[EVENT RECAP & Q+A] Interview with Red Peg’s Martin Codd – Building innovative, multi-purpose exhibits

It’s apparent that we are no longer in a time when interested customers are guided through the sales cycle solely by a company salesman. The internet has become one of the main sources of information that customers have embraced, finding answers, researching competitors, and brainstorming new solutions all on their own. From a vendor standpoint, this makes it imperative to understand clients’ needs, and to be able to merge what is expected and what is possible. Simply put, the focus now is on service, and our industry is no stranger to this.

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[EVENT RECAP] Behind the Scenes: Under Armour’s House of Innovation

While millions of people were preparing to watch the Big Game on Sunday, Mountain Productions was hard at work in New York City, playing a part in several events leading up to the Super Bowl, including the Fox Sports Times Square studio, Verizon’s interactive Power House at Bryant Park and Under Armour’s House of Innovation at Grand Central Terminal. Under Armour’s House of Innovation event boasted appearances by Panthers QB Cam Newton, ballerina star Misty Coopeland and UFC legend, George St. Pierre.

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[EVENT RECAP] Behind the Scenes: Verizon’s Power House

The Big Game just keeps getting bigger each year. With the latest technology, interactive experiences and hi-definition coverage, the Super Bowl hype spans much farther than just game day. Mountain Productions contributed many services and structures to the event, including the Fox Sports temporary studio in Times Square, Under Armour’s House of Innovation, and the Verizon Power House at Bryant Park.

Anyone who has visited Bryant Park has most likely seen the iconic Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain. Mountain Productions was challenged with engineering a substructure that would completely conceal the fountain and support the video screen center structure.

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[EVENT RECAP] The Fox Sports Times Square Studio

Mountain Productions, PRG and Fox Sports joined in Times Square to build the temporary studio for Fox’s Superbowl coverage. Check out some images below of the impressive structure, as well as a great time-lapse of the build provided by Yahoo. The temporary studio was constructed using elements of the MTN Truss HD+ Staging System. Thoughtful engineering and planning were key elements in the success of this build.

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Mountain Productions’ Annual Safety Training

Mountain Productions’ recently completed its annual, company-wide safety training. The three-day training covered several important safety topics, and a wide variety of speakers representing a multitude of organizations visited Mountain as seminar teachers.

Wilkes-Barre Fire Dept. Captain Allan Klapat going over fire safety with Mountain employees

Wilkes-Barre Fire Dept. Captain Allan Klapat going over fire safety with Mountain employees

The first day of safety school welcomed the PA Dept. of Labor, Wilkes-Barre’s Fire Dept. Captain, and Hilti Power Tools. Mountain Productions’ staff jumped right in, reviewing many workplace and personal safety topics, forklift operator safety. Employees engaged in hands-on tutorials on fire extinguisher use and safety guided by Wilkes-Barre’s Fire Dept.

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Happy New Year!

Our industry has seen yet another impressive year, with new technology and unique approaches to festivals, concerts and events. Grand structures standing as tall as multi-story buildings and as wide as a football field have become the norm nowadays, as well as the continued (and customized) use of mobile staging. Elaborate video displays and lighting arrangements are present at almost every festival. Event planners and promoters have also become more streamlined in the digital age that we live in, finding answers online through shared content, blogs and social media. What has not changed however, is the work ethic and dedication of the crews behind every show and event that takes place. Excuse the cliché, but we wouldn’t be here without them.

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[EVENT RECAP] Thanksgiving NFL Halftime Show – Lions vs. Packers

Thanksgiving for most Americans can probably be summed up in 3 words beginning with the letter “F”: Family, Food and Football. Last year, roughly 28 million people turned on the tube to watch the Thanksgiving Day Redskins/Cowboys matchup, making it last fall’s most-watched television show! I’m sure many of us took a tryptophan-time-out this year as well to watch the game. Mountain Productions was behind the scenes building the rolling stage for the halftime show at the Packers/Lions game on Thanksgiving this year.

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[EVENT RECAP] Staging a National Tradition — The National Christmas Tree Lighting at Washington, DC

The iconic evergreen in Washington, DC has been part of a national tradition dating back to 1923. The event has been bringing in the Christmas season ever since, growing each year to the become the ceremony we celebrate today. Mountain Productions is building the staging at the Tree Lighting for the second year in a row. Performers at this year’s event include The Avett Brothers, Joshua Bell, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Train and more.

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Get ready for Hoist School with this exclusive training package deal!

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We want to make sure that everyone gets the most out of our Hoist School this upcoming March. Mountain Productions’ convenient Online Lodestar Maintenance Training course is the perfect way to prepare for the more in-depth seminars at Hoist School. Our team has put together a special offer that allows you to engage in both our online training and Hoist School at a reduced rate.

Now, when you purchase both 1 license for our Online CM Lodestar Maintenance Training and 1 registration for the 29th Annual CM Hoist School, you’ll only pay $1195 total*, saving yourself $150.

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Insight from the Experts [Q+A]: Let’s talk truss! Interview with Angel Hicks (James Thomas Engineering)

It can be seen at practically every arena, theater, concert and event. It has been a key component of entertainment rigging and critical for every rigger to understand. From roof grids and towers to sound delays, truss is the framework that makes production possible. That being said, a general understanding of the basic aspects of trussing can be extremely helpful when planning your event.  I recently reached out to Angel Hicks, Design Specialist for James Thomas Engineering, for insight on some common questions that customers often inquire about truss.

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