CRAIG LEITNER MAY have leapt into the big leagues when media conglomerate Clear Channel acquired his company Contemporary Group in 1999. But when it comes to producing large-scale events, he still focuses on the small details. “I love doing the...
Introduced at The Special Event's action-packed Theme Lunch in Orlando, Fla., in January, Audio Visual Imagineering's LaserGlobes excite with light. Each unbreakable translucent globe features a laser show projected on its entire inside surface...
According to Jim Etkin, it was a call for backup that created the boom in his event business. “In the early '80s, we were involved with doing name entertainment like '50s acts, or providing local calypso bands,” says the president of Pembroke Park...
FOR SOMEONE WHO never intended to specialize in special events, ISES international president David Spear has certainly embraced his industry wholeheartedly. The association leader and owner of Mandeville, La.-based Classic Effects says it was a...
