Make AV Vegas your Hometown Hero!
Aug 3, 2010 Audio Visual / Corporate Events, Backline Rental, Outdoor Concert Sound, Recent Events, Stage Lighting
AV Vegas has been nominated by Front of House Magazine for the Hometown Hero award. Winners from each region become the finalists for the annual Parnelli Award for Hometown Hero/Regional Sound Company of the year.
If AV Vegas has been your hometown hero, or you think we’re even mildly heroic, please vote for us here.
When you hire us to meet your needs, whether it be just a guitar amp at the last minute, or a Sound and Lighting rig for 20,000 people, we strive to always provide a superior level of service. We appreciate our customers for hiring us to do the job we love to do!
Sincerely,
John Hansen
Founder and CEO, AV Vegas
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Our favorite find at InfoComm 2010… SM-4neo – The perfect powered speaker!
Jun 28, 2010 Audio Visual / Corporate Events, Latest Gear, Outdoor Concert Sound, Recent Events
InfoComm 2010 was a great experience, and… conveniently… only a 10 minute drive away from AVVegas HQ. So it’s no surprise that we spent a good deal of time there, browsing the plushly carpeted aisles looking for cool new gear that we can offer to our clients. There were so many great new products being offered, but we wanted to mention just a few that we either already purchased or are going to purchase in the not too distant future.
First off, if you haven’t heard of this oddly named company, you should check out Projection Screens by AV Stumpfl. Their rigid, perfectly square, unwavering structure make them rock solid installations, and the selectable aspect ratio is a big plus.
We also ran into our friends at SLS, who make those sweet sounding 8695 line array boxes that we love so much, turns out… they went ahead the built amps right into the box, giving us the new SLS 8695 series Self Powered Line Array (PLS8695V2).
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Of course, LED’s were everywhere in the Lighting partition of the show floor, which come as no surprise to AVVegas, who has been talking about our 3 watt LED wash lights for quite some time. Our LED’s are still brighter than anything we saw being showcased at InfoComm. We did find a prototype display of the soon to be released Martin Mac 350 LED Moving Light, which was real cool to see in action!
In the end, there was just one product that was so new, so cool, so innovative, and so “it’s about time” necessary, that we just couldn’t help ourselves, we bought this little gem right out of the booth, taking the demo units straight home to our shop. I’m talking about the Sound Projections SM-4neo Portable PA system. This big little system is a 2 speaker self powered PA, with batteries that go for hours, a built in mixer, CD player, and usb port for mp3 audio. It’s even got built in ducking (the music fades when you talk into the mic). Oh yea… did I almost forget the best part… two built in Shure 90 channel wireless receivers for wireless handhelds or belt packs.
This past weekend I used the SM-4 system for the first time in the field, for a Grand Opening ceremony at a retail outlet. First… there was no power outside the building… so I did the ribbon cutting ceremony completely on batteries! Then I played music on my laptop, which was patched into the stereo inputs on the back of the main speaker. Later when our local 93.1 “The Party” radio station stopped by to do an on-the-air promo, I patched their radio rack right into the SM-4 and saved them even having to pull their PA out of the truck.
The whole gig consisted of two SM-4 speakers (master and slave), stands, an AC cord (that I didn’t need), a laptop, and a couple xlr’s to patch the radio station. This all fit easily into the back of my SUV, leaving our trucks behind, watching me longingly as I drove away, wishing they could come along, but knowing that… at least for this kind of small job, I didn’t need them any more.
Tags: InfoComm, InfoComm 2010, LED Light, Mac 350, SLS Line Array, SM-4, SM-4neo, Small PA, Sound Machine, Sound Projections, Speakers on a Stick, Stumpfl
Enjo Banquet at the Bellagio
Jun 15, 2009 Audio Visual / Corporate Events, Decor Lighting, Recent Events
In June of 09, AV Vegas was hired to provide AV services for the employee’s banquet for Enjo, an Austrailian company. They chose the Bellagio to be their venue. Coastal Productions was responsible for production and Coastal chose AV Vegas to provide the sound and video, but to make the banquet even more elequent, they turned to AV Vegas’ lighting department to create a look that went well beyond expectations. AV Vegas” General Manager, Chris Holloway and Lighting Designer, Eric Chu met with the client, the decor company, Destinations By Design and the Bellagio catering staff. After three meetings, load in day came and the rest is photography.
