August 2015 - Mountain NEWs

27 Aug 2015

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The 9:30 Club Installs New CM 2-Ton, Single-Reeved Lodestars

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On August 27, 2015

We love hearing back from our clients on how their projects played out. This input is the feedback we use to make sure our services, products, and management are above the standards we live by. Mountain Productions rigging specialist and salesman, Jeff Sivick, recently worked with Chris Robb from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on providing new motors for the club’s truss grid. For this application, Chris chose to run with CM’s newest hoist model, the 2-Ton, Single-Reeved Lodestar as the hoists that would lift his grid. (Read our exclusive article with CM’s own technical experts on the 2-Ton, Single-Reeved Lodestar here)

After installation, Chris had this great feedback on his new motors:

25 Aug 2015

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The Meaning Behind the Name “Lodestar”

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On August 25, 2015

The CM Lodestar® is one of the most renowned hoists in the entertainment industry, but do you know why it’s called the “Lodestar”?

In response to this question, CM replied on their blog with the explanation of the iconic name “Lodestar”:

Our entertainment trainer, Dave Carmack, travels the world to teach and share important information about entertainment rigging and hoisting safety. At the end of his classes, he likes to stump his students with this question: “Can you tell me why we spell our hoist, LODESTAR, instead of LOADSTAR?”

20 Aug 2015

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[PHOTOS] Summer 2015 Music Festival Recap

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On August 20, 2015

We’re proud to have been involved in many of the premier music festivals, concerts, and events of 2015. Our passion is entertainment production, and we’re grateful to have such cutting-edge clients that allow us to evolve our own services. As the summer season approaches its end, here is a quick photo recap, highlight a handful of the events we helped stage in the past few months.

AC On The Beach
Photo Credit: Vernon Ogrodnek, Press of Atlantic City
50,000+ people hit the beaches at Atlantic City to see Maroon 5. AC On The Beach proves that visitors can have fun in AC without gambling.

17 Aug 2015

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[EVENT RECAP + PHOTOS] Musikfest 2015

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On August 17, 2015

Located just a little over an hour away from Mountain Productions’ premises, Musikfest is one of the largest and most diverse music festivals in the nation. Their website states there are “…500-plus shows on 14 stages over 10 days”. The festival draws more than 900,000 people to its picturesque setting by the historic Bethlehem Steel Stacks. This is one of the most unique locations to watch a concert in the nation, as the Steel Stacks stand tall in the festival grounds, reminding us all of the industrial and cultural impact that Bethlehem Steel had on industrial manufacturing. (Fun fact: Bethlehem Steel was America’s second-largest steel producer and its largest shipbuilder!)