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William Peter Charles Williams (born 1959) is a show director, stage & lighting designer and video director for concerts, theatre, and multimedia projects. He is best known for his groundbreaking work with the rock band U2, and is recognised as one of the leading artists in this field. William Gibson, writing in Wired magazine, said “Willie Williams combines a passionate delight in technology with an infectious low-tech joy. His innovations have become industry standards.”

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  • Willie Williams (* 1959 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) ist ein britischer Videokünstler und Designer für Lichtdesigns auf Konzertbühnen, in Theatern und bei Multimedia-Projekten. Bekannt geworden ist er durch die Bühnendesigns der Rockgruppe U2. Aufgewachsen in Sheffield, England, war Williams ein überdurchschnittlicher Schüler in den Fächern Physik und Mathematik und plante nach der Schule an dem University College, London Physik zu studieren. Mit der Entwicklung der Punk Musik entschied er sich jedoch in der Musik Szene aktiv zu werden. Dabei entwickelte er das Licht- und Bühnen-Designs der Bands , Deaf School und Stiff Little Fingers. Nachdem er das Album Boy der Rockgruppe U2 gehört hatte, entschloss er sich, für die Band zu arbeiten und erhielt diesen Job auch, nachdem er den U2-Manager Paul McGuinness kontaktiert hatte. Willie Williams war für alle Bühnendesigns der Gruppe U2 seit dem Jahre 1982 verantwortlich. Besonders außergewöhnlich war die Zoo TV Tour (1992–93), aber auch die minimalistische (1982–83) und (1984–85), wie auch die (1987), (1989–90), (1997–98), (2001) und die Vertigo Tour (2005–06). Er hat auch mit Stars wie R.E.M., David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Darren Hayes und George Michael gearbeitet. Er arbeitete auch mit Laurie Anderson, Marianne Faithfull und dem Kronos Quartet zusammen. Williams arbeitete auch an Theaterproduktionen wie We Will Rock You, Little Britain Live, French and Saunders, The Fast Show, Barbarella und Pam Ann. (de)
  • William Peter Charles "Willie" Williams est un directeur artistique spécialisé dans la conception de scènes de concerts, scénographe, vidéaste et éclairagiste pour concerts, pour des scènes de théâtre et des projets de multimédia. Il est surtout connu pour son travail novateur avec le groupe de rock U2, et est reconnu comme l'un des artistes les plus reconnus dans son domaine. (fr)
  • William Peter Charles Williams (born 1959) is a show director, stage & lighting designer and video director for concerts, theatre, and multimedia projects. He is best known for his groundbreaking work with the rock band U2, and is recognised as one of the leading artists in this field. William Gibson, writing in Wired magazine, said “Willie Williams combines a passionate delight in technology with an infectious low-tech joy. His innovations have become industry standards.” He was born in 1959 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and raised in Sheffield, England, son of Robert Woodman Williams, a singer & medical practitioner who was an early pioneer in the then fledgling field of physiotherapy and who also sang with South Yorkshire Opera. Williams excelled at mathematics and science in school and planned to study physics at University College, London. The advent of punk rock caused him to enter the music scene instead, and he began doing lights for various bands such as Writz, Deaf School and Stiff Little Fingers. Willie Williams has been responsible for the design of U2's tours from 1982 onward, most famously the extravagant, bewildering Zoo TV Tour (1992–93), and most recently the Innocence + Experience Tour (2015), the Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019, and the Experience + Innocence Tour (2018). He has also worked with musical artists such as R.E.M., David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams, Darren Hayes, George Michael and Self Esteem. Williams has designed for the Montreal-based dance company La La La Human Steps. Other collaborations have been with Laurie Anderson, Marianne Faithfull and the Kronos Quartet, most notably on Sun Rings, a joint effort with NASA that combines the string quartet's music with video and audio material collected by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft. (en)
  • William Peter Charles Williams detto Willie Williams (Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 settembre 1959) è un designer britannico. Specializzato nella progettazione di palchi e luci per concerti e teatri è noto soprattutto per le sue collaborazioni con la rock band irlandese degli U2 ed è riconosciuto come uno degli artisti più affermati nel suo campo. (it)
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  • William Peter Charles "Willie" Williams est un directeur artistique spécialisé dans la conception de scènes de concerts, scénographe, vidéaste et éclairagiste pour concerts, pour des scènes de théâtre et des projets de multimédia. Il est surtout connu pour son travail novateur avec le groupe de rock U2, et est reconnu comme l'un des artistes les plus reconnus dans son domaine. (fr)
  • William Peter Charles Williams detto Willie Williams (Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 settembre 1959) è un designer britannico. Specializzato nella progettazione di palchi e luci per concerti e teatri è noto soprattutto per le sue collaborazioni con la rock band irlandese degli U2 ed è riconosciuto come uno degli artisti più affermati nel suo campo. (it)
  • Willie Williams (* 1959 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) ist ein britischer Videokünstler und Designer für Lichtdesigns auf Konzertbühnen, in Theatern und bei Multimedia-Projekten. Bekannt geworden ist er durch die Bühnendesigns der Rockgruppe U2. Er arbeitete auch mit Laurie Anderson, Marianne Faithfull und dem Kronos Quartet zusammen. Williams arbeitete auch an Theaterproduktionen wie We Will Rock You, Little Britain Live, French and Saunders, The Fast Show, Barbarella und Pam Ann. (de)
  • William Peter Charles Williams (born 1959) is a show director, stage & lighting designer and video director for concerts, theatre, and multimedia projects. He is best known for his groundbreaking work with the rock band U2, and is recognised as one of the leading artists in this field. William Gibson, writing in Wired magazine, said “Willie Williams combines a passionate delight in technology with an infectious low-tech joy. His innovations have become industry standards.” (en)
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  • Willie Williams (Künstler) (de)
  • Willie Williams (directeur artistique) (fr)
  • Willie Williams (designer) (it)
  • Willie Williams (set designer) (en)
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