David Michael Fordham
David Michael Fordham
Gender :
Male
Height:
5 ft. 5 in.
Weight:
180 pounds
Eyes:
Not set
Hair Color:
Bald
Hair Length:
Bald
Waist:
Not set
Inseam:
Not set
Shoe Size:
Not set
Physique :
Average / Athletic
Coat/Dress Size:
Not set
Ethnicity:
Caucasian / White
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Mobile:
(702) 748-5885
Address:
Nevada, United States
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| Film Credits | Role Position | Company Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Home Depot Show | Rigger / Lighting | IATSE Local 720 / Sands Convention Center |
| 2022 SEMA SHOW | Rigger / Lighting | IATSE Local 720 / Convention Center |
| 2022 SHOT SHOW | Rigger / Lighting | IATSE Local 720 / Sands Convention Center |
| 2018 CES - "Consumer Electronics Show " | Ground Rigger / Video Tech / AV Tech | IATSE Local 720 / Freeman |
| 2017 SHOT SHOW- "SANDS" Convention | RIGGER / AV Tech | IATSE LOCAL 720 / FREEMAN |
| 2017 CES - "Consumer Electronics Show " Convention | Rigger / AV Tech | IATSE Local 720 / Freeman |
| 2016 CES - "Consumer Electronics Show" | Rigger | Freeman / Encore - Local 720 - Peter Black |
| Las Vegas Convention Center | Rigger | Freeman / Encore - Peter Black |
| 2015 Los Angeles Autoshow | Rigger | LACC / Local 33 |
| 2015 CES - "Consumer Electronics Show" | Rigger | Freeman / Encore - Local 720 - Peter Black |
| Varsity Spirit Corporation National Cheerleaders | Rigger | Encore / Westgate / Rick Steimer |
| USA Table Tennis - US Open | Rigger | Local 720 |
| The Dance Awards | Ground Rigger | Venetian |
| G2E - "Global Gaming Expo" | Rigger | Local 720 / Sands Expo |
| ABC Kids Expo | Rigger | Freeman / Encore - Peter Black |
| The SEMA Show | Rigger / Ground Rigger | Freeman / Encore / Peter Black |
| XLive | Rigger | Tropicana Event Center |
| 2015 DEMA Show | Rigger | Local 720 |
| 2015 Chicago Auto Show | Rigger | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| 2013 Washington Dc Auto Show | Ground Rigger | Walter E. Washington Convention Center |
| 2013 Chicago Auto Show | Rigger | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| 2013 Presidential Inauguration - "Barack Obama" - 2nd Term | Rigger | Walter E. Washington Convention Center |
| 2013 Fan Fest " Washington Capitals NHL " | Rigger | Walter E. Washington Convention Center |
| 2012 Democratic National Convention | Rigger / Various Stages | Walter E. Washington Convention Center / Local 22 |
| 2012 Chicago Auto Show | Rigger | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| 2012 Washington Dc Auto Show | Rigger | Walter E. Washington Convention Center |
| 2012 Detroit Auto Show | Rigger | Cobo Center |
| 2012 Fan Fest " Washington Capitals NHL " | Rigger | Walter E. Washington Convention Center |
| 2011 Chicago Auto Show | Stagehand | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| 2011 Martin Luther King Memorial Dedication | Rigger / Various Stages | National Mall / Local 22 |
| 2010 Chicago Auto Show | Rigger | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| Television | Role Position | Company Director |
|---|---|---|
| WrestleMania 41, 2025 | Rigger / Pyro | Local 720 / IATSE / Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas |
| 2019 Billboard Music Awards | Rigger / Pyrotechnician | MGM Garden Arena |
| 2018 Country Music Awards | Ground Rigger | 3G Entertainment - MGM FESTIVAL GROUNDS |
