LACMA 50th Anniversary Gala 2015 | MOCA Gala honoring John Baldessari 2015 | The Broad Opening Gala 2015
I was production lead for these events, working with events company J.Ben Bourgeous Productions.
LACMA hosted 750 people for a sit down 3 course dinner. Guest lists included many celebrities & piviotal figures in the LA & American art world including, Dustin Hoffman, Jim Carey, Laura Dern with Seal as a special guest performance. LACMA Press: Vogue
In honor of John Baldessari, MOCA hosted 770 people for a sit down 3 course dinner with Janelle Monae as special guest performance. MOCA Press: Vogue
The Broad opening hosted 800 people for a black tie sit down 3 course dinner with a wide range of celebrated guests from Bill Clinton to Jeff Koons. We shutdown the street in front of The Broad & built a completely free standing structure to host the gala dinner. Guests were able to move from the gala hall into the gallery and back all night. The Broad Press: Vogue | The Broad Press: Haute Living
Finely Tuned Events: AGWA Yacht Series | Circoloco | Lost Disco
1 day events ranging from 3000 to 5000 person events. In city dwelling venues or on large harbor boats.
Event management & tour management for all artists. Artists would play a show in Sydney managed by us & then we would sell the artist into shows in 3 to 4 other major cities in Australia.
Artists include:
Jimmy Edgar | Fur Coat | Radio Slave | Optimo | The Martinez Brothers | Magda | Dj Tennis | Horse Meat Disco | Seth Troxler | Ame | Dixon | Cassy | Prins Thomas | Mario Basanov | Francesca Lombardo | Soul Clap | Wolf & Lamb | Dj Koze | Blond:ish | Kölsch | Tale of Us | Mano Le Tough | Bob Moses | Axel Boman | Pachanga Boys
VIVID 2014 Color 3 Pop Up Bar | Path To The Future
Australasia's largest light festival.
I was operations manager for both of these projects.
Color 3 Pop Up Bar + Geo Dome light installation
We created a Pop up 200 pax bar and 'food court' to run for the duration of the festival (24 days) in the Martin Place precinct, in the middle of the CBD. Boasting over 70,000 visitors & famous Gelato Messina creating a bespoke ice cream sunday bar, we created the go to hang out for patrons during the festival.
Press: Broad Sheet
Path To The Future
Australia's first open source Projection Mapping Film festival inviting artists (indigenous, Australian and international) to produce their own projection mapped composition. These films were then played in 2 hr blocks each evening much the same as a cinema.
Watch the project here
Results – We had over 65,000 visitations to the University across the course of the 8 days, with a total of 30 films submitted and 12 finalists chosen. “This is one of the single greatest events to take place at the university” Indigenous committee USYD
“a fantastic event which effortlessly highlights Indigenous culture within the framework of a globally renowned event” – Prof Shane Houston
“This event has set a new precedent for VIVID event collaborations” – Creative Director – VIVID
ASUS Cup 2014
I was the operations director.
This guerrilla activation was designed to highlight the transformative nature of the computers in a simple and effortless way in largest Westfield centers in the states of NSW and VIC in Australia. We transformed the thrill of the world cup competition into the hands of the customers at Westfield through a hands on, week-long, foosball competition. Our display teams took time to deliver vital product information to the guests and this in-turn allowed passers by and competitors to participate in the thrill of World Cup and the awesome features of the new ASUS range.
July 2014 was the time of the World Cup Of Football - this year Australia was a part of action. Football fever was wrapping up and the start of the school holidays - the exact demographic ASUS wad looking to engage with PC lovers, high school students, families and 25 - 45 professionals, competitive edge, dynamic team players. The Activation on the whole was a great success with over 20,000 people through the activations over the month of July.
HeMade SheMade Gallery: Masked Intentions 2012
He Made She Made operated as Sydney’s first Designer-Run-Initiative, showcasing over 40 exhibitions from their gallery on Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.
We tasked 21 artists to create a 21 masks for the 21st century, then photographed the results to be exhibited at Sydney's He Made She Made Gallery. They were sold as limited edition prints and we also published a book of the masks with their respective narratives.
I was one of the artists and producers on the project.
A Love Brief 2012
A Love Brief is an exhibition series that welcomes graphic disciples of the ‘slashie kind’, (designer/illustrator, designer/photographer, designer/filmographer, designer/sculptor, designer/curator) to open up a love brief and exhibit without commercial or corporate reign.
A Love Brief exhibited 4+ times in Sydney Australia, I was the Producer.
