Transformations and Dramatic Statements 
Muscle Cars and a Hot Rod Sound System!
September 16, 2010
On Saturday, September 11th, Eventions helped local DJ and entertainment company Silver Sound With a monsterous sound system for the American Muscle Car Show at the Phoenixville Fire House and grounds. The event was to raise money for the troops serving in our armed forces. Over 400 American muscle cars were in attendance, mostly Mustangs of all ages and types. There were also many manufacturers, distributors and after market parts companies in attendance.
Silver Sound Director of Special Events, Paul Evans, who actually DJ’d and Emcee’d the event, wanted to ensure he could be heard clearly over the entire show which covered the area of approximately 8 football fields. Our audio designers, using satellite imagery of the space, specified a JBL line array sound system utilizing over 24 speaker cabinets and over 25,000 watts of power.
Satellite imagery and computer modeling of the sound system are used by our engineers to guarantee flawless audio!
Here is the feedback from our satisfied Client:
“Everything went very well! Your techs are always a pleasure, they know what they are doing, they are supportive and they take care of the clients even when they throw curve balls. The President of the company really appreciated Andrew taking care of his needing a microphone to plug into a remote system they had over by the dyna. No one told us about that.
I Thank you for providing me with a great end to end solution, for helping me to design the system for the proper coverage, the result of our work impressed the people attending. As Director of Special Events, I really enjoy learning how to configure, deliver and set these things up. The Genie’s were very cool the line arrays and subs sounded great the near field speakers were very strong and smooth”.
The Line array’s being set up on the ground.
DJ Paul Evan’s State of the art Laptop base DJ rig.
Photo Credits: www.silversound.com
CATEGORY: Business Partners, Community, Our Stage This Weekend
Fashion On The Parkway
May 17, 2010
On Saturday, May 15th, 2010, Eventions Productions provided full technical production for Moore College’s Annual Senior Fashion Show. This is the 2nd year we have worked with Moore to do the show in a huge tent on the lawn in front of the Franklin Institute and Logan Square in Philadelphia. The tent is used for the Fashion Show on Saturday night and then re-purposed for their graduation ceremony on Sunday morning.
Eventions provided a thunderous sound system for the show, which featured a live DJ spinning the music for the show that rivals Fashion Week in New York City. Large projection screens were installed for live images as well as slides showing the designer’s collection information. Since this is a show to showcase the work of the fashion students, the models are professional runway models from Philadelphia and New York. The fashions shown are the culmination of the student’s 4 years of study at the college. The invitation only show is attended by local and national press as well as representatives from most of the major fashion labels.
A lighting design consisting of runway lighting and intelligent lighting allowed our designers to change the look of the tent and runway for each collection.
Disclaimer - For the technically inclined people looking at this, the video screens were correctly color balanced, it is my amateur photography skills that are showing wrong colors - Brian
CATEGORY: Community, Our Stage This Weekend
Philadelphia Mural Arts Wall Ball
May 12, 2010
The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program asked Eventions to Help with the annual fundraiser event, the Wall Ball. The Wall Ball was attended by over 350 people at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia. The Mural Arts Program’s mission is to engage in art education and community public art collaborations, and to increase public access to art. Since the Mural Arts Program began, they have produced over 2,800 murals and educated over 20,000 under-served youth in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.
About two weeks before the event, The director of Special Events for Mural Arts called the office and said “I have this crazy idea. Can we hang one of our real murals up for the Wall Ball.” When we got down to the specifics of it, it was a monstrous project. The mural, currently in 30 different panels, was installed in the Galleria Mall in Philadelphia. The overall size of the mural was 30 foot tall by 120 foot long. That’s a BIG mural.
Here are some pictures of the mural as installed at the Galleria.
The murals are painted on a canvas type of material on multiple panels and then installed at the mural site like wall paper. This particular mural was painted by over 15 different artists at different times.
After some careful measurements of the Millennium Ballroom at the Loews, we figured out a way to make it happen. Now down to the logistics… there was a previous event booked in the ballroom until 3:00 PM that day and the wall ball began at 5:30 PM. Could we install the rigging and make it happen in such a short time? OF COURSE! Our lighting designers specified a lighting plan to make the mural POP. We also provided a dual screen projection system for their presentation in another ballroom and two separate sound systems for the event. But the main attraction was the mural.
