A Look at Staging Companies, Products and Services
Staging might not seem as glamorous a market segment as lighting or video, but without staging, lighting and video would still be in their road cases with nowhere to go! Which is why this month we offer a roundup of staging companies to consider when looking to rent or purchase staging solutions. Here are some of the products and services on offer as well as profile information on a number of staging companies. We encourage you to read about these companies and then go to their websites to learn more about the incredible range of products and services they each have to offer for your next production.
The companies are listed in alphabetical order:
Brown United
Staging company Brown United is well known for providing the highest quality and safest structures for the live event, corporate, sporting, and entertainment industries. Our concert roofs offer larger weight bearing capabilities than those of other staging suppliers. We have provided structures for 1,000s of events over many decades of growth and change.
Also available from Brown United—permanent installations, aluminum and steel truss, bleachers, premium seating structures, grandstands, stacking padded chairs, theater seats, plastic folding chairs, system scaffold structures, rigging, handicap/ADA access ramps and lifts, bridges, competition ramps, temporary sound stages, pool covers, turf & surface protection, barricades for crowd control, unique & proprietary structures, temporary housing & office space, fabrication, design, soft goods, mobile seating & staging structures, and retailer of Petzl products such as safety harnesses, hard hats, and rigging equipment. Learn more at www.brownunited.com.
Gallagher Staging & Production
Providing the foundation for premier events across the nation, Gallagher Staging & Productions aims to create a safe, reliable, and unforgettable experience for our clients and audiences. We are a team of experienced and highly trained professionals with over 40 years of staging expertise. Building stages and providing materials for events across the country, Gallagher consistently delivers the best of staging at fair rates for a variety of clients.
Services include rental staging for any occasion, including custom fabrication pieces of any kind. We are proud to offer our customers safe solutions for all our custom and rental staging for all events. The Gallagher team supports tours, red carpet events, award shows, corporate events, and studio and television productions. Our trade shows and expos are second to none. Our versatile stages, decking, truss displays, and runways make it simple and easy to execute any type of event.
Specializing in custom staging, our set design goes beyond expectation and pushes production boundaries. From basic ideas to the most intricate custom designs, we work hard to make each and every client’s vision a reality and guarantee flawless service along the way. Your vision, our creation. With the experience and skill of our incredible team, we can create the highest quality staging for any and all production needs.
Safety is at the heart of everything we do. Gallagher Staging understands that minimizing risk is essential for a successful project. This is why all Gallagher gear including deck rentals, truss rentals, runways, and custom stages are always constructed in line with relevant health and safety legislation. Constantly developing, updating, and improving our product for our clients, Gallagher offers top of the line staging for high-end talent across the nation.
Gallagher Staging Supports Super Bowl Events
During the recent Super Bowl LVI, Gallagher Staging provided staging and support for a variety of events and broadcast locations that surrounded the Super Bowl in Los Angeles. They provided all of the staging for the Disneyland Super Bowl Tailgate Party with pregame telecasts for ESPN. They provided the staging, including the main stage, VIP platforms, and control platforms along with all the truss and rigging for the Super Bowl Homecoming Weekend parties featuring Justin Bieber and Drake. For the Super Bowl Owners’ Party, Gallagher provided the main stage and VIP platform; and for the Fanatics’ Super Bowl Party, the company provided the performance main stage, as well as VIP and control platforms. Learn more at www.gallagherstaging.com.
G2 Structures
G2 Structures is a premier large-format staging company in the North America. G2 Structures formed in 2007 but truly began making its mark on the concert scene with the launch of the elegantly conceived K2 roof system in 2010. Set apart by the high load to weight ratio in its design, the sleek, efficient packaging, and the safe and easy manner in which the K2 is deployed, G2 quickly became a leader in the entertainment industry. Offering three proprietary roof systems — the most commonly used K2i, K1x, and the most compact of the three—the K1. G2’s stages have been in over 95% of baseball stadiums in the United States, played on by the world’s greatest entertainment acts, and booked by the nation’s most prominent promoters. G2 has maintained our prestige in the industry by our structures being artfully designed, meticulously engineered, and flawlessly constructed all while keeping our clients’ needs in the forefront. In 2019, G2 were the proud recipients of the Parnelli Staging Company of the Year award. We look forward to an unprecedented year of servicing the artists, clients, and fans that put their faith in us each season.
