Soroush Mahdavi is a lighting designer from San Diego, California. Soroush was born in Düren, Germany and has had a passion for theater and lighting design since he was 14. Soroush is currently a student at Canyon Crest Academy high school. While at CCA, Soroush joined the CCA Theater Tech Conservatory in 11th grade. During his time in Tech Conservatory, Soroush learned advanced lighting techniques, the basics and advance skills of sound mixing, and much more.