Duke Durfee

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Design & Creative Direction, DMD Group East, Inc. Production Design, OH @ DMD Group East, Inc.
cincinnati, ohio, united states
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Duke Durfee was born in the US, grew up in Kenya, went to school in Minnesota and Pennsylvania and started his design company DMD Group, Inc. in New York City. He now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.Durfee has worked all over the world, designing launches for Peugeot's 505 Intro at the Lido Theatre in Paris, GM's Hummer in Times Square, GM's 'Volt', Porsche's Boxster, and Chrysler's PT Cruiser. Launches include shows for Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, Opel, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Cadillac, Nissan, Acura, Honda, Volvo, Chevy and Subaru. Clients include Apple, IBM, MCI, Microsoft, Compuware, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, Nike, Louis Vuitton, Calvin Kline, Ralph Lauren, Azzedine Alaia, MetLife, Mattel, Dow Chemicals, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Mobil Oil, Chevron, Universal Studios, Cineplex Odeon, and Mack Truck among others.As consultant, Duke has provided expertise to David Copperfield's Dreams and Nightmares and EFX, the largest special effects stage show in the world, and created theme designs for NikeTown NY, (THEA Award), the Rainforest Darkride for Petrosains Malaysia, the motion-based Marlboro Adventure Team, (Exhibitor Magazine Gold Award) and Marvel's Touring Theme Park. Entertainment designs include the original attraction, Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue at Universal Studios LA, production design for Mariah Carey’s 1996 Pacific and European tours, the Doobie Brothers' concert Rockin' Down the Highway, MTV's Halloween Special (first immersive VR broadcast in US) and the television series Sessions @ West 53rd St. for Automatic Productions and SONY Music. In his early career, Durfee worked on Broadway productions including Me and My Girl, Nine, M. Butterfly and Dancing at Lughnasa, Metamorphosis, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and many others. Recently he won the Bay Area Drama Critics Award for designs at TheaterWorks in Menlo Park. His set designs for Born Yesterday, produced for the NY State Theater Institute, were part of a cultural exchange with Sweden in September 2005.Specialties: Design/Illustration for Live Events and Experiences 707-688-2680

Duke Durfee's Current Company Details
DMD Group East, Inc.

Dmd Group East, Inc.

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Design & Creative Direction, DMD Group East, Inc. Production Design, OH
cincinnati, ohio, united states
Website:
dmdgroup.com
Employees:
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Duke Durfee Work Experience Details
  • Dmd Group East, Inc.
    Owner
    Dmd Group East, Inc. Sep 1999 - Present
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Entertainment and Production Designer. We collaborate with clients to create memorable events, experiences and promotions. We offer creative services and production development and supervision.I conceptualize, visualize and design productions and environments. These range from permanent installations like Nike NY's Multimedia Atrium, the Detroit Firehouse or Ark Restaurant's 'Big Kahuna', to pop-ups or press introductions of products like the Chevy Volt or Clairitin to live experiences like the Ford Explorer 'Forest on Broadway' or a five-city Telepresence Event for Verizon. Recent projects include development of a 360º VR dome theater for Marvel, The Madden NFL Playoff events for AE, the Epic Games FORTNITE Pro Am 2018 Tournament at the LAFC Stadium and the Subaru Immersive Theater.I am proud to have worked as designer and producer for The Anita Borg Celebration of Women in Computing, an event I assisted in growing from a small ballroom show to a conference with an attendance of over 15,000.
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  • Clear!Blue
    Production Design Consultant
    Clear!Blue 1997 - 2008
    DMD Group designed many important tech events, including the Smithsonian ComputerWorld Awards Events, launch of the first 'Web Portal' by Sprint at the Kennedy Center, the launch of IBM Warp OS, the European Conference on Digital Governance in Paris and MasterCard's Summit on Digital Banking. In the Automotive market, I was production designer for many different product launches and press events including the introduction of Chrysler's PT Cruiser, GM's Avalanche, The Dodge Charger, The Mercedes ME Supercar, the Chevy Volt and many more. My designs for the New York State Theater's production of 'Born Yesterday' toured here, then was part of the State Department Cultural Exchange to Sweden.
  • Dmd Group, Inc.
    President And Principal Designer
    Dmd Group, Inc. 1990 - 2000
    After opening my own design studio, I concentrated on implementing new technology into live productions, helping launch 'Digital Barbie' at Toy Fair, the VSN network for Sprint and continued supervision work for Broadway, touring shows and large-scale productions like EFX for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, through my old pals at Harris Production Services. 'Sessions @ West 54th Street' on PBS was my most widely-seen project for this period. I remain a part of PRG organization as consultant to their Global Special Projects group.
  • Harris Production Services
    Resident Designer & Creative
    Harris Production Services 1986 - 1990
    Greater New York City Area
    I was fortunate to be on the first show where Jere Harris, Fred Gallo, Roy Sears and John Wolf got together. We hit it off and I was part of their office for some time, working on shows like 'M. Butterfly', ' La Bete', 'Cyrano' and 'Metamorphosis'. I was also responsible for bringing over shows from the UK like' Me & My Girl', 'An Inspector Calls', 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Dancing at Lughnasa', later adapting such shows to tour. I also produced shows for them, notably the spectacular launch of Christian La Croix's fragrance line.
  • Lawrence Miller Design
    Associate Designer
    Lawrence Miller Design 1984 - 1986
    Working for my mentor, the late Larry Miller, I was the principal assistant on Broadway shows like 'Nine' and 'Teaneck Tanzi'. I was Art Director to Larry's Production Designer for films like 'The Flamingo Kid' and 'The Electric Grandmother', assisted on off-Broadway's 'Cloud Nine' and helped design some of the beloved 'Bud Light' commercials. In Larry's studio, I learned about Corporate Theater when we designed the 99th Anniversary Events for Coca-Cola.
  • Duke Durfee Set Design
    Owner/Designer
    Duke Durfee Set Design 1982 - 1984
    As an entry-level designer in New York City, I worked as a freelancer at SoHo Repertory, studio assistant to Karl Eigsti on shows like 'Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and assistant designer to Karl on 'The World of Sholom Aleichem' and 'Guests of the Nation' for PBS and was scenic charge on 'Friday the 13th, II".
  • Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park
    Production Manager
    Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park Aug 1978 - Apr 1981
    Associate Designer and Production Manager for LORT Theater in Ohio.

Duke Durfee Skills

Entertainment Live Events Theatre Stage Set Design Corporate Events Television Video Production Stage Management Production Management Commercials Drama Video Lighting Creative Direction Lighting Design Production Managment Graphic Design Broadcast Stage Lighting Festivals Directing Live Sound Production Design Performing Arts Multimedia Musical Theatre Vectorworks Art Direction Art Sound Design Projection Av Product Design Concerts Post Production Rendering Photoshop Special Effects Music Videos Sound Film Production Dance Sound Reinforcement Producing Television Production Illustrator Spectacle Theme Design

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