Learn more at www.g2structures.com.
Mountain Productions
With over 40 years as an industry standard, Mountain Productions continues to provide leading entertainment staging and temporary structures for any size event or installation. Our coast-to-coast North American deliverability is underpinned by a commitment to quality, safety, innovative services, and efficiency. When hiring Mountain, you’re hiring a production management and engineering partner who shares your vision and helps to meet you wherever you’re at in the production cycle.
Mountain has a wide range of proprietary and custom in-house staging systems. Explore the quick-build, MTN SP-1 as an excellent option with no compromise in capacity, or the MTN Truss HD+, that holds massive loading capacities to support even the largest of tour rigs.
MTN SP-1 Main Stage
Boasting a self-erecting tower and a downstage span at 56’ wide, the SP-1 is second to none. With a total capacity of 150,000 lbs., it is preferred above other quick build options. With parts that can all be carried by hand, the system can be built to fit smaller venues and various aesthetics, offering complete flexibility.
MTN HD+ Main Stage
As our premier staging system, the MTN HD+ understands the need to rig for modern demands and conventions, offering rigging capabilities that are truly unmatched. Available in a variety of sizes, from a 4-column to a 16-column footprint of 220’ by 60’, this system can be scaled to larger stage sizes, temporary weather protected amphitheaters and sound stages up to 250’ by 250’. With a total capacity of 490,000 lbs., sound bays designed to rig up to 50,000 lbs. each and video wings that can accommodate up to 25,000 lbs. each, the MTN HD+ is emphatically robust it its design.
With a product portfolio that has amassed over 18,000 events, from our smallest mobile stage to our largest festival setup, we can assist you in all stages of your project.
Learn more at www.mountainproductions.com.
Staging Dimensions
Staging Dimensions offers superior staging products for all your staging needs. We have a varied product line including custom & standard staging, portable & permanent staging, choir risers, rolling risers, orchestra pit fillers, stair units, spotlight towers, scaffold & I-beam support systems, stage skirting, pipe & drape, ADA ramps, deck carts, and more. Our scenic department with exceptional design & manufacturing skills can build just about anything you can imagine including broadcast desks, scenic & set pieces, custom projection screens, and a floating stage. A strong in-house sales department allows Staging Dimensions to effortlessly guide customers through the design, purchase, and installation process. Our dedicated shop team of wood, welding, & fabrication wizards with over 20 years’ experience bring your ideas to life.
With a certified live load rating of 200 lbs. per square foot, we manufacture one of the strongest decks on the market. Our standard stage decks can be any square or rectangular dimension beginning at 1’ x 1’ up to 4’ x 8’. Larger sizes, curved, triangular, trapezoidal, or circular stages are also available as custom products. Our frames are constructed with eight separate interconnecting aluminum extrusions bolted together to allow for easy field repairs of decks sustaining damage which allows our customers the ability to repair instead of replace. Our decks lock together using a Dual Lock™ butt joint cam-type coffin lock offering 2,500 lbs. of tensile strength. The locks are activated from the top or bottom of the deck with a standard 5/16” Allen key. This locking feature provides additional stability to your entire stage.
The versatility of our staging allows you to utilize our products in multi-purpose situations such as main stages, multi-height choral riser systems, sound wings, ADA ramps, spotlight towers, camera platforms, residential decks, etc. Therefore, purchasing one system will allow you to use it in different configurations—as your needs require.
Learn more at www.stagingdimensionsinc.com.
StageRight
Since 1984, performing arts professionals have turned to StageRight to find creative solutions for their staging and riser needs. Our sturdy and durable materials paired with the ability to meet the design intent of your space makes StageRight a solid addition to any project. Our commitment goes beyond delivering products to the jobsite as we partner with both the designer and end user to help create a solution that is aesthetically pleasing and functional.
Flexibility is important for many facilities and StageRight’s equipment will ensure that you can change your space to deliver an unmatched patron experience and an unhindered space for your performers. It will also save you valuable storage space because the equipment can be a stage today and a seating riser next week. Our most notable products include:
Black Box Risers
Versatility, flexibility, and reliability combine to make StageRight’s Black Box Seating Risers the first choice for facilities around the world. You can seat your patrons in one of several possible configurations using the same components. A variety of solutions are available for every budget.