| 2017 MTV Music Video Awards | Rigger / Stagehand | ABC / T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2017 Country Music Awards | Ground Rigger / Pyro | 3G / T- Mobile Arena |
| WWE Monday Night Raw | Ground Rigger / Pyro | 3G / T- Moble Arena |
| 2016 Miss USA Pagent | Ground Rigger | FOX / T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2016 Billboard Music Awards | Rigger / PINK Automation Set Up | ABC / T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2016 Country Music Awards | Rigger | NBC / MGM Garden Arena / 3G |
| 2015 ABC 4th at the Nations Capital | Pyro Technician / Rigger | ABC |
| 2014 ABC 4th at the Nations Capital | Rigger | ABC |
| 2013 ABC 4th at the Nations Capital | Pyro Technician / Rigger | ABC |
| Rose Bowl Parade | LeAnn Rimes - Rigging | ABC / Leanne Rimes / SGPS |
| Commercial | Role Position | Company Director |
|---|---|---|
| Burger King | Rigging Grip | |
| ESPN College Football | Rigging Grip |
| Stage | Role Position | Company Director |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Chesney 2025 ( Las Vegas Sphere Residency ) | Stagehand | Local 720 / IATSE / Sphere Las Vegas |
| EDC Las Vegas 2025 | Rigger / Video Wall / VIP Experience | Entertainment Services ( ETS ) |
| Josh Groban "GEMS" ( Residency ) Caesars Palace | PYRO / Pyrotechnico FX | Local 720 / IATSE / Caesars Forum |
| POST MALONE / JELLY ROLL "The Big Ass Stadium Tour" | Rigging / Video Wall | Local 720 / IATSE / Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas |
| UTOPIA FESTIVAL 2025 - CANCUN MEXICO | VIDEOGRAPHER | Jake Resincow Productions |
| ANYMA 2025 ( Las Vegas Sphere Residency ) | Lasers | Anyma / Pollar Productions LLC / Jeremy Glassman |
| DEAD AND CO, 2025 ( Las Vegas Sphere Residency ) | Stagehand | Local 720 / IATSE / Las Vegas Sphere |
| LSR / CITY V4 "CYBERPUNK TOUR" 2025 | Videographer / Lasers | Gareth Emery LLC / Promosa Canada |
| UTOPIA FESTIVAL 2024 - CANCUN MEXICO | VIDEOGRAPHER / LASERS | Jake Resincow Productions |
| LASER CITY V3 TOUR 2024 ( GARETH EMERY ) | Assistant Production Manager / Lasers / Video | Gareth Emery LLC / Promosa Canada |
| ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Music Festival - Los Angeles | Rigging / Lighting / Video | Entertainment Services ( ETS ) |
| DREAMSTATE Music Festival - LOS ANGELES 2023 | VIDEOGRAPHER - GARETH EMERY, COSMIC GATE, ARMIN VAN BUREN | FORDHAM FX |
| DREAMSTATE Music Festival - LOS ANGELES 2023 | Rigger / Lighting / Video | Entertainment Services ( ETS ) |
| CARLOS VIVES - ( USA LEG of TOUR ) | HEAD PYRO OPERATOR | Entertainment Services ( ETS ) |
| KAROL G ` "Manan Sera Bonito Tour "; 2023 | PYRO / RIGGER | IMAGE SFX |
| Taylor Swift " ERAS TOUR " 2023 ( SF, LA, LV, MI, NO ) | Rigger / Lighting | UMG |
| STATE OF TRANCE / LONDON ENGLAND | TALENT MANAGER / GARETH EMERY - VIDEOGRAPHER | ARMIN VAN BUREN |
| PLANET PRIDE - NYC - BROOKLYN MIRAGE | LASERS / SHOW PRODUCER -GARETH EMERY | Jake Resnicow Productions |
| GORGON CITY - BROOKLYN MIRAGE - NYC | LASERS | MEGA LASERS / Jake Resnicow |
| GARETH EMERY ~ NEON DREAM ~ AREA 15 Las Vegas | VIDEO / VIDEOGRAPHY / PYRO | GARETH EMERY LLC / AREA 15 |
| HALIENE - HEAVENLY TOUR | SFX / LASERS | Next Step Management / Andrew Verbiest |
| EDC LAS VEGAS 2023 | GARETH EMERY / ARMIN VAN BUUREN ( KINETIC FIELD ) VIDEO / FILMOGRAPHY | INSOMNIAC |
| EDC LAS VEGAS 2023 | RIGGING / PYRO | LOCAL 720 / INSOMNIAC |
