ST. LOUIS — Daktronics and GoVision recently teamed up to provide video displays at three July events: the Fair Saint Louis…LIVE On the Levee music festival; a MLB charity concert event featuring Sheryl Crow; and the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. For the annual Fair Saint Louis, GoVision’s truck-mounted LED “GoBigger” screen was positioned in the vicinity of Gateway Arch, giving Fourth of July weekend crowds a better view of featured acts including Counting Crows, Train and Nat and Alex Wolff. The GoBigger unit used a HD LED screen from Daktronics that measures 19 by 33 feet.
For the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Charity Concert presented by Pepsi and featuring Sheryl Crow, GoVision geared up with two 12 by 20 Daktronics PST-12HD modular LED displays along with a crew armed with HD video gear to shoot the event. It was planned for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis.
The free concert will serve as the culmination of a day-long celebration of baseball history and is expected to include a $1 million donation by Major League Baseball to Crow’s “Stand Up To Cancer” foundation. The show, beginning at 8 p.m. on July 11 was to follow a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs game on FOX, which was expected to air live on the big screens under the Gateway Arch.
Creative Producers Group CPG of St. Louis, which was hired by both Fair Saint Louis and Major League Baseball to facilitate the two musical events, selected GoVision to provide the screens and on-site video production.
“GoVision always does a fantastic job for us, not only by providing their world-class video equipment, but handling the cameras and back-end production as well,” said Dennis Moore, vice president of production operations for CPG. “I know we can count on their team to handle all our needs from soup to nuts, with complete attention to every little detail.”
The third event will be held in conjunction with the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, where fans will attempt to hit home runs out of a replica ballpark adjacent to Busch Stadium. GoVision’s “GoBig” unit, a 9-foot-by-16-foot Daktronics screen, was expected to capture the would-be sluggers along with MLB game action and All Star festivities throughout July 11-14. GoVision is providing production crew for that event as well.
“We’re pleased to play such a high-visibility role at these three huge events in St. Louis,” said Chris Curtis, CEO of GoVision. “We know how important it is to give concert-goers a great view of their favorite performers on stage. They and the folks at the home-run challenge will really appreciate the size and brilliant high-def resolution of our screens.”
The Marketing Arm, a Dallas-based promotions agency, selected GoVision to support State Farm’s home-run fan event.
“It’s a simple choice, really, when it comes to rolling out the big screens, “ said Kyle Boughton, operations coordinator for The Marketing Arm. “GoVision is tops in the business, and the first call we make when we want to incorporate an oversized video element at our events.”
For more information, please visit www.jumbo.tv and www.daktronics.com.
