This summer, we were once again proud to work with Ashley Events on the 2011 Market America International Convention in Greensboro, North Carolina. After a full prep in the Hylite shop by the team (thanks guys!), 2 separate 53′ trailers were loaded up for the trip up north. Our design included (3) HES Showguns, (12) […]

Getting together on an annual show the size of the one I am on right now is kinda like summer camp. Hanging out on headset for 8 to 10 hours a day with a motley crew like this one always seems to be a perfect opportunity for comedy. You know what they say, if you […]

After 2 long days of setting up, fine tuning, and rehearsing, all departments are on headset and manning their stations. Its really quite amazing that all these elements come together actually. They always do, but it still amazes me to this day. I decided to take off with the video camera for a really quick […]

Lights, camera, …… action! After a 2 day load-in, the finishing touches are presently being put into our opening day. Lighting ques, audio tweeks, video rolls, and talent rehearsals are all in the process of being synergised in an effort to appear flawless to every seat in the house. At 11PM, it seems that we […]

At the start of day 2, lighting, audio, set, and projection teams are unloaded and well into the setup of our current event. One more long day of setup, focus, and programming and we should be ready for rehearsals. More tk……

This evening finds us up here in Greensboro, North Carolina. A couple of weeks of design and conference calls followed by an intense prep in our South Florida shop by our stellar team has gotten us to this point. In the early am, a few dozen stage hands will support about 8 vendors as we […]

Well, here we are….off and running with a new site. I know, its about time. For the past 10 years or so, my previous one sat there, sadly kind of frozen in time. With that in mind, I have decided to treat this as more of an organic process. I have enjoyed this approach with […]

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