Celebrity Summit Fond Farewell

CELEBRITY SUMMIT FOND FAREWELL

We just had a cast changeover on the Celebrity Summit, one of the ships we've produced for the past 9 years. Every cast changeover is bittersweet as cast members who've come together as a professional family for six amazing months bid each other farewell. It is always a mixture of sadness and exhilaration when the cast completes their last performance. We received a really touching letter from our of our cast members leaving the Summit for the last time, and I thought it would be nice to share it with you. A huge "thanks" to all of you who have shared the stage of the Summit. Each of you has made us exceedingly proud.

MULTI-CITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM YIELDS NOTEWORTHY RESULTS

MULTI-CITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM YIELDS

NOTEWORTHY RESULTS

The GMP team has been on the road for several days over the past month producing a series of employee recognition events for a major Tennessee-based corporation. Our client wanted to provide an elegant awards dinner and program to recognize top sales associates across the state. The challenge was to provide a memorable evening without incurring excessive travel costs for attendees. We worked with the company's event staff to design a "tour" approach that offered similar recognition experiences in five different locations from one end of the state to the other. This economical approach significantly reduced out-of-office time and travel and lodging costs for the company's 400 attendees. Our team was made up of a scenic technician, an audio/lighting tech, an AV specialist, and a producer/director. The program went off without a hitch in all five locations, and here are some shots to prove it! A big thanks to the staffs of the facilities who helped make the program so successful!

Each event featured black pintuck floorlength linens with black chair covers and silver bands.

Pale green square glass chargers gave the tables an elegant contemporary feel.

One of the most unique facilities used for the program was Chattanooga's historic Fairyland Club.

The tour closed with a final event at Knoxville's Convention Center.

AT THE BALLET

EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL AT THE BALLET

Tonight is the Nashville Ballet's "Ballet Ball", their annual celebration and fundraising gala. Gary Musick Productions' scenic team is handling the staging and much of the decor for the event. Here's a sneak peak that Bert sent a few minutes ago just prior to doors opening. Watch for more shots on Monday!

SKYPE - ALMOST LIKE BEING THERE!

SKYPE - ALMOST LIKE BEING THERE!

We are in the middle of a five-city series of recognition events for one of our favorite long time clients. These dinner and awards programs honor outstanding performances by the top sales and service managers within the company. This week, one of the top winners who should have been honored live at the event in Nashville could not be there due to a prior commitment to a management training program in another city. The solution? We arranged a live SKPE session with the winner that allowed her to be part of the evening! As she was introduced, her live image appeared on screen to the surprise and delight of her co-workers. We worked with the client and the hotel to arrange a special audio and video feed that allowed her to see and be seen by her associates. It was a great success and worked perfectly. A special thanks goes to GMP production manager Jonathan Yeaworth for helping with the technical details. Here's a shot of her surprise "guest appearance".

NASHVILLE HEART GALA

NASHVILLE's HEART GALA IS A BEAUTIFUL SUCCESS!

The Nashville Heart Gala is one of our city's most noteworthy charity events, and this year continued the American Heart Association's tradition of excellence with the success of the 2010 Heart Gala. The silent auction, dinner, and dancing event raises significant funds to support heart research and patient services for the American Heart Association. Gary Musick Productions has partnered with the Nashville Heart Gala staff for several years on the design, decor, and production of the event. This year, an Asian theme incorporated gorgeous linens and table decor with our huge Japanese lantern stage set pieces and dramatic lighting to create a stunning look for the event. Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center was once again the site of this year's gala. Highlights of the event included an authentic Chinese Lion Dance, several fabulous trips auctioned after dinner, and a moving testimonial from a young heart patient who received a heart transplant as a result of the work of the Association. Congratulations to the GMP producer Brandon Thomas and the Heart Gala staff and volunteers on the success of the this year's gala! Also, hats off to the staff of the Schermerhorn for their great work and cooperation - thank you to Allison Huber, Bruce Pittman, and Brian Doane especially. And thank you for allowing GMP to be part of the event again this year!

Laura Turner Hall just before doors opened to guests.

Table decor design was a collaborative effort between gala chairpersons, the Heart Gala staff, designer Amos Gott, and GMP producer Brandon Thomas.

Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center offers a dramatic setting for any special event!

The Craig Duncan Orchestra provided music for dinner and dancing. They were a huge hit with gala guests!
Lead singer Denise Patton is the wife of GMP General Manager David Patton. What an incredible performer! Awesome...just awesome!

NAED in San Diego

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS WESTERN REGION CONFERENCE - SAN DIEGO

This week we produced the National Association of Electrical Distributors Western Region Conference in San Diego. This was the second meeting of three regional conferences this year. The meeting was at the San Diego Marriott and Marina, one of the largest hotels in San Diego and a property we've worked in many times in the past. The setting is spectacular, and the weather was a welcome relief from the cold, rainy days we've been experiencing in Nashville. It was a great week, and we're looking forward to our next show in Marco Island next month!

Here are some shots from the General Session. This is a conference of about 500 attendees from the electrical products industry, including some of the world's largest manufacturers for electrical equipment.

Scenic Shop Diversity in Foam!

Our Scenic Shop has many diverse disciplines for set and prop fabrication. Our Technical Director, Eric Cardwell, who leads our scenic shop, has the opportunity to work on some incredible set, prop and creative designs for our clients. The diversity of elements our creative teams design and create is extraordinary. One of the most interesting mediums that we use is bead foam to create 3-dimensional elements. Eric is currently leading a project to create an over-sized telephone prop, in which a young actress will be delivering her lines sitting in the hand receiver cradle. The pictures are showing our artist carving the telephone out of bead foam. You will find the pictures of this telephone coming to "life" over the next few days, culminating with the big reveal of the final piece by the end of the week.

What can Eric and our creative teams build for you?