Woodroffe began his career in lighting in 1973 and since then has lit and directed productions for many artists including
ABBA,
AC/DC,
Adele,
Bob Dylan,
The Police,
Take That,
Peter Gabriel,
Simon and Garfunkel,
Genesis,
Rammstein,
Stevie Wonder,10CC,
Rod Stewart,
The Eagles,
Lady Gaga,
Donna Summer,
Tina Turner,
Pet Shop Boys,
Michael Jackson,
Elton John and
Paul McCartney at the White House (3 June 2010). Woodroffe has worked with
The Rolling Stones as their lighting designer and creative director since 1982. He lit
Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light, the 2006 documentary of the band’s Beacon Theatre performances during their A Bigger Bang Tour. He has lit operas and ballet, where the lighting took the place of the scenery, notably, Romeo and Juliet at the
Vienna State Opera (2001) and Swan Lake for the
English National Ballet (1985). Since 1995 Woodroffe has lit the
Vanity Fair Oscar parties in
Los Angeles and
Cannes. In 2000 he was involved with the then
Millennium Dome, lighting the show and the exterior of the building. In 2002 he lit the Queen's
Party at the Palace concert from the gardens at
Buckingham Palace. In 2009 Woodroffe designed the lighting for the
This Is It show for
Michael Jackson where his work was featured in the 2009 American documentary concert film. In 2012 he lit the
London 2012 Olympic Games and
London 2012 Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies. In 2013 he and
Adam Bassett (long-term Design Associate and Lighting Designer), created the lighting consultancy, Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD). The company operates globally designing lighting for many different genres including music, theatrical performance, special events as well as permanent architectural entertainment installations. In 2013 he was made a
Royal Designer for Industry by the
RSA and he was awarded an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the
2014 Birthday Honours for services to the arts. In 2020 Woodroffe redesigned Lake of Dreams at
Wynn Las Vegas, after it originally opened in 2005. ==References==