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09/09/10
"How Sweet the Sound" US Arena Tour. Competition for the best gospel choir in America. Highlights included a 80' wide curved FP screen surface, a fully automated stage lighting system featuring VL1K's, VL3K's, MAC 3K's. Hippo Media servers. Production Designer: Jeremy Thoms. Lighting Designer: Michael Dalton. Programmer: Nook Schoenfeld. Lighting Equipment and Transport: Upstaging, Inc. (photos)

06/30/10
Cisco LIVE! MGM Arena, Las Vegas. Entertainment event for over 8,000 CAE attendees. (2) stages with Martin LC Panels as scenic elements, (1) octagon shaped Winvision 8mil LED wall as centerpiece, complete automated lighting systems with MAC 2K's, VL3K's, MAC 700's. Lighting and Production Designer: Michael Dalton. Programmers: Peter Kyte and JJ Wulf. Lighting Systems: VER. Line Array Audio Systems: 3G. Video Systems: Encore Productions. (photos)

05/25/09
Rolls Royce Tour. (3) city US Tour to promote new model of Rolls Royce 200EX, now in production as the "Ghost". Venues included the Gehry designed IAC building in NYC and art galleries in Beverly Hills and Miami. Lighting and Production Designer: Michael Dalton. Technical Director: Ray "Chief" Gonzalez. Full Production Support: PRG (NY), Dave Judy (LA), Peter Moore (Miami). (photos)


about dalton design

For over two decades we have been providing creative lighting and production design solutions for special events, broadcast television, corporate meetings, exhibits, and concert tours. Located just NW of Chicago, we provide design services to producers and video directors from both coasts with very strong ties to our local production community.

We enjoy working with the best programmers, technicians, and production crews. We have developed an extensive nationwide network of staging companies, sound, lighting, video systems, new LED scenic applications and HD mobile trucks to support live events and permanent installations.

With an understanding of blending lighting, video and scenic elements for HDTV, IMAG, studio and location sets, we design projects with a great eye for creative results delivered on time and within your budget.

Some of the technologies we utilize in our design work include automated lighting instruments from Vari*Lite, Martin, and High End. Flying Pig Systems, Catalyst Systems, Green Hippo Media Servers, Sony HD Cameras, Barco DLP and Martin LED.

Complete production services provided for lighting and production design, 3D CAD renderings, lighting plots, rigging plots, show programming, location site surveys, technical direction, pre-show consultation, production budgeting, project management, and labor scheduling.

"Red on the fast ones, blue on the slow ones and always light the money."
-- Al Tucker / Audio Engineer

 

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phone 815-923-4909 |daltondesignltd@comcast.net

 

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