We've been just absolutely cranking for the last two months, as have most in our industry. Very grateful for that. Cranking on gigs means no time for blog entries, so rather than showing 12 different ones, here is one of the funnest and biggest. D23 is of course the official fan club for all things Disney. The passion is so deep there is also a huge convention called D23, giving more access to lovers of The Mouse. Right Brain brought us along to build a big booth for them/Hulu, and Damminger Productions had us put up a big LED screen to premiere the new Pinocchio movie. Always upbeat and happy, unlike some of the political haters on them. Next time you are in Chianti, visit the little medieval village of Collodi – that's where Carlo Collodi was born, and he wrote the tales of Pinocchio there.
Fantasy never gets old...
Super sweet to get invited to this one again. I was told that this one got 100 million views – it had to be the studio it was shot in, right? Once again a super-fun, super-pro collaboration with the Television Academy at our studio in Atwater. As the client's tech guy said; "most stressful 12 minutes of my year!" Indeed, no room for any failures of any kind. All went off super Smooth. Talent worth honoring!!
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Terrific to be back at USC live, supporting the 2022 graduation. We've done this virtually for the last two years, and although we certainly livestreamed everything, we were there with the 70,000 other folks celebrating the epic accomplishment of about 19,000 students. We did LED screens and cameras and lighting and rigging, etc. We used the silly-simple, but extremely effective, Marching Order software to get the names of thousands of kids up on screens as they walked across the stages to collect their diplomas. Bittersweet, as my second and last kid also graduated from college this year.
¡Felicidades a todos!
We were all so excited and frankly surprised when our keynote speaker for GLAAD in New York didn't cancel. The producers booked Karine Jean-Pierre to speak, which would have been inspiring. However, 5 days before our event, Karine was named the new White House Press Secretary. Amazing! We would have given her a pass if she had to back out of our event, but she didn't! So lucky to be working with Germansky Communications to pull off these big events in both LA and NY. We did all LED, cameras, playback, lighting and broadcast truck. Thanks for the great gig, Eric!
What can we say? Life is back to somewhat-normal with a load of Oscar gigs. People just wanna party. And slap each other. We're available for any and all. Way too many gigs to list, but always great to be working on the Governors Ball, and this year the Governors Awards for the first time. Let's honor each other!!
Man, The Vibe is Back! Not only are the big gigs back, our town is back! We Love LA! Super Bowl ignited an energy that I haven't felt here since COVID came to visit. The streets were jumpin', the gigs we rockin' and the Rams won! Lots of big SB events with big acts performing for small crowds - Bieber, Drake, Foreigner, Beach Boys, etc., a nice LACC/NFL Experience exhibit for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, several fashion shows, and lots of great indie bands touring through town like The Beths and Samia and Clem Snide. And of course file under "when it rains, it pours"; we had a huge week-long shoot in our studio for Mazda. BRING IT!