CATEGORY: Behind the Scenes, Community, Innovations, Our Stage This Weekend, What We're Up To
Oscar Party with VOA and Channel 6
March 08, 2010
Eventions teamed up with the Volunteers of America, Channel 6 WPVI and the staff at the Loews Hotel to produce Philadelphia’s only officially sanctioned telecast of the Oscars. The Volunteers of America shelter homeless people and help them find permanent housing. They also help people struggling with behavioral health issues or development disabilities and they help ex-offenders re-enter their communities, reconcile with their families, and resume their working lives. This event is their major fundraiser for the year and turned to Eventions Productions to jazz up the presentation and make this year different.
We listened to the client’s goals of making the stage and production more of a “show” They were bored of the two screens and a podium they have been doing for years. We designed a stage set incorporating two HD (High Definition) video screens to allow us to take a direct HD feed from Channel 6 and display it in crystal clarity. We also suggested a stage set with multiple plasma monitors to display sponsor logos. We originally had the idea of getting two huge Oscar statues to flank the podium, but learned that the Oscar image is a copyrighted image and cannot be used without authority from the Oscars. ( I Wonder how many other “props and décor pieces” that are used in events are copyrighted and people don’t ever think about it) We then came up the idea of having these cool statues we have seen at events magically hold the plasmas. A quick call to a friend at a prop shop and some careful engineering and we had our “floating TVs,” a sexy lucite podium and some intelligent lighting and we had a great looking presentation for the client.
The client gave us the technical requirements for their entertainment. Little did we know they were female impersonators. Cher, Liza, Tina Turner and Prince put on an amazing show and got the crowd on their feet from the second they walked in the door.
VOA arranged for about 50 Papparazzi to greet the guests as they came off of the elevators onto the red carpet. A Channel 6 on-air personality interviewed people for broadcast back to the national ABC network feed.
CATEGORY: Community, Corporate, Innovations, Our Stage This Weekend
Grand Opening of Channel 6 ABC’s New Studio
February 27, 2010
In September of 2009 Eventions Productions was chosen to supply the lighting and audio for the opening celebration. A top of the line team compromised of Uniquely Philadelphia, STARR Catering, Table Art, Eventquip and the staff at Channel 6 ABC worked together for this amazing event which had in attendance local and national network personalities, Disney executives, celebrities and local government officials. A massive old tree was the focal point of the patio on the side of the building and therefore became the focal point of the event. Eventquip constructed a tent built around the tree with it going right through the top of the tent! Michael Sardanopoli designed an awesome glass stage around the tree to allow guests to see the full magnificence of it.
We provided a hidden JBL line array system to provide crystal clear audio for our Lucite podium and the 60 person gospel choir and accompanying 10 piece band. Our lighting designers also provided some dramatic tent and stage lighting to bring the tent to life. It was a challenge to balance the needs of HD television lighting (BRIGHT) with proper atmospheric event lighting. Also installed were over 60 light fixtures to highlight the surrounding landscape and to allow for the guest’s safe departure to their cars at the end of the night.
Things don’t always go as planned!!!
About 15 minutes before the event started, the company that installed the fabric liner in the tent (company not mentioned above) had a cable fail, causing ½ of the fabric ceiling to fall to the ground. This is not their fault, their work was proper – sometimes things just break. Never scared to get their hands dirty, Ed Knight, owner of Eventquip grabbed his “Oh Sh** Kit” which is kept in every one of their trucks. The team of Ed, with Eventions President, Brian Toner, sprung into action and with MacGyver-like skills, a few ladders and the correct tools, reinstalled the liner in about 7 minutes allowing the event to continue.
Photos Credit: Eventquip
CATEGORY: Behind the Scenes, Business Partners, Community
You Are Coordially Invited to Attend Aisle Style
February 20, 2010
Eventions, along with Innove Events, Around Main Line Magazine, Two Paper Dolls, Millefleurs, and David Campli to be featured in Aisle Style, An afternoon of social mingling with event specialists for weddings, private parties, corporate galas and special events. Come and meet our lighting designers to learn how the correct lighting design can truly enhance your wedding.
when Mar 14, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
where St. David’s Golf Club
845 Radnor Street Road
Wayne, PA 19087
cost Bride’s complimentary, Guests, $20
Visit: http://www.aislestyle.eventbrite.com
CATEGORY: Business Partners, Community, Design Ideas, Weddings, What We're Up To
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