Lighting/Audio
Lighting/Audio
Lighting and audio can be tricky. Most places will ask you what you are doing and know what setup you need. Expect to pay around $10,000 to $30,000 for a big production of 3,000 people and up. The same setup for 10,000 people, it just depends on the venue size and your desired results.
A typical layout will be placing the cage in the middle with light/speaker rigs flown above and depending on the venue size and seating it doesn’t hurt to have 4 big screen projectors flown above the cage for everyone to see more easily. It also adds a great deal to the producion “ooohs and aahs!”.
When you are dealing with audio and lighting you can easily negotiate a better price. Take the first price the company gives you and explain you are planning a monthly or quarterly event. You will be surprised at how much a company will knock off knowing they can rely on repeat business.
You will want a flashy stage production as well. This is where the fighters enter the arena and make their big appearance before the fight. Flash and Trash as they call it should consist of some lights, fog machines and a big screen or something behind the fighter with something playing to add to the awe factor. The bigger you can make your fighters appear, the bigger everything else will appear. Put your fighters in the spotlight, always.
Check out Thunderbolt Systems based in Cincinnati, OH. They can handle everything from small events to Woodstock size outdoor concerts.
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