Custom Outdoor Lighting in Raleigh

JD Brooks

JD Brooks was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Clemson University on an athletic scholarship where he majored in Business Marketing. After college, he married his high school sweetheart, Brannon, and has lived with his two children (Barrett & Graham) in Charlotte for the last 14 years. JD loves watching the design process of Southern Lightscapes come to light!

Graham McClain

Graham McClain got his start in lighting over a decade ago, working with top pioneers in the lighting industry, including Tim Pleasant and Patrick Harders, before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina and founding Southern Lightscapes in 2010.

With years of hands-on experience designing and installing stunning outdoor lighting systems in Charlotte and the surrounding area, Graham’s passion for “painting with light” has brought over 1,000 residential and commercial properties to life since Southern Lightscapes’ founding.

Graham is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and lives in Charlotte with his wife and three children.