| UTOPIA FESTIVAL - CANCUN MEXICO | PYRO / LASERS | LASERONICS USA / Jake Resincow / Poncho Lucero |
| GARETH EMERY ~ INVASION360 ~ AREA 15 Las Vegas | FILM / PROJECTIONS | GARETH EMERY LLC |
| SUPER BOWL LVII - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PARTY - TALKING STICK CASINO | PYRO / LASERS ( Chainsmokers And Machine Gun Kelly ) | POLAR PRODUCTIONS USA |
| SUPER BOWL LVII - GRONKS BEACH PARTY - TALKING STICK CASINO | LASERS / Pyro Technician | POLAR PRODUCTIONS USA |
| SUPER BOWL LVII - SHAQES FUNHOUSE | LASERS / Pyro Technician | POLAR PRODUCTIONS USA |
| GROOVE CRUISE "FEBRUARY 2023" / ( MIAMI - LABADEE HATI ) | PYRO / LASERS | WHETT TRAVEL LLC |
| Gareth Emery ( Laser City Tour V2 ) North America Tour | Lasers / Pyro Technician / Rigger / Video | Gareth Emery LLC |
| GROOVE CRUISE / ( Los Angeles - Cabo Mexico ) | PYRO / LASERS | WHETT TRAVEL LLC |
| BTS 2022 TOUR ( ALLEGIANT STADIUM, Las Vegas, Nv ) "Permission To Dance On Stage" | Ground Rigger, Pyro Assistant, Stage Tech | UTP |
| SUPER BOWL LVI ( 2022 - Los Angeles CA - SOFI Stadium ) | Rigger, Field Technician, Pix Mob | NFL PRODUCTIONS |
| DREAMSTATE 2021 ( NOS Event Center, CA ) | VIDEO ( Gareth Emery ) | Insomniac Productions |
| BTS 2021 TOUR ( SOFI STADIUM, Los Angeles ) "Permission To Dance On Stage" | Rigger, Stage Tech | UTP |
| 2021 Las Vegas Golden Knight | Pyro / Rigging / SFX | Sexy Lights / Sean Guarino |
| ESCAPE HALLOWEEN 2021 ( NOS Event Center, CA ) | Pyro / Rigging / SFX | ER PRODUCTIONS / Lawrence Wright / Insomniac |
| KYGO ( Birthday Bash ) | Pyro / Rigging / SFX | ER PRODUCTIONS / Lawrence Wright |
| WWE Summer Slam | Conversion Specialist / Rigger | SMI Global / Allegiant Stadium / Las Vegas |
| 2021 Raiders NFL SEASON | Conversion Specialist / Field Technician | SMI Global / Allegiant Stadium / Las Vegas |
| 2021 Gold Cup - USA vs Mexico | Conversion Specialist / Field Technician | SMI Global / Allegiant Stadium / Las Vegas |
| 2020 Raiders " Inaugural " NFL SEASON | Conversion Specialist / Field Technician | SMI Global / Allegiant Stadium / Las Vegas |
| Justin Timberlake - " Man Of The Woods " 2018 / 2019 Tour | Rigger / Stagehand | Nick Whitehouse, Creative Producer / Lighting Designer |
| MONSTER JAM - WORLD FINALS | TRACK COORDINATOR | FELD ENTERTAINMENT / SAM BOYD STADIUM / Las Vegas NV |
| P!NK - " Beautiful Trauma " 2018 Tour | Rigger / Stagehand | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| Monster Energy AMA Super-Cross | TRACK COORDINATOR | FELD ENTERTAINMENT / MERCEDES- BENZ STADIUM - ATLANTA GA |
| Monster Energy AMA Super-Cross | TRACK COORDINATOR | FELD ENTERTAINMENT / UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM / GLENDALE AZ |
| BON JOVI - "This House Is Not For Sale" 2018 Tour | Rigger / Stagehand | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| ROUTE 91 - COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL ( " Las Vegas Shooting / Survivor " ) | Rigger / Stagehand | 3G Entertainment - MGM FESTIVAL GROUNDS |
| IHEART MUSIC FESTIVAL | Rigger / Stagehand | 3G Entertainment - MGM FESTIVAL GROUNDS |
| John Mayer | Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| George Straight | Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| 2017 MLB Opening Weekend Fireworks - Arizona Diamondbacks Vs Cleveland Indiana | Pyro | Chase Field |
