More details from Universal Event Productions (http://www.U-E-P.co.uk):
LONDON – Universal Event Productions (UEP) supplied a full technical production package – lighting, sound, video and staging – to a recent high profile party staged in the Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Park Lane, London.
The evening’s entertainment was headlined by popular chart-topping alt hip hop / rock artist and musician Tinchy Stryder and also featured a supporting slot by 2011 X-Factor star, Kitty Brucknell.
UEP’s Steve Butcher, who also production managed the event, comments, “We were recommended to the client by a contact. They wanted high production values and were open to our ideas about how to make their event memorable and fun in terms of look and presentation, so it was a really good working environment and we were all proud of the resulting show.”
The party was attended by around 250 invited guests.
UEP’s James Fickling designed the lighting, which was hung on two 4-meter trusses flown from the roof above the stage which measured six metres wide by four deep.
He made the most of UEPs extensive stock of Robe LED moving lights, using 12 LEDWash 300s and 12 LEDBeam 100s. These were joined by six ROBIN 600 LEDWashes and six ROBIN MMX spots.
Other fixtures included 12 i-Pix Satellite MK IIs and Atomic strobes, all controlled by Fickling using an Avolites Pearl Tiger console. He worked with Mike Lindsay and Dan Oswald on his crew.
UEP commissioned drapes and dressing specialists Cover It Up to wrap the entire room in LED starcloth for a ‘finishing’ effect.
At the back of the stage, 30 panels of UEP’s bespoke 18 mm pitch LED screen was rigged for high impact visuals behind the artists. This was fed with a variety of content mixed by UEP’s VJ and AV tech Jay Martinez, who created the visuals show using a Resolume Arena software. The screen was cared for by the appropriately named technician Andy Nurse, another UEP regular.
A series of 64 inch plasma screens were positioned around the room to ensure that all guests had a good view of the live stage action, which was captured on three cameras supplied by the client.
Butcher says, “It was a great event in which to be involved. The client was precise and put a lot of emphasis on high production values. They were delighted with the results, and all the guests enjoyed a fabulous evening.”
