Jonathan Smeeton is a Britishlighting and production designer who was active in the UK from the late 1960s, and then in the US from late 1970s up to his retirement in 2018.
Smeeton started out in the UK underground scene in the late 1960s. By 1971, he had become involved with Hawkwind, using the alias Liquid Len and the Lensmen (a reference to the Lensmanspace opera books), and remained with them for seven years developing his craft.[1]
And his friend, Liquid Len by name,
Of wine, women and Wandsworth fame
He's name-checked a second time in the same song :
"And Liquid Len, with his smashed bottle men is lobbing Bob the Nob across the gob"
He retired from the business in April 2018, his last official show being for Diana Ross and the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in June 2018.[2] In 2018, he received the Parnelli Visionary Award.[3]
