After 12 years service with Scottish Ballet (where he held the position of Chief Electrician) Grahame left and set up Dogstar in order to expand his horizons and explore new creative avenues.

Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength, gaining necessary skills and expertise in many areas of the industry ranging from live theatre events to trade and fashion shows, film shoots, architectural installations and consultant work.

Our brief is to provide honest, reliable high quality service based on our track record and experience not only to large companies, but also to smaller operations who may not have the technical expertise or budget they need for an ambitious project. We can't always help with the budget, but our many contacts in the business mean that we will always do our utmost to obtain the best deal possible for your production.

here are some of our previous contracts

CONSULTANT:
Scottish Ballet - new touring lighting rig and control (1990); D'Oyly Carte Opera - new touring lighting rig and control, rig storage systems (1992); Aberdeen District Council - new Stage Manager, comms and CCTV systems, His Majesty's Theatre (1992)

LIGHTING DESIGNS:
Scottish Ballet, Ulster Youth Dance, Rain Dog, Dundee Repertory Theatre, Scottish Dance Theatre, Tabula Rasa, Paragon Ensemble, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Scottish Early Music Consort, Theatre Cryptic and many others.

PRODUCTION ELECTRICS & RELIGHTS:
Scottish Ballet, City of Birmingham Touring Opera, D'Oyly Carte Opera, Tron Theatre, Matthew Bourne's 'Swan Lake', Promenade Productions 'THE BIG PICNIC' , London Sinfonietta 'GREEK'

PRODUCTION & STAGE MANAGEMENT:
Theatre Cryptic Production manager/Lighting Design. Rotarians International World Conference, Glasgow: Production Manager. Tabula Rasa dance company: Production Manager/ Lighting Design. Terry Neason & Paragon Ensemble: Production Manager/ Lighting Design, 'OVER THE RAINBOW'. Company Chordelia: Production Manager/Lighting Designer. West End Festival (Glasgow): Stage Manager. Cottier Theatre, Glasgow: Stage Manager.

TRADE SHOWS & ARCHITECTURAL:
Frankfurt Motor Show: Assistant Lighting Designer (Rover Group). British Motor Show: Assistant Lighting Designer, (Rover Group). Numerous small fashion shows. National Museum of Scotland: Exhibit lighting installation sub-contractor, "Early Peoples" (for Lighting Design Partnership). Barony Church project, Glasgow: Assistant Lighting Designer & Consultant. Arthur Andersen and Dundas & Wilson corporate merger party: Lighting Designer. Glasgow Science Centre, IMAX cinema opening: Lighting Designer.

FILM & VIDEO:
Lighting Electrician: 'HOLD BACK THE NIGHT', 'COMPLICITY', 'THE LITTLE VAMPIRE' and 'HOUSE OF MIRTH' (1999). Gaffer on 'TOOL' (Tartan Shorts) and 'DOG DAYS' (NFTS graduation film). Producer/writer/director, promotional video for Glasgow University Enterprise Project (1993). Training videos for BBC Radio Helpline (1995). Has re-lit several stage shows for video/television (including AMP's 'SWAN LAKE').

for Grahame's full CV, click here