TRIO VIDEO FAX CHECK – 25th Anniversary
Welcome back to Trio Video's "Fax Check." We're celebrating our 25th Anniversary… and considering the small handful of mobile facilities vendors that have managed to reach such a milestone, we're feeling pretty proud. After the launch earlier this year of our newest HD expando mobile unit, Rhythm , and since completing this past spring's NBA Chicago Bulls Playoff run, Trio is now busy continuing to supply facilities and crews for Comcast SportsNet Chicago & WGN's local and nationwide coverage of the MLB Chicago Cubs & White Sox.. And as if that hasn't been enough, we've also been hard at work on a number of other new and recurring nationwide projects. Here are just a few of the highlights.
Helping out New Broadcast Partners –
FOX Sports & Bowl Championship Series
Trio Video was proud to be a part of the festivities as Fox Sports celebrated its inaugural BCS broadcast season. At this year's 73 rd annual Sugar Bowl in New Orleans; HD units Tango & Beta, and their tech teams, originated the telecast for the national television audience as it joined the nearly 80,000 fans at the Louisiana Superdome to watch LSU defeat Notre Dame. Returning in August for the 2 nd year of its multi-year deal, Trio will also be supplying its HD mobile facilities and expertise for another exciting season of the NFL on FOX.
Music Festival Heaven – Coachella/Stagecoach/Bonnaroo...
plus Lollapalooza
Trio Video is also continuing its prominent role as supplier of technical support and HD mobile facilities for many of North America's major multi-day music festivals. The season kicked off with AEG/Goldenvoice, led by Executive Producer Paul Tollett and with project management by Springboard Productions, as it presented the Coachella Valley Music Festival. The three-day multi-stage music and arts festival is held every year in Indio, California. Trio covered the performances in all their high-definition glory and fed programming to entertainment website, AT&T Blueroom.com. Trio followed up the very next week by providing HD facilities and crew for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival produced by AEG/The Messina Group and Springboard Productions. The Stagecoach concert "film-style" video is scheduled to air on CMT in the next few months. Partnering with festival producers Axis LLC/Superfly/Third Wave Productions, Trio Video returned to Manchester, Tennessee for its second consecutive year to cover the 6th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Trio supplied its Tango, Beta and Rhythm high-definition mobile units, along with 29 HD cameras, 40 record decks and an over 100-member production team, to cover the 7 performance stages. It was all recorded in HD/23.98 while being webcast to AT&T Blueroom.com and XM Satellite. The festival boasted over 100 acts that included Tool, The Police and The White Stripes… as well as this year's new addition of acts performing in the jazz & comedy tents. In August and September, Trio will continue to lend its music festival expertise to C3 Presents as it covers all 4 main music stages at Lollapalooza in Chicago and Austin City Limits in Texas.
Rock and Roll Heaven
Since January, Trio has been working with ControlRoom.com's production team to cover a number of critically-acclaimed artists, including The Bravery in Austin, TX; Paolo Nutini in Denver, CO and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in Portland, OR. All of these shows air on ControlRoom.com, whose partners include MSN.Com and Direct TV, as well as other broadcast outlets. In addition, Trio recently provided HD facilities and crew for Nocturne Productions' Fall Out Boy concert in Phoenix, AZ; Coming Home Studios' Steve Miller Band at Ravinia, IL and LiveNation's Warped Tour in Denver, CO.
Anuna "a vocal tour de force"
And finally, the Celtic vocal group, Anuna, a "truly...unforgettable live experience" will mark its U.S. television debut in a national PBS concert special set to air as part of the August and September national public broadcasting pledge drives. Produced by The Elevation Group, Maryland Public Television, American Public Television and Third Wave Productions; the concert footage was shot in high-definition by Trio Video and showcases the Irish group as it was joined by 11 world-class musicians at the beautiful gothic-style Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, OH.
That's it for now. We appreciate your taking the time to let us check in and keep you in "The Loop." And remember, we're always happy to assist you with any of your upcoming projects. We're only a phone call or email away.
