For Panic! At The Disco's headlining performance at the When We Were Young Festival, Silent Partners Studio brought Sam on to lead creative direction for the screen content. Working with a team of animators and motion artists, Sam directed visuals across the 30-song set. 

The night's centerpiece was the 20th anniversary of the band's debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, performed start to finish as a theatrical first act. Panic! headlined both weekends of the festival in October 2025.

PANIC! AT THE DISCO
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG 2025

ROLE  CONTENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR
STUDIO  SILENT PARTNERS STUDIO




CREATIVE STUDIO   SILENT HOUSE
SHOW TEAM
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION & LIGHTING DESIGNER   STU DINGLEY
TOUR MANAGER / PRODUCER   TONY MARINO
LIGHTING DIRECTOR AND PROGRAMMER   TRAVIS MAYNARD
SCREENS   STEVE FOSTER
SFX DESIGNER   NICHOLAS ARNOLD

SILENT PARTNERS STUDIO
SCREEN PRODUCER   J.T. ROONEY
CREATIVE DIRECTOR   SAM CONNON
CONTENT PROJECT MANAGER   JADYN ARRIOLA
LEAD NOTCH DESIGNER / INTEGRATOR    HEATH SAUNDERS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT   EARLYBIRD

VENDOR   VOLT

CRUSH MUSIC CREATIVE DIRECTION
JAKE CHAMSEDDINE
BRENDAN WALTER


MANAGEMENT
CRUSH MUSIC

PHOTO CREDITS
ZAK CASSAR
CHRISTIAN SARKINE
SAM CANNON



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