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Michael Tiegs with All Star Productions called upon us to help with an event that he was doing for Annika Cail of 521 Events. The event was the Dallas Rocks charity fundraiser which happened on November 7, 2008. It was held at City Place near downtown Dallas.

We had a chance to work with some great people and do some star gazing. For the event, Michael asked us to provide video services which included supplying four 50" plasma screens for the presentation that happened during dinner. We incorporated IMAG video (live feed video) from Shezad Mangee's team of videographers intermixed with a Flash video presentation and video files supplied by the client. Be sure to check out our copper pintuck pipe and drape which is featured against the back of the stage where Magic Johnson is speaking.

After a dinner, presentation and auction, guests were invited upstairs to the 42nd Floor enjoy the after party. Guests were treated to Academy Awards-style gift shopping, the VIP "Peacock Lounge" which we lit with peacock colors and peacock feathers, and the dance lounge which featured hip lounge furniture and a blue glow, thanks to our lighting. DJ Cassidy was spinning the tunes as guests were dancing under our club-style lighting. Check out the video for snippets of the event.

On Sunday the 12th we had a great wedding reception for Monica and Mike Mancuso. Their reception was held at the Stonegate Mansion in Fort Worth. We had a chance to work with some great people on this event including wedding planner Shari Johns of As You Wish Events, photographer Gary Donihoo of F8 Studio, and cinematographer Chris Jones of Mason Jar Productions.

We can't wait to see what the photographs look like because the event was stunning. Chris gave us the link to his preview video and told us to post it up here on the blog for all to see. The video definately shows off the lighting we had done for the ballroom at Stonegate. More to come.

DJ/MC Mark Pederson rocked the house again this week at the Fort Worth Club. The event was the wedding reception for Emily and Jake Brown(Robertson)along with 300 friends and family. Mark shared the stage with a great group of guys, "The Crawfish Band". Mark hosted the evening as well as providing music during cocktails, dinner and the band's breaks. Mark says, "I knew the evening was going to be fun but I had no idea the crowd would be as outgoing as this group was! Things started great with the introductions and Emily and Jake's first dance, but then we followed with Emily, Jake and their parents performing a choreographed routine to "Steppin' Out With My Baby" by Tony Bennett. We had the entire room cheering them on!"

Read the review below!

Dear Ron and Mark,

I just could not let this weekend pass without letting you both know how much we appreciated (loved) the music at the reception!!! I can't tell you how many of the guest commented on the music and how fun the party was. You both kept us dancing the night away which was EXACTLY what we wanted. The combination of the band and DJ worked perfectly and achieved the goals of 1) keeping the party going during band breaks and 2) allowing for some different music styles during the band breaks. THANK YOU for a great party!!

The Robertson's (bride's family)
Larry, Susan and Emily

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Mark Pederson, fellow disc jockey and the newest employee here at Randal Stout Entertainment was the master of ceremonies and disc jockey for Stephanie & Phil Boriak (Bazik).

You can read the review here.

Their reception took place at Winfrey Point out on White Rock Lake in Dallas. The catering was provided by Stephanie at Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?. The party went into overdrive and Mark ended up with two hours of overtime.

We received the review for our efforts at the World Brahman Congress Cattle Auction & After Party. You can read the review here.

Dr. Kevin Bryant hired us to help produce an auction unlike anything ever seen here in the states. We were to provide lighting similar to what you might see on a television show such as "American Idol" and keep the excitement up as each of the cattle was auctioned with a musical soundtrack and heartbeat. This is very common in other countries, but had never been done in America. This was the first auction for the brahman breed in the U.S. as well.

For the after party, we provided uplighting around the Renaissance Worthington's Grand Ballroom, which changed in color throughout the dancing portion of the evening. Randal acted as the disc jockey and played opposite the band that was on stage. Behind the stage we hung our beautiful white drape and lit it with high-powered LED color changing fixtures. Above the dance floor, we hung eight moving-head fixtures to keep the dance floor lit like you would see in a night club and washed the dance floor with LED par cans.

The auction was spectacular and the after party was exquisitely decorated. Kudos to Dr. Kevin Bryant and the team that he hired.

Pictures will be posted soon.