All this color doesn’t just happen, it must be designed and programmed by a qualified lighting designer. Eric at work!
We also lit the outside patio that was just out to the side of the banquet room. What a great atmosphere for guests who wanted to catch some evening air.
These photo show some of the incredible table decor created by Destinations by Design. Between the professionalism of the Bellagio, the creativity of Dest by Design and the technical excellence of AV Vegas, we created a look that was incredible.
The roll that teamwork played in this event can’t be overemphesized. It would have been nice without the lighting, although it was stunning with the lighting. The lighting would have enhanced the room without the decor, but the decor sealed the deal! It is an amazing feeling to work with professionals like these!
Tags: Audio Systems, Audio Visual Equipment Rentals, AV Equipment Rentals, AV Gear, Decor Lighting, Event Lighting, Lighting Rentals, Party Decor, Stage Lighting Equipment Rentals, Stage Rental
Monster Cable wows CES 09 with Hospitality featuring Diana Ross
Jun 14, 2009 Audio Visual / Corporate Events
When Monster Cable throws a bash, they don’t fool around. They bring in good talent and provide their clients with a monstrous good time. The 2009 bash at CES was no exception. CV Creations was responsible for all production. Each year they bring in AV Vegas to suppliment their gear and labor. AV Vegas provided the audio and video for the event alson with additional crew to make it happen. 
A monserous amount of audio gear from AV Vegas
Tags: Audio Systems, Backline Equipment Rentals, Backline for Bands, Band Gear, CES, Concert Lighting, Consumer Electronics Show, Las .Vegas. Lighting Systems, Lighting Rentals, Live Sound Gear, Monster Cable, PA Systems. Concert Sound, Pro Audio, Sound Equipment Rentals, Sound Systems Rentals, Stage Lighting Equipment Rentals, Stage Monitor System, Stage Sound System, Vertec
Why Does AV Vegas always get the wierd events? AMD Burn 2009
Jun 11, 2009 Audio Visual / Corporate Events
In January of 2009, while most of the country was wondering if they would survive till till April, AMD, the computer chip manufacturer’s only thought was bragging about their new processor. It seems that no one told their execs that the world was coming to an end and they decided to do what they have always done, which is to focus on their strengths and look to the future for their success. That is when we at AV Vegas got the call. WE NEED YOU GUYS TO COME DOWN AND INSTALL A COUPLE OF PROJECTORS AND A TON OF LIGHTS IN A HUGE DOME FOR A COMPUTER CHIP BURN IN COMPETITION. Well, OK, we’ll be there.
When we got to the dome, it wasn’t huge, it was actually tiny. Tiny for rear projecting multiple screens. But, the one thing you can count on is General Manager, Chris Holloway, finding a way to make it all work. Everyone knows that you need a few feet between the projector and the screen to develope a large screen image. Even with short throw lenses, you need a bit of distance. The thing is that no one counted on the fact that a dome gets shorter as you go higher and they wanted to fly the screens and projectors. Well, there goes our throw distance. With a little bit of adjustment, the AV Vegas AV crew hung the screens from the sky and brought in truss to mount the projectors in the air, without flying the projectors. The method worked and the next night, a dozen or more computer geeks arrived with the press in tow to see if they could clock the highest processor speed on the new AMD chip without blowing the darn thing up.
As for us, we were thrilled at the way everything looked and especially at the pretty colors that we programmed for the geeks and press to see as they arrived at the dredded dome of death for computer processor chips. AV Vegas’ lighting tech Eric Chu, used LED lights to reflect off of the white dome canvas. It made a great look for a great event. Please enjoy the photos.
Hanging Square Screens off of a round roof.
The Green Dome of Death! Death to AMD chips, anyway
Tags: Audio Systems, Audio Visual Equipment Rentals, AV Equipment Rentals, AV Gear, Las Vegas, Lighting Rentals, Sound Equipment Rentals, Sound Systems Rentals, Stage Lighting Equipment Rentals