Each year, YWCA Columbus honors a select group of women with the Women of Achievement Award. This award recognizes women who are working to build a truly inclusive community, and honors their extraordinary contributions to family, philanthropy and business.

Over the past ten years, LIVE! Technologies has been the YWCA’s “turnkey” event staging and production company for the premier awards luncheon honoring these inspirational women.

LIVE! Technologies designs and constructs dynamic and visually motivating sets to compliment the message of the YWCA. Every year is new opportunity to showcase the latest in LIVE! Technologies’ innovative creative services and state-of-the-art equipment. This year, LIVE! transformed the Greater Columbus Convention Center into a multi-media showcase with Dataton WATCHOUT Display Software.

Additionally, an extensive lighting package was utilized for visual effects, as well as for television broadcast. Audio was professionally designed for optimum speech clarity throughout the hall, and feeds were sent to the mobile television truck provided by ONN. Video projection equipment was also provided for Image Magnification and video playback for the LIVE! audience.

Ancillary needs from the Convention Center are also coordinated by LIVE! Technologies. Final table layouts, load in schedules, rigging, and power were provided to the venue

LIVE! Technologies, understands the challenges of exceeding expectations, time after time. Our professional designers and technicians have mastered the art of innovation by producing corporate meetings, sales conferences, celebrations, and videos for Honda of America, Mfg.

LIVE! Technologies has been honored to be a part both the Honda Holiday Party and the Honda Family Day. Year after year, our contribution to the success of these events includes providing audio, lighting, video production, custom fabrications, and event management services.

LIVE! Technologies has also executed other various Honda projects such as the Element Line Off Press Conference held at the Honda East Liberty Plant, the Honda 25th Anniversary Dinner, and the Honda North American Bloc Event held at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom. And LIVE! Technologies has provided video editing and production for the R&D Division, including the HondaJet Introduction DVD.

Most recently, LIVE! Technologies produced Honda’s 2008 Supplier Conference, Honda’s 2008 Service Parts Conference, and LIVE! Technologies is proud to, again, be awarded the 2008 Honda Holiday Party.

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra has a long history of presenting a weekly musical performance, during the summer, on the lawn of Chemical Abstract Services. LIVE! Technologies has been pleased to be the technical supporter of the CSO performances each summer. Utilizing the EV X-Line Line Array sound system with Yamaha DM5000 digital mixing console, two large video walls, and a wind wall to block the sun for the musicians, LIVE! understands the needs of both the performers and the audience. LIVE! Technologies also partners with the CSO on other events, including their annual Music Educator Awards.

Since the beginning, our co-founder, Dave Mead has been the man behind LIVE! Technologies involvement with Country Concert. For nearly 30 years, LIVE! has provided audio, video and lighting capabilities for this three-day festival. With a reputation of attracting celebrity performers like Kenny Chesney, Big & Rich, Keith Urban, Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, the event’s audio, video and lighting can only be trusted to LIVE!

For several years, LIVE! has been the go to creative partner for The Scott Miracle Gro Company.  From branding, to video production, and set design, LIVE! has been an important design partner in every creative aspect of their conferences and meetings.  LIVE! understands that a clean and professionally designed speaker presentation will propel your powerful message and engage your audience. For their National Sales Conference, all 850 Scotts associates were inspired and motivated by the larger than life graphics, video presentations, and lighting effects that LIVE! produced and programmed.

LIVE! has also had the opportunity to partner with Scotts for their independent sales conferences and has technically supported and successfully executed the first home office internal web casting.  We understand the complexity of integrating technology with internal resources and our team of real live pros can assist and provide solutions in every step of the event planning process.

Currently LIVE! is partnering with Scotts in producing its first ever Global Consumer Leadership Summit.  We are excited to be apart of Scotts growing business and supporting them in developing their global brand awareness.