| Cirque du Soleil - Toruk | Ground Rigger / Inflatibles | T - Moble ARENA / 3G |
| Maroon 5 - Corporate Event | Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| The Rolling Stones | Rigger | T-Moble Arena 3g Productions |
| 2017 Country Music Awards | Rigger / Pyro | 3G |
| UFC 209 - Woodley VS Thompson | Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| Bon Jovi | Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| WWE Monday Night Raw | Pyro / Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| George Straight | Ground Rigger | 3G / T-Moble Arena |
| UFC 202 | Ground Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| Gwen Stephani | Ground Rigger | 3G T-Moble Arena |
| Guns & Roses | Rigger | Dodger Stadium / Local 33 |
| UFC 200 | Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| Garth Brooks - "6 Shows" | Ground Rigger / Pull Team | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2016 WWE "Money in the Bank" | PYRO / Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| EDC 20th Anniversary 2016 - Las Vegas NV | Rigger / Climber | James Thomas Productions |
| 2016 Miss USA Pagent | Ground Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2016 Billboard Music Awards | Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| Carrie Underwood | Ground Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| Billy Joel | Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan - Fight | Ground Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2016 Country Music Awards | Rigger | NBC / MGM Garden Arena / 3G |
| Drake & Future - "Summer 16 Tour" | Ground Rigger | T-Moble Arena / 3G |
| 2016 Coachella Music Festival | Rigger / Various Stages | James Thomas Productions |
| 2016 Maroon 5 New Years Eve bash | Rigger | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas / 3G |
| Super Bowl XLIX - "Phoenix Az" | Rigger | Phoenix Stadium / Rhino Staging |
| 2015 iHeart Music Festival | Rigger | MGM |
| Bush Garden "illuminights" | Pyro Loader / Safty Team | Busch Gardens Virginia / Pyrotechnico |
| 2015 Mr Olympia | Ground Rigger | Orleans Arena |
| 2015 Maroon 5 New Years Eve bash | Rigger | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas / 3G |
| Pope Francis' Papal Visit | Rigger | National Mall / Local 22 |
| Bush Gardens Williamsburg Va " Illuminights Show" | Pyro technician / Loader | Pyrotechnico FX / Mike Shook |
| 2014 Mr Olympia | Rigger | Orleans Arena |
| 2012 NHRA Annual Convention | Stagehand | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| 2012 Extreme Thing | Rigger / Various Stages | Desert Breeze |
| Wrestle-Mania 2012 | Rigger / PYRO | Rosemont Horizon |
| Zach Brown Band 2011 Tour | Ground Rigger | Live Nation |
| 2011 Latin Grammy's | Rigger | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas |
| 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication | Ground Rigger | MLK Memorial Foundation / National Mall / Local 22 |
| EDC Orlando | Pyro / Rigger/ Climber | James Thomas Productions |
| 2006 LeAnn Rimes Rose Bowl Parade | Rigger / Driver / Built Semi Rig | SHOW RIG |
| Wicked Tour ( East Coast ) | Rigger / Stage Hand | |
| 2012 Reggae In The Dessert | Rigger / Various Stages | |
| Super Bowl XLVI - "Indianapolis" - NFL Team Ball and Banquet | Ground Rigger | Lucas Oil Stadium / NFL |
| 2012 Democratic National Convention | Stagehand | McCormick Place - Chicago Convention Center |
| 2010 - 2011 U2 360 Tour | Rigger | Soldier Field Chicago |
| Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Winter Tour" | Built Lighting Grid For Tour / Ran Power / Show Control | SHOW RIG |
| Brooks And Dunn | Built Lighting Grid For Tour / Ran Power / Show Control | SHOW RIG |
| Kenny Chesney | Built Lighting Grid For Tour / Ran Power / Show Control | SHOW RIG |
| 2004 Rose Bowl Game | Rigger / Rolling Stage | SHOW RIG |
| Aerosmith / ZZ Top Tour | Built Lighting Grid For Tour / Ran Power / Show Control | SHOW RIG |
| Juanes | Built Lighting Grid For Tour / Ran Power / Show Control | SHOW RIG |
| 2004 Spiderman 2 - "Premier Party" | Helped Build Premier Rig / Driver | SHOW RIG |
| Justin Timberlake - "Future Sex Love Tour" | Built Lighting Grid For Tour / Ran Power / Show Control | SHOW RIG |
| Christina Aguilera | Built Lighting Grid For Tour | SHOW RIG |
| 2003 Da Vinci Code - "LA Premier" | Built Pyramid Inside Studio / Driver | SHOW RIG |
| WATERWORLD STUNT SHOW | Pyro technician / Loader | Universal Studio's |
| Batman Stunt Show | Pyro technician / Performer | Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom |
| Six Flags Batman Water Thrill Spectacular, Vallejo Ca | Pyro technician / Performer | Water Ski Shows Inc |
| Six Flags Batman Water Thrill Spectacular, Geauga lake OH | pyro technician / Performer | SEA WORLD OHIO |
| Music Videos | Role Position | Company Director |
|---|---|---|
| The Maine - Misery | Rigger | Eighty One Twenty Three |
| Zach Brown Band - Live at Red Rock | Ground Rigger |
| Motion Capture | Role Position | Company Director |
|---|---|---|
| Brutal | Rigging Grip | Wiseacre Films / Ethan Wiley |
| Goy | pyrotechnician | Wiseacre Films / Andrew Hyatt |
| Dead On Appraisal | pyrotechnician | Infested Films / Marc Fratto |
| Pirates Of The Caribbean " On Stranger Tides " | Rigger ( Local 728 ) | Walt Disney Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer / Local 728 |
| Unique Talents |
|---|
| Spent Over Five years as a Firefighter / EMT With experience in both Structure Fires and Water Rescue. |
| Training | City | Type Of Training |
|---|---|---|
| IATSE Local 720 | Las Vegas NV | Rigging, Stagehand |
| PYROTECH | Las Vegas, NV | TECH / Installation / Warehouse |
| Pyritz Pyrotechnics Group | Las Vegas, NV | Pyrotechnic |
| Pyro Engineering | New York | Freelance Technician |
| Pyrotecnico FX | Washington DC / MD / VA /PA | PYROTECHNIC |
| IATSE Local 22 | Washington D.C / Baltimore Md | Rigging / Stage Hand |
| IATSE Local 33 | Los Angeles Ca | Rigger |
| OMNI 41 | Chicago Il | SCUBA |
| Washington Fire Department | Washington Township, Indiana | Firefighter Class 2 / EMT |
| Awards | Year | Award |
|---|---|---|
| National Registry | 2000 | Fire Fighter Class 2 |
| References | Relationship | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dunn | Owner Istunt.com | 18186743462 |
| Andy Dylan | Stunt Coordinator | Number Available Upon Request |
| John Brasso | Rigging Manager @ Local 22 Washington DC | 202-269-0212 |
| Cesar Martinez | Operations Manager @ Show Rig | 310-538-4174 |
| Employment | Proir Job Title2 | Proir Job Title3 | Work Globally | Authorized To Work | State1 | State2 | Valid Passport | State1 Caption | State2 Caption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunt Performer | Stunt Rigger / Rigger ( Local 22, 33, 720, 728 ) | Pyro Technician | yes | yes | 320 | 320 | yes | Nevada | Nevada |