Tim is the CTO at Showpower Global, the company responsible for the design and continuing onsite management of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres touring battery system. With its 1.25MW output and 1.66MWh of energy storage capacity, this system is a world first and Showpower remains the only company to have ever powered all stage production through 100% battery power for a major stadium tour.
Tim is Technical Director at ZAP Concepts UK and Ireland Ltd, where he works internationally to assist productions in providing sustainable energy solutions for festivals, sports events, international tours, outside broadcasts and television. His clients include Live Nation, Major League Baseball, Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, ModernSky Festivals (China), Boardmasters Festival, Brighton Pride and the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Tim is also the Founder and Production Director at SMART Power Ltd, a specialist, award-winning live event power contractor. SMART Power deliver low impact power solutions, including hybrid systems, solar installations, people powered installations, biofuel generators and real time energy monitoring for the live events and broadcast sectors. His clients include the BBC Ceremonial Events, Great Escape Festival, Left Bank Pictures (The Crown), Shambala Festival, Manchester Pride and We Love Green Festival (Paris).
Tim is also chair and project lead of Powerful Thinking, the UK outdoor events industry sustainable energy working group. He further sits on the LIVE Green working group and is a board member of Vision2025, the knowledge hub for outdoor event sustainability.
Tim is a regular guest speaker and panelist at industry conferences, including ADE and Eurosonic (Netherlands), The Event Production Show, Green Events and Innovations Conference, UK Music Live Conference, The Executive Hire Show, C&IT Forum, The AEO Conference, The AEV Forum, The AIF Conference, PLASA and The AFO Conference.