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Madison Square Garden debuts Aircam One
"The idea for the AirCamOrb came from Marc Bauman, Senior Vice President, Executive Producer, Creative and Technical Production Services Group at The Madison Square Garden Company New York; he saw flying orbs at a concert, and realized they could use the product at MSG for the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. Bauman explains, “We saw these helium filled objects, and they initially impressed us as something we could use with the Knicks City Dancers. Specifically, we wanted it to fly over the as the Knicks City Dancers performed, so that we could have a Busby Berkeley aerial shot.”
Worldstage helps MSG Thrill Rangers’ and Knicks’ fans with floor projection extravaganza
"When it came time to consider creating a floor-based video projection system for their facility, the management team responsible for entertaining Knicks and Rangers fans knew the system would have to live up to the legacy of New York’s Madison Square Garden (MSG), aka The World’s Most Famous Arena. It would have to be better than anything else currently being used, so they called in WorldStage amongst other expert consultants and fabricators."
These NBA Dancers bring their High Kicks Court-side
New York Times
“It’s all of it: The lighting, the costuming, the music selection, It’s concise. The dance team has to have a shape.”... “Some of that is precision, grace, the beauty of the line,” Mr. Bauman continued, noting that for the great choreographer George Balanchine “the most beautiful part of the dancer’s body was the hand.”
Venue Q&A: MSG’s Bauman Talks Fan Engagement Strategy
Sports Video Group
“I like to tell people that my job is to say yes to good ideas. Obviously, it’s a bit more complicated than that, but, in the end, it boils down to supporting my co-workers and encouraging them to think outside of the box: to try new things, to execute them with the highest degree of production excellence possible, and to keep their ideas organic to the brand.”
Refitting Madison Square Garden
Lighting and Sound America
“Our company’s philosophy is about engaging and entertaining our guests, and using our resources to make the experience of coming to Madison Square Garden an event,” Bauman adds; it is this vision that has driven the venue’s technological improvements. “Going to Madison Square Garden should be an event. We’re not going to change anyone’s fan loyalty, but visitors are going to have an entertaining and memorable experience.”
The Rangers and the Knicks get a new sound for the Winter Seasons
The New York Times
“People absolutely connect to it,” this brings us back from all the popular stuff you listen to everywhere else you go. Once you hear this, there is a much richer tapestry of sound, people say, ‘Oh, I get it.’ A large part of the audience at games are adults, and the moms and dads heard this sound when they were kids.”
Producing Television in a Live Performance Environment
Originally Published in the Summer 2007 edition of ‘Produced By’ the magazine of the Producers Guild of America
by Marc Bauman
“For many kinds of productions (including award shows, tribute shows, variety programs, concerts – and even some corporate events) the "look" of a theater, its technical facilities (like a stage house and fly system for scene changes), and the ability to comfortably accommodate and reliably control access by a large audience often makes the choice of a theatrical venue the only way to go.”