PDA Stage

Photos by Geoff Oliver Bugbee 

The PDA Production Team has trekked this week to Louisville, KY for another Idea Festival. The conference motto is, “If it can possibly go together, it comes together here.” I can almost hear the hum of brilliance. Only at Idea Fest will you have the following in the same space having conversations, sharing thoughts and ideas: 3-D Chalk Artist, Astronomer, Filmmaker, Illustrator, Social Entrepreneur, Human Rights Activist, Farmer. And Anthony Bourdain, in a category all his own. All brokers of the future in their fields. Read their bios for some inspiration.

PDA is honored to be supporting the festival with lighting design and equipment, audio systems, staging, sets and video. Todd St. Onge, James Leonti, Brandon Robertson and David Ham are creating the production and gearing up for tomorrow’s start. Stay tuned for photos.

Contact:  Nicole Garrigan, Director of Marketing nicole@pdastage.com

Production Design Associates (PDA) seeks an Audio Visual Director

 PDA is seeking an Audio Visual Director to manage its Hotel Audio Visual Department. The Audio Visual Director’s responsibilities include securing and maintaining contracts with clients, effectively communicating with staff, scheduling, inventory control, training and ensuring a profitable business center. The Audio Visual Director must exhibit keen leadership skills, demonstrate success in audio visual equipment sales and possess exceptional customer service skills in management and hospitality. The A/V Director must also possess a working knowledge of the latest a/v equipment. This position provides a great opportunity for an experienced Assistant Director who is ready to accept more responsibility or an established Director looking to join a progressive company. A Bachelors degree in Mass Communications or Business Administration is preferred, but not required. Salary is commensurate upon experience and benefits are available.

Please apply for this position by emailing a resume and references to shanon@pdastage.com . No calls please.

Production Design Associates (PDA) is a leader in providing lighting, sound, video, staging, sets and trained technicians for events and system installations.  Visit www.pdastage.com for more information.

PDA is honored to once again partner with the Carolina Youth Development Center, providing event production services for the 6th Annual A Night for the Children Gala held at McCrady’s Restaurant September 24, 2009 at 7:00pm. 

A Night for the Children Gala

Guests will enjoy cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a festive evening of music and dancing with Rivers and Company. The evening will also include silent and live auctions featuring one of a kind items.

Register by credit card here (tickets will not be mailed)

 To RSVP and pay at the door,  call 266-5218 or email Betsy Sutherland

Founded in 1790’s, Carolina Youth Development Center is an important part of Charleston’s historic and cultural heritage, a direct descendant of the Charleston Orphan House, America’s first publicly funded orphanage.

Today, CYDC provides programs reaching over 600 children and youth locally each year. We care for young people with very serious problems, including physical and sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment, and severe emotional disorders.

Of the 600 children we serve, our Big Brothers Big Sisters program provides caring adult role models to 300 local children from single-parent families.

PDA provides lighting, sound, staging, video production and installation services. Visit www.pdastage.com. PDA is an advocate of giving back to our local community and to those in need. Please contact us for more information about production services for your non-profit event. Nicole Garrigan nicole@pdastage.com

The PDA Event Production Team is hard at work this week on the Family Research Council show in Washington, DC. For the fourth year, Project Manager Todd St. Onge and crew will be managing the three-day conference at the historic Omni Shoreham Hotel.

Conference speakers include a who’s who of the nation’s political right, including Rep. Mike Pence—Chairman, House Republican Conference (R-IN), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Stephen Baldwin and Kevin McCullough—Hosts, XTreme Radio, Bill O’Reilly—Host, The O’Reilly Factor and Gov. Mitt Romney.

Questions? Nicole Garrigan nicole@pdastage.com

Founded in 1974 as a Christian bookstore by Pastor Datha Thomas, Mustard Seed Faith Ministries has moved its campus to the bustling Chatham Parkway area in Savannah to better serve its growing ministry. Included is a 300-seat proscenium style worship auditorium. Church Administrator Kempie Womble was faced with several challenges right off the bat, including a smaller performance stage with a low ceiling and a DIY budget. His project team included Minister of Music Rev. Dennis Maddox, Creative Arts director Brian Friday and dozens of volunteers. Womble contacted Marty Huntoon with PDA needing design services for the lighting, AV and video production systems. Huntoon provided the conceptual design, equipment, document package and project supervision while MSFC staff performed all the installation.

“This was a great combination and effort with Mustard Seed Faith Ministries and PDA. We achieved the goals what we set out to accomplish and it turned out beautifully, said Huntoon.”

The Lighting System includes:
Altman Spectra PARs
Spectra CYCs
Apollo Smart Color Scrollers and Right Arms Jands Vista S1 console
Doug Fleenor DMX Processing
LEX Cabling

Contact:
Marty Huntoon
Senior Design Consultant
marty@pdastage.com
Production Design Associates
2799 Three Lakes Road
North Charleston, SC 29418
www.pdastage.com
Main Office: 843.554.3466
Fax: 843.554.0169
Savannah Office: 912.921.4617
Cell Phone: 912.224.8245

A Who’s Who night for the Charleston fashion world. They all came out last week to the fabulous Terrace Hippodrome for the Charleston Fashion Week 2009 Documentary Premiere produced by PDA Video. The documentary boasted an artful glimpse into the five-day event, with peaks at the rarely seen backstage areas, interviews with the people that make it all happen, designer profiles and much, much more. Following the premiere, the party moved to the lovely new patio at Shine for an evening of fabulous food along with cocktails from Gentleman Jack and Grey Goose.

Congratulations to Charleston Magazine for another cutting-edge project. Stay tuned for details on the documentary release.

Links:
Charleston Fashion Week
Charleston Magazine
PDA Video

Make a one minute video about nature and you could win an HD FlipCam.

Visit www.charlestongreenfair.com for more details on the three-day event September 25-27, 2009