New York City saw its first ever 3-day country music festival with FarmBorough last weekend at Randall’s Island Park. Headlined by household country music names Dierks Bently, Brad Paisley, and Luke Bryan, the Mountain Truss stage system was built for the main stage along with delay towers, mix position and multiple VIP platforms.
The Governor’s Ball Music Festival has grown since its conception in 2011 to feature some of the biggest names in the music industry as well as offer a wide variety of popular NYC food vendors and outdoor activities. 2015’s Gov. Ball hosted artists including Björk, Florence and the Machine, Drake, Lana del Rey, The Black Keys, Deadmau5 and more. Mountain Productions provided multiple stage structures for the festival, including the Mountain Truss system that stood as the main stage.
What better place is there to stage a product reveal than in the heart of one of the busiest cities in the US? Shell announced its new premium formula, V-Power NiTRO+ in Times Square this past Tuesday. As the kickoff to what Shell is calling its largest fuel campaign in North America, this promotional event introduced the new product in style, with a vintage and exotic car display and interactive games for attendees to participate in.
Mountain Productions took a trip to Rock City Campgrounds at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina to set up multiple structures for the Carolina Rebellion rock festival. Rebellion kicked off on May 1st and featured 2 nights of hard rock heavy hitters, such as Marilyn Manson, Korn, Slipknot, Slayer and more. This is Mountain’s second year with the festival.
It’s deemed as one of fashion’s biggest nights. The 2015 Met Gala featured a guest list containing house hold names such as George Clooney, Rhianna, Kelly Slater, Kanye West and many more. This year’s event celebrated the museum’s “China: Through The Looking Glass” exhibition with guests sporting extravagant outfits to match. Mountain Productions is proud to have been involved with this event, providing the understructure to a 35′ tall chinoiserie vase that marked the entrance to the Met Gala.
Some of the biggest names in country rock music gathered in Fort Lauderdale to take the stage at the 2015 Tortuga Music Festival. This is Tortuga’s 3rd year, and the festival brings fans together to “enjoy an unforgettable beach weekend experience that pairs music with meaning to raise awareness for marine conservation.” (Click here to read more about the Tortuga Music Festival at their website) Mountain Productions provided the main stage as well as many of the support structures at Tortuga.
One of the kickoff events of our season takes place in March and brings hundreds of thousands of people to Bayfront Park in Miami. We’re talking about Ultra Music Festival, one of the premier EDM festivals in the country. Mountain Productions is proud to stage the 2015 Ultra Music Festival for another year.
Our largest system, the Mountain Truss, was built as the main stage alongside a variety of structures including entranceways, side stages, mix positions and more. Here’s a highlight of the structures that we engineered and built for the 2015 festival:
This past Tuesday, January 20th, Tom Wolf was sworn into office as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania. Mountain Productions, founded and based in northeastern PA, is proud to have been a part of the event, providing and building the staging for the ceremony. This is the 4th inauguration Mountain has staged in Harrisburg.
The Capitol main stage consisted of a 70’ x 35’ deck area with stair access and seating behind the main podium area.
For the 3rd consecutive year, Mountain Productions proudly provided the staging for the 92nd Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, DC. The ceremony welcomed Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson as the hosts of the 2014 event with musical performances by Fifth Harmony, Patti LaBelle, Ne-Yo and more. For this year’s tree lighting, Mountain Productions provided the main stage, an SL-320 mobile stage along with additional support structures.
This past week, Mountain Productions built a unique structure that pulled together a striking visual campaign for CVS. To announce that CVS/pharmacy® stores will no longer be selling tobacco products, a 50’ tall “cigarette” was literally put out in a giant ashtray over the course of the day. Taking place at Bryant Park in New York City, the event was an intriguing and attention-grabbing way to spread the word about their latest news.