Hicks, the founder and design director has worked for Fortune 500 companies and start-up companies in multiple venues, both large and small. Here are some words that we live by:Creative – Where art meets practicality in our ever-changing theater – we are constantly evolving to re-create ourselves and the world we live and work within.Collaborative – Design is a team effort. ONSET Design works in concert with the end client, producer, technical director, shop and even the load-in crew on-site, taking into consideration all departments such as rigging, audio, video and any specific client needs. Budget Conscious – ONSET Design is creative without excess. We design to a budget – both during production and on-site to ensure no surprises pop-up during the load-in.Breaking Stereotypes – A producer recently said “set designers – just a bunch of turtle-neck wearing arm-wavers”. Dan has climbed the scaffold, driven the condor at 50’ high, welded broken parts back together and will still greet you drama free and with a smile . . . tie is optional.Multi-Talented – On a team race car themed show, we designed the scenery, surveyed the ballroom, scouted roads and mechanic shop video shoot locations, designed graphics for the race car, helped block the video shots, drove the race car for the shoot, and loaded in the set . . . how can we not love what we do?Value – There is no replacement for decades of experience. We ask the right questions, make the plans, render the scenery, present the concept at the pitch, detail the scenic and load it in. What we do after the project is won is equally as important as that first rendering that helped to win it. Your Best Interests – Are what we have in mind. Period.
