Encore were engaged by long time client of 17 years, Australian Hotels Association – WA (AHA WA), to deliver their annual NAB WA Hospitality Suppliers Awards and Toxfree gala Dinner for 350 guests. As with every year, the AHA WA look to design a memorable awards night and opted for “an elegant starry night” theme for this years event. To bring this vision to life, Encore used an array of audio visual, staging and styling solutions including a custom stage stage made from our range of Digital Banners with a circular cut-out in between. This unique design created the perfect stage set, which we projected custom designed awards categories and winner announcement videos onto. Whilst clean and simple in design, constructing the stage set in this way created real impact and became a talking point of the night. The Encore styling team answered the brief with our range of elegant Eclipse centerpieces, on a black table cloth and black chair covers. Styling the tables in this way, complemented the room design and centered the focus to the unique stage design where the winners were being presented.
“The AHA has worked with Encore (formerly Staging Connections) on countless events over the last 17 years. At every event we are blown away by their professionalism, dedication and creativity. The rooms always look spectacular and work synonymous with the audio visual aspect. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to the team for all of their consistent hard work over the years.” Bradley Woods, CEO of AHA WA.
Encore’s team in Perth partnered with Finest Occasions and Events to deliver their annual awards night to recognise employee achievements. The event was themed ‘Your Starry Night’ with centrepieces made from glass bowls filled with twinkling LED rope, a stunning entrance archway covered with fairy lights and haze for a dramatic entrance. The stage set was designed using an array of Digital Banners flanked either side by two large screens. Custom ‘Starry Night’ themed multimedia was projected across the Digital Banners, creating an impactful set design. A highlight of the evening was an aerial artist performance.
“Encore (formerly Staging Connections) always go above and beyond with ensuring our events are successful and really listen to our needs. Kirsty West was so helpful and always willing to go the extra mile every time I phoned or emailed her. Kirsty stayed a little while to ensure our event was going smoothly, which was just so kind of her. The AV team were terrific!” Rachel Gardiner, Director Finest Occasions & Events.
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Encore (formerly Staging Connections) were proud to support the 2016 Red Ball for the Fight Cancer Foundation. Now in it’s 24th year, the theme of the charity gala dinner was a magical Fire and Ice. The Grand Hyatt Melbourne’s Savoy Ballroom was transformed into a Winter Wonderland for dinner and performances, with the after-dinner dancing taking place in the Mayfair Ballroom which was styled to reflect Fire. As the in-house AV partner for Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Encore delivered all the audio vision, staging and lighting for the evening, collaborating with our friends at Trumpet Events who delivered the creative, styling and produced the event.
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Encore were thrilled to be part of the Royal Adelaide Show for another year – its 241st show! Over the 10 days, the Show saw nearly 500,000 people walk through the gates and enjoy the sights and sounds on offer. As with every year, Encore provided and operated all of the audio visual, lighting and staging including the Main Area, the Goyder Pavilion and Coca Cola stages amongst others. This year’s performance in the Goyder Pavilion took on an international flavour, Post-Cards from Around the World, showcased the spirit and diversity of major travel destinations across the globe with a mix of dance, music and popular culture reflective of each destination.
Our Encore team in Auckland partnered with Activities & Events Unlimited to deliver a vibrant ‘Motown’ theme for this year’s Diversity Ball. The annual gala dinner is organised by the Auckland Middlemore Hospital and Counties Manukau Health Board and was held at Cordis, Auckland. As the in-house AV provider, Encore provided all the technical event production including AV, lighting and staging. Various lighting fixtures were used to illuminate styling elements around the room, including the dance floor, ‘Motown’ letters and mirror ball. We used 6 installed projectors and screens in the Great Room to showcase the event’s content including a short presentation of winners, short video clips of ‘Motown;’ themed loops, as well as live footage of the presentations and dance floor.
Over 700 stars and guests came out for this year’s The ONJ Gala 2016 put on every year by Austin Health. As the in-house events and audio visual partner at Crown Melbourne, Encore was tasked with making every guest feel extra special. An elegant, engaging and utterly spectacular affair was created, welcoming attendees including business leaders, philanthropists and fans to celebrate the achievements of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Supportive Care Programs.
Encore (formerly Staging Connections) delivered the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Scentre Group in early May 2016, as Mr Frank Lowy (AC) performed his final duties as Chairman of the company that he began 57 years ago in front of 250 attendees at Centennial Hall, Sydney Town Hall. Mr Lowy’s farewell received a standing ovation from the audience, as the Encore lighting team doused the enormous event space in the Scentre Group’s brand colours.
Encore was tasked with working seamlessly in three locations across New Zealand – SKYCITY Convention Centre, SKYCITY Theatre and Crown Plaza – for the country’s largest annual technology conference, Microsoft Ignite. Themed ‘Art of the Impossible’, Staging Connections was briefed to provide advanced AV for the duration of the four day event, which attracts over 1200 of the country’s best technology engineers and IT gurus to learn about the latest and greatest software and hardware coming to Microsoft. As part of the tailored audio visual solution, Encore provided live audience polling via Event Poll and live streaming of the keynote sessions.
“Having worked with Encore (formerly Staging Connections) as our AV suppliers for Microsoft Ignite 2016, I can recommend them as competent providers of configured audio visual equipment… and their availability for rehearsals pre-event across SKYCITY and Crowne Plaza for our 2,500-person event during October 25-28 and in the seven month lead up to the event. We were satisfied with the service and communications we received during our eight-month engagement as well as on-site during the event.”Kylie Williams, Senior Audience Evangelism Manager, Microsoft New Zealand
Hyatt Regency Sydney marked its official opening with a spectacular launch event for 300 VIP guests on Thursday 9th March 2017. In-house event services provider, Encore, provided a truly sensory experience to showcase the outstanding services the world-class venue has to offer in the events space.
As the in-house AV and event services provider to Canberra’s iconic National Convention Centre, Encore (formerly Staging Connections) were tasked with showcasing the venue as part of the Canberra Convention Bureau’s business tourism event – aimed at encouraging more business events to the Canberra region. The team used creative AV with a focus on projection mapping to highlight the venue’s capabilities and showcase Canberra’s selling points as an event destination.
Read more about this event via our blog post “How to use creative AV to win major incentive events at your venue“.