Alexander Kotov is a Technical Director and Lighting Designer based in Dubai with a track record of delivering mission-critical lighting systems for landmark ceremonies and national-scale events across the GCC.
Ceremony & Opening Credits
- Burj Khalifa New Year’s Eve 2026 — Lighting Systems Tech and Network Architect for the Emaar New Year’s Eve Spectacular, watched by millions worldwide.
- Sindalah Island Opening, NEOM — Lighting and technical systems for the flagship launch of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM giga-project’s Red Sea destination.
- SeaWorld Abu Dhabi Opening — Technical systems and multi-zone lighting for the opening of the first SeaWorld outside the United States.
- Azimuth Festival 2024, Al-Ula — Lighting systems for a festival at a UNESCO World Heritage site, requiring sensitive design in challenging desert terrain.
Technical Approach
Large-scale ceremonies demand absolute reliability. Alexander Kotov designs every system with redundancy at the core:
- Fiber ring topologies — primary and backup paths for show control data, eliminating single points of failure
- VLAN-segregated networks — clean separation ensures a failure in one system cannot cascade to others
- Pre-visualisation in Depence — every fixture position, cable run, and cue verified before on-site build
- GrandMA3 console redundancy — hot-standby consoles with automatic failover
- Remote monitoring via Zabbix and Wireshark throughout the event
Based: Dubai, UAE. Available for ceremonies, national celebrations, and landmark openings across the GCC.