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UTC professor accompanying Alison Krauss and Robert Plant on summer concert tour

Jeff Davis has spent several decades behind the scenes in the world of theater.

He has built sets, designed lighting set-ups, run sound systems and managed production crews. In short, he has handled the hundreds of elements that go into a successful stage performance, including those at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

This summer, he’s going international as lighting operator for the concert tour of Alison Krauss, a Grammy-winning country-bluegrass singer and musician, and Robert Plant, former lead singer in Led Zeppelin.

(READ MORE: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite to recapture magic)

“It’s been a very interesting experience trying to not be a fanboy in front of them,” said Davis, an assistant professor in the UTC Department of Performing Arts.