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Designer/Director David Cockrell, originally from Memphis TN, began his career in the mid seventies. His first national tour with the Memphis rock group Target in 1976.In 1981 David relocated to Los Angeles to tour with Chaka Khan where he met Jeffrey Osborne. This meeting started a professional working relationship that lasted for ten years and a personal relationship to this day. Jeffrey Osborne / Whitney Houston were one of the first acts to incorporate moving lights to their shows in 1983. David’s hands on approach to his craft, has successfully provided his clients with the upmost professional lighting designs and direction. David’s personal style and professional leadership enables him to lead the various types of individual he comes in contact with in his many worldwide tours.David’s clients for 13 years were Dionne Warwick / Burt Bacharach (92-2005). David was the lighting designer for these two mega stars of entertainment on many domestic tours and has been at their sides on worldwide tours which has taken them around the world many times over and to almost every civilized country on the planet. In 1996 he was the lighting Dir for the first show of the AMC’s music series “Live From” with Burt and Dionne at The Rainbow Room in New York City. David has been the lighting designer for shows viewed by two Presidents. He had the honored to be the lighting director for the 50th anniversary USO tour for Desert Shield / Desert Storm during the Gulf war in 1990 featuring Jeffery Osborne. David was the lighting director for the touring version of the game show “The Price Is Right Live” in 2007. Jeffrey Osborne live in 2013. Left touring for "THE CENTER" Venue of the Future!A partial listing highlights David’s lighting / production credits from Live Shows, Videos and Television specials. For further information, please contact by phone. Cell (901) 628-4737 or email thecenter.c4@gmail.com