The CCS Project has national and international implications for the coal and electricity generation industries, and the future of our environment. The CSS project was both a political media event involving government and industry leaders, and an educational event that addressed labor and environmental concerns. With over 300 VIP guests in attendance, this event commemorated and validated the world’s first CO2 capture and storage facility. The location of this event was anything but routine. The vast 52,000 square feet event area was placed in the middle of an operating coal plant in West Virginia.

LIVE! was the main event partner that worked with the cross-functional core teams of AEP and Alstom to plan and supervise the entire event. LIVE! was responsible for planning and executing the entire site plan and coordinating all outside vendors, technical support, creative and brand consulting, media management, satellite transmission, transportation, and tour organization. The final event was broadcasted live on CNN and FOX news, as well as webcasted to local news stations. LIVE! also coordinated a satellite feed for national and international stations to download coverage of the event.

LIVE! Technologies has been honored to produce Worthington Industries annual Sales Conference and Awards Ceremony for the past six years. Alternating locations between Columbus and various other cities, LIVE! Technologies has worked closely with Worthington Industries from venue selection, advancement, event content, and production schedules to all other technical details.

LIVE! Technologies has provided complete audio, lighting, and video supplementation for conferences’ General Session, as well as multiple breakout rooms. Dynamic stage sets are developed and constructed by our innovative design team.

Digital media services have included event graphics, 3D renderings, and CAD layouts, as well as utilizing Macromedia Flash, lower thirds and transitions to provide a seamless, visual presentation that matches each year’s event theme and script.

Additionally, LIVE! Technologies has produced various video modules. Whether shot in an office building or an airplane hangar, the Creative Services department has produced logistically challenging videos, regardless of location. These videos inspire, educate and motivate Worthington Industries Associates, each year!

During LIVE! Technologies’ tenure as Limitedbrands’ communication and presentation audio –visual solutions provider, we have learned to respect the branding and messaging cultivated by such a retail giant. We understand that the star of the show is the brand.

Utilizing the finest audio, lighting, and video equipment, along with manufacturing brand-specific, custom scenery, LIVE! Technologies has had the privilege of working with Limitedbrands and multiple Wexner institutions for over a decade. With the skill and knowledge of our most experienced engineers, each event has been executed flawlessly, creating a reputation as the “go to” vendor for all audio-visual, production solutions.

LIVE! Technologies understands the challenges of transforming a space into an atmosphere. Our professional designers and technicians have mastered the art of innovative transformation and have produced countless sales conferences, fashion shows, quarterly briefings, investor relations meetings, galas, fundraisers and celebrations.

LIVE! Technologies, understands the challenges of transforming a space into an atmosphere. Our professional designers and technicians have mastered the art of that innovative transformation and have produced countless enchanting galas and celebrations in a variety of venues, including an airplane hanger.

Utilizing the finest audio, lighting, and video equipment, along with elegantly designed custom scenery, LIVE! Technologies has been privileged to participate in the Wexner Gala for over ten years. With the skill and knowledge of the most experienced engineers, each event has been executed flawlessly, leaving the Wexner Center patrons satisfied with memories of a dazzling evening.

Utilizing the finest audio, lighting, and video equipment, along with technologically chic décor, LIVE! Technologies transformed the Celeste Center for the Ohio Democratic Party’s annual dinner.

This high profile event took on the excitement of the upcoming presidential election with a unique roster of inspirational speakers. From venue acoustic to audio feeds for the media platform, LIVE! Technologies considered every detail of the event’s audio requirements.

Custom scenic design included circle and tower trusses with multiple plasma screens. Two large screens flanked the stage for essential IMAG projection. Event graphics were developed by LIVE! Technologies’ Creative Services department for a seamless, visual presentation that matched the event theme and script.

The final touch of LIVE! Technologies’ creative fingerprint was the beautiful bar of walnut finish and brushed steel trim.

With the skill and knowledge of the most experienced engineers, the Ohio Democratic Party’s annual dinner was executed flawlessly while the message inspired and motivated the audience.