Opus II Concert Orchestra Shells
The Opus II Concert Sound Shell System creates a beautiful acoustical performance space. Choose from over 200 colors and finish options to create the perfect concert hall appearance. Access doors are also available in flexible tower locations. Together the Acoustical Towers and Ceiling Cloud Panels will create an enclosure that provides maximum sound reflection, ensuring performances look and sound perfect.
Orchestra Pit Covers and Stage Extensions
StageRight pit fillers and stage extensions expand the usable space, allowing you to better reach your audience. The latest design technology combined with a state-of-the-art manufacturing process will create new opportunities for your facility.
If you need cost effective change-over solutions in portable platforms and seating systems, contact StageRight or go to www.stageright.com.
Founded in 1978 by Michael Tait, the TAIT Group made its name in rock ‘n’ roll, cementing its status as one of the most innovative suppliers of touring staging, scenic, and automation over the following decades. TAIT offers various staging solutions including our proprietary elevated Mag Deck System™. Created in 2007, our custom staging equipment uses interlocking decks and stage legs to create a monolithic performing surface or structure. The Mag Decks incorporate magnetic corner blocks and a shear keyway to reduce the number of legs needed to support the decking structure.
This premium decking system has revolutionized touring shows as it can be infinitely configured for any venue, it’s easily transported, and is specially designed to save time during assemble and tear down. Our custom-built carts can also effectively store staging equipment in compact spaces, making our decking even more efficient for transit.
Our team of creative engineers, fabricators, producers, and technologists bring extraordinary ideas to life from 17 locations around the globe. We collaborate on design concepts and deliver precision engineering, technical innovation, and manufacturing. TAIT is a market leader in live experience design and production and continues to drive innovation across the industry, challenging the impossible for our customers every day. From Metallica and Justin Timberlake to Lady Gaga and Jay-Z, TAIT has provided live entertainment solutions for artists to entertain fans around the world.
Learn more at www.taittowers.com.
Wenger Corporation | J. R. Clancy
Wenger’s StageTek® staging system is safe, sturdy, and simple. Extensive research, engineering, and technical advancements in materials and manufacturing have created its smart design. It’s lighter, stronger, and easier to set up and move than any other staging system. It offers maximum flexibility with simple plug-in legs that allow for hundreds of configurations and requires no tools or training to set up.
The Wenger Advantage
Maximum Flexibility — Simple, economical, plug-in legs make hundreds of configurations possible to meet all your needs. Strength & Stability — Among the highest load ratings of comparable systems based on the three most important load ratings. Fast, Easy, Intuitive — Anyone can set up StageTek in minutes. No tools needed. Safer — Higher load ratings in a deck that’s 20% lighter. Only StageTek gives you rounded edges for a comfortable powergrip (75% stronger than a pinch grip). This helps save backs, fingers, and toes. Less Storage — Save as much as 50% in storage space with our easy moving storage and transport cart. Legs can store in the decks keeping parts nearby for the next setup. Durable and Repairable — The lack of any folding connections in StageTek’s design eliminates the source of loose parts, noisy rattles, and failures. StageTek’s simple, solid design has a best-in-class warranty and parts designed for easy replacement. Visit the Wenger website to see why Wenger’s newest advancement in staging is a better all-around platform. www.wengercorp.com.
J.R. Clancy Vantis Automation Controller
The line of Vantis™ automated rigging controllers from J.R. Clancy offers an even higher level of safety, control, precision, and intuitive operation for theaters. They have expanded its control options with the introduction of the Vantis Wall Controller, which offers simple control for up to 24 machines. Each machine can be programmed with up to six targets including upper, lower, and four intermediate targets. Selection of multiple hoists or machine types is easy, as is the ability to simultaneously move them to a stored target. With variable speed control of a single machine, the user can also create theatrical effects during production. Features include a 10” color touchscreen for real-time feedback and programming; built-in safety features include an emergency stop system, load sensing capability, and password/pin protection. That may sound complicated, but the simple, powerful, and intuitive interface makes it easy to control. You can even tailor the permissions on each for a new level of security, protecting your equipment and your users. The Wall Controller is available in a Cabinet or Rack Mount version and there’s an optional Vantis Remote Operator Pendant option, which provides a remote GO button to ensure the user can have line of sight to the moving equipment. Learn more at www.jrclancy.com.