Ed is a lighting designer for live performance.

Although the scope of his work now includes opera, festival stages, fashion, and concert shows, much of what he does with light is heavily informed by a background in designing for theatre and contemporary dance.

In 2022 Ed was appointed 'Lumiere' by the UK Association of Lighting and Production Design, which partnered him as an assistant to leading lighting designers on a variety of theatre productions as well as on the Glyndebourne Opera Festival.