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CMA Fest 2025 – Hard Rock Stage

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IPS

Lighting Company

Integrated Production Solutions (IPS)

Venue

Nissan Stadium

Nashville, TN

 

Production Team

  • Lighting Designer: Eric Hardin
  • Lighting Director/Programmer: Michael Koss
  • L2: Gabe Boardley
  • Video Director: Austin Woodward
  • Lead Video Engineer: Bobby Johnston
  • LED Engineer / Camera Op: Nathan Shunk
  • Stage Managers: David Broyles, Charles Zeringue
  • Production Assistants: Mak Fraser, Kelly Kelso
  • IPS Project Manager: Matt Scott
  • IPS Account Executive: Nick Brown

 

Vendor

  • Lighting, Rigging, Video: IPS

 

Gear

Lighting

  • Chauvet Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid
  • Chauvet Rogue Outcast 2X Wash
  • Chauvet Strike 1
  • Chauvet Color Strike M
  • grandMA3 Console
  • True1 Distro + etherCON Signal Routing

 

Video

  • ROE Visual LED w/ Air Frame
  • Brompton Technology Processing
  • Blackmagic Design ATEM 1 M/E Switcher
  • Blackmagic Design HyerDeck
  • Hitachi Z-HD5500 Camera
  • Canon PTZ Package
  • Fujinon 55x Box Lenses

 

Atmospherics

  • Master FX Mystic 2 Haze Generator

 

Event Details

For the CMA Fest 2025, Integrated Production Solutions (IPS) provided lighting, video, and audio support for the Hard Rock Stage and along with crews for each discipline. [IPS also provided video support for the Good Molecules Reverb Stage.] With over 60 scheduled acts, limited changeover time, and a full day lost to weather, IPS focused on system flexibility, repeatability, and technical reliability.