Case study 1 - Employee All hands
An all hands meeting for a growing AI company needed a simple and elegant delivery of their CEOs keynote. The full day event featured product demonstrations, remote presenters, remote attendees and panel discussions. We deployed a minimalist approach to Audio Visual that aligned with the client’s core focus of sustainability.
Brief
AI Startup
Gateway Pavillion, San Francisco
Attendance: 250 employees
Production Challenges
Low Ceilings, floor to ceiling windows and skylights eliminated projection as an option and LED walls were not in the budget.
A concrete floor and floor to ceiling windows can make delivering clean audio very tricky.
Align with the clients core value, sustainability
AV Solution
Several large TV displays for the set and delay monitors helped deliver visual content to all seats in the house.
Multiple sets of speakers placed around the seating area. All audio points were discretely wired to allow for custom tuning for each seating area to eliminate echoes.
Offset lighting from the ceiling to eliminate any site line obstructions for the attendees
Results and Takeaways
Client was exceptionally happy with how the remote presenters were able to seamlessly deliver their presentations to the in room audience.
Flawless technical execution provided a distraction free experience for the attendees.
Case Study 2 - Product Unveiling
An tech startup needed an advanced and polished technical team for a high stakes public unveiling of an AI agent. The CEO needed to demonstrate their AI agent by having a conversation with it live on stage via multiple iPhones without any feedback. Perfect execution was required as the startup was seeking funding from potential investors in attendance.
Brief
Product Unveiling and User Conference
L4, San Francisco
Attendance: 200 attendees. Open to Public
Production Challenges
Floor to ceiling windows eliminated projection as an option and televisions felt too small. LED was the best option
Hard flat surfaces in the space made clear audio a challenge.
Advanced audio routing needed to patch presenter microphones into 3 separate mobile devices on stage running AI agents in the cloud.
AV Solution
Deployed a simple and elegant LED display that made content legible for attendees seated all the way back in a long, narrow seating configuration.
Main and several delayed sets of speakers placed around the seating area. Each point was individually wired to allow for custom tuning for each seating area to eliminate echoes.
Managed IO for 3 iPhones on stage to allow for easy conversation with multiple AI agents. AI agents were able to speak to each other.
Results and Takeaways
Seamless and feedback free demonstration of the clients product of their cloud based AI agent.
Crisp and clean audio delivered through the space.
Case Study 3 - Mid Size User Conference
A user conference with 1000 in person attendees required a full day livestream to deliver content from multiple rooms to attendees watching around the world. The two day event featured general sessions on both days, 3 breakout tracks, a large exposition area and two separate patios with DJs and entertainment.
Brief
Upscale Conference
The Midway, San Francisco
Attendance: 1000 people in person. Several thousand online. Open to Public
Production Challenges
Execute a seamless broadcast of the entire event, drawing audio and video feeds from multiple rooms around the venue including live shots from a mobile camera walking through the exposition hall.
Deliver a wow moment with a 72’ LED wall with convex and concave curves.
AV Solution
Deployed 5 LED walls throughout the space for unparalleled viewing from all angles in each room.
Provided power and displays for individual vendor booths in the Expo area.
Livestreaming of the event included a main host from a ‘news room’ style desk, presentations from the main stage and a roving camera capturing live interviews with conference attendees.
Results and Takeaways
Delivered the wow moment with a massive LED wall and content that utilized the entire 8800x1152 canvas.
Smaller Breakout Rooms and the Expo area didn’t feel like an after thought as each room had rock solid AV experiences and LED totem way-finding signage.
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