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 07.16.07 LIVE! Technologies Among Many Firsts for the 2007 NHL Draft |
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| Description: Columbus, Ohio - A packed arena is nothing new to LIVE! Technologies Inc; nor is a multi-location, multi-day event. The full-service audio, visual, and lighting company is no stranger to extensive technical requirements, or to complex logistical challenges; but the international spotlight shown on Columbus, Ohio for the 2007 NHL Draft gave everyone involved something to be proud of.
Nationwide Arena became the focus of hockey fans everywhere on June 22 and 23rd. The Columbus Blue Jackets hosted this year’s Draft event, and with it the 3000 visitors who poured into the city. As NHL executives, scouts, and coaches gathered onto the arena floor, spectators swarmed the arena bowl for the historic event of global exposure. And the electricity running through the miles of wiring between the sound, lighting, and video production elements could not compare to the electricity in the air as the top two picks were announced.
“Already prominent as the colors of the host Columbus Blue Jackets, the shades took on a more important role as American players were taken with the top two picks for the first time in draft history” reports The Associated Press.
The Philadelphia Flyers’ choice, left wing James vanRiemsdyk of the U.S. National Team Development Program remarked, “Two Americans going with the first two picks – it’s an honor. I’m happy just to be a part of it.”
That sentiment is shared by LIVE! Technologies project manager Kevin Readey. It was Readey’s amicable relationship with Blue Jackets Director of Communications, Mark Gregory that provided the opportunity for LIVE! to coordinate with event producer Keith Storey of BaAm Productions from Toronto. As a recent addition to the sales staff at LIVE!, Readey takes a lot of pride in the result of his relationship with the Blue Jackets. BaAm was able to advance multiple aspects of the event with confidence in a quality product and excellent customer service thanks to Readey’s efforts.
LIVE! Technologies, working in concert with BaAm, the Blue Jackets, and the NHL provided an ambitious production package for the weekend to include audio, lighting, and rigging on the main floor, as well as ancillary packages to highlight the Stanley Cup, and augment the Top Prospects Luncheon and the post-draft press conference.
The pre-draft party on the Plaza of Nationwide Arena boasted LIVE!’s SL250 Mobile Stagevan, along with audio and lighting for the national recording artist, Yellowcard.
Even more intricate than the technical requirements for the event were the complex logistical opportunities. “Our attention to detail and the due-diligence required to coordinate all the logistics absolutely minimized the occurrence of negative incidents and made for a seamless event,” stated Readey. In addition to fine-tuning a labor schedule to meet the needs of the multi-faceted production, LIVE! also supplied the power distribution to the main floor, the supplementary events in the concourse, and to the mobile production truck provided by TSN Broadcasting from Toronto.
The broadcast itself incurred a historic notation, as 2007 marked the first year that television viewers received the opportunity to watch the first round of the draft live on Friday night. Audio feeds provided to the truck from LIVE!’s audio engineer Steve Jones were clean and precise, warranting kudos from TSN.
The success of the overall event left the local hockey community with a sense of appreciation associated with being in the NHL limelight, while the Midwest town itself was proud to share its hospitality to international visitors. And LIVE! Technologies Inc., though no stranger to event production and creative solutions, took pride in being a part of the surprise, in being a part of history.
LIVE! Technologies Inc. has been operating in and around Central Ohio for over 20 years as a leader in audio, video, lighting, and staging production. For more information about our event and installation services, please visit livetechnologiesinc.com.
| | Date Posted: July 16 2007 |
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| 12.06.06 "We Are Marshall" Premiere Party |
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| Description: Live Technologies Inc, Columbus, Ohio’s leader in live event production services is providing a dramatic and ambitious production package for the opening premier party for the Warner Bros. film “We Are Marshall.” The celebrity event will be held on December 12 in the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, West Virginia. After many years of successful collaboration, executive producer, David V. Dodd, owner of Event Production, LLC chose to partner again with Live Technologies to execute this momentous event.
LTI will supply an audio system featuring EV X-Line products. Twin Yamaha PM3500 consoles will provide control for FOH as well as the separate monitor system. Video components include seven 11’x17’ wide-screen projection surfaces, five Christie LX100 10k projectors, and two Ikegami HL-45 cameras. The system will be controlled with a Ross Synergy 1 Production Switcher. In addition to a 120k lighting plot, twenty-eight HES Studio Spot 575 moving light fixtures (eight belonging to Event Production), twenty HES Studio Color 575’s, and eight HES Studio Color 250 units will glamorously illuminate the room, stage, and dance floor. Over 180 Chroma-Q Color Block LED fixtures will be utilized for various color mixing effects.
The arena will be transformed into a technically dazzling gala atmosphere with the use of custom-built set pieces and rigged truss structures. Light boxes featuring the LED’s glowing through frosted Lucite panels will comprise three smaller bars, while the center bar is a large custom-built piece with a beautiful wood finish, brushed stainless steel trim, and a 12” truss grid built in and over the entire structure. The center of the bar will be highlighted with an internally-lit kiosk displaying movie graphics made by the students of Marshall University. The stage set, an LTI original design, is a movie theater façade further highlighting student-designed film imagery via ten built-in light boxes. Four quadratic truss structures and two circle trusses enclosing Transformits, as well as eight 10’ vertical truss towers will be suspended around the room for an industrial yet theatrical look. All trussing will be lit from within via LED technology, thereby polishing the spirited design with an extraordinarily scintillating display of color and geometry.
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| | Date Posted: December 6 2006 |
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| 10.12.06 Live Technologies lights American Honda Family Day Celebration |
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| Description: Live Technologies has partnered with Honda America over the last decade to produce their annual Family Days celebration. This event is a very large-scale hospitality event with the emphasis on providing a fun get away for the Honda employees and their families. This event typically draws 30,000 plus people who spend the day enjoying a variety of activities that include rides, movies, sporting events and A-List concerts. Live Technologies provides Audio, Lighting, Video and Event Planning services for the many stages and activities. Some of the artists that have appeared at this event include Brooks and Dunn, Bon Jovi, WWE, Kiss, Rascal Flatts, Journey, Tony Hawks Boom Boom HuckJam and Big and Rich to name a few of the recent artists. Many months of planning go into the event which normally works on tight schedules to produce a one day event in arenas and convention centers that do not have an unlimited availability of space and time – well orchestrated load-ins, multiple programming schedules and efficient set changes help make this event the success that it has been. Live Technologies experienced and reliable associates combined with the latest technologies and equipment solidifies our reputation as an award-winning event staging company.
For the 2006 event, Live Technologies provided an EV X-Line system for the main concert venue at Ohio State Universities’ Schottenstein Arena. The system consisted of 48 X-Line boxes as well as 24 EV X-Subs. There was also a left and right set of EV X-Array cabinets used for front fill. Crown amplifiers powered the system and BSS Processors were used to control the system. Front of house and monitor control were Yamaha PM-5D consoles. Live Technologies also provided a secondary stage that consisted of an SL-250 Mobile Stage unit with an audio system made up of LTI proprietary 3-way cabinets. Both stage had extensive lighting systems consisting of High End Studio Series moving lights and Thomas conventional fixtures and Trussing. The main stage was programmed with a new Jands Vista console that performed to rave reviews by the techs and visiting Lighting Directors. Also provided on the grounds was a portable LED truck to broadcast the Ohio State victory over Texas for people attending the event!
| | Date Posted: October 12 2006 |
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