Christopher Landy is a Brooklyn based lighting designer specializing in television and live events.  His roots are in theatre where he spent many years designing musicals, plays, dance and opera as well as working on Broadway and National tours.  Chris’ theatrical background informs his designs and brings with it a sophisticated and unique look that is often missing in broadcast television.  With a masters degree in lighting and scenic design from NYU, as well as over 25 years of design experience, Chris has the tools necessary to effortlessly design the most beautifully polished and refined pictures.  No one loves lighting and production more than Chris.  That said, not only are all aspects of design and production kept at the highest level, but they are always executed with enthusiasm and a smile.

Christopher’s extensive television credits include work for NBC, CBS, MTV, MTV2, VH1, BET, Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime, FX, PBS, Spike, Oxygen, Food Network, LOGO, AMC, FUSE, Style Network, NBATV, MSNBC, CNN, and CMT among others.  Shows of note are The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lip Sync Battle, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, The Marriage Ref, The Job, Food Network Challenge, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Inside the NFL, and countless MTV shows starting with Total Request Live with Carson Daly.  Chris’ musical background has led him to light concert performances for the likes of Jay-Z, U2, REM, LL Cool J, Justing Timberlake, John Legend, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews and Beck to name a few.

Christopher received an Emmy award for his lighting of MTV’s Unplugged with Katy Perry.  He also received an Emmy Nomination for his work on MSNBC’s coverage of the 2004 Election.

Chris, being the luckiest man alive, is fortunate enough to have married the beautiful and talented production designer, Ellen Waggett.  Besides Vibrant Design, they have produced two amazing children: Max and Samantha.  Last count they had two dogs, two cats, two bunnies, four chickens, and one cheese store.

Ellen Waggett is a New York-based Production Designer.  Her credits span a wide swath of the industry – she has been fortunate to work on multi-camera, single camera, studio and location projects – giving her a breadth of experience unusual for a television designer.

Ellen has received two Emmy nominations – one for her design of Stephen Colbert’s Christmas Special and the other for the sitcom series Whoopi.

Ellen has extensive experience in the world of food television, having designed many projects for Food Network including Sunny Anderson Cooking for Real, Anne Burrell: Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, The Hearty Boys, and Tyler’s Ultimate. Ellen also designed Food Network’s highly acclaimed Chopped both for its original studio in Queens as well as its new incarnation in Chelsea. Other design credits include MTV’s Real World Brooklyn, Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style, Sherri, Damages, Craft Corner Deathmatch, Madigan Men, Hope and Faith, NBC’s New Years Celebration in Times Square and recently redesigning the new Peloton studios.

Ellen was the Production Designer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, designing not only the studio set and the daily live show elements, but also all of the filmed remotes for the show, such as Joking Bad, Downton Sixby, Game of Desks, and 6-bee among others. Taking the show on the road, Ellen designed Jimmy Fallon’s Superbowl Special – a week of shows in Indianapolis, as well as a presidential special in North Carolina with President Barack Obama.  Currently she is the Production Designer of Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Amber Ruffin Show.

Ellen splits her time between Brooklyn and Columbia County, NY. She attended Williams College, and went on to receive an MFA in Theatrical Design from NYU.