car at drive-in event

The Return of the Drive-In During the COVID-19 Pandemic

With isolation comes loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have created new challenges to how we celebrate milestones; graduation ceremonies, weddings, birthdays, retirement parties, funerals, etc. Ritual celebrations are important because they provide structure in an unpredictable world, they help people make transitions from one stage of life to another, they foster…

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Crew Scheduling for Live Events in a Smartphone World

LASSO is not just a scheduling tool specialized for the live events industry; it is a complete communications platform that allows companies to centralize their crew hiring and booking operations. Many rental software packages offer labor scheduling, but none are as comprehensive as LASSO. Finding an Alternative A few years ago I was at a…

Improving Event Planning and Communication With Vectorworks

Improving Event Planning and Communication With Vectorworks

Like the tip of an iceberg, show day is just the small part of your event that everyone can see. Getting to that day takes coordination, planning, and efficient communication. Similar to the part of the iceberg under the water, it’s the pre-production work that provides flotation and allows the tip to be seen. Conference…

Stage Achieves 90mph Wind Rating

Stage Achieves 90mph Wind Rating

Event Tech provided the staging, load-bearing roof system, multiple structures, and rigging package at an employee appreciation party for a local Maryland company and their 3500 employees and friends at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry National Park. The main stage consisted of: a 48’x35’ stage deck an 82’x14’ downstage thrust covered production sound wings a load bearing…