December 2nd, 2023
2023 GRUES GUAY GALA
Venue: Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth
Our mandate
Master D provided a turnkey technical and logistical event service for the Grues Guay Gala Evening at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth. The team managed the entire production of the event. Their services included professional sound reinforcement for speeches and performances (the band After Hours, percussionist dancers, and DJ Mike Castiel), as well as stage and ambient lighting design. They also handled HD video projections, including a starry sky projection on the venue ceiling, installed 70 feet of stage backdrop draping, and operated a virtual photo booth.
Project specifications
Client: Dominic Perreault Productions, for Grues Guay
Location: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Downtown Montreal
Attendance: 260
Type: Gala Evening
Industry: Construction
Duration: 1 day
Number of Rooms: 1
Technical challenges
✔ Technical management and audiovisual support for the gala evening
✔ Full setup prior to guest arrival
✔ Synchronization of projections on screens and the ceiling
✔ Simultaneous management of multiple wireless microphones for various presenters
✔ Complete sound system for live bands
✔ Management of stage lighting and LED room-perimeter lighting for presenters, musicians, and the DJ
✔ Management of gala evening performers (cover band, percussionist-dancers, and DJ)
✔ Planning of the evening’s schedule, entertainment, and activities
✔ Coordination between the client and the performers
✔ Sound check prior to the start of the event
✔ Gala event design and photobooth graphic design
✔ Installation of 70 feet of black stage curtains
✔ Starry sky projection across the entire venue ceiling
✔ Perimeter lighting to accentuate the starry sky effect
Equipment used
JBL Professional sound system
Speakers and subwoofers
Programmable LED stage and perimeter lighting
Wireless lavalier and handheld microphones
Various microphones for the band
Midas M32 digital mixing console
A/V control booth
HD video projection on two giant 12-foot-wide screens
HD video projection of stars on the ceiling
Black stage backdrop curtains (12 ft high x 70 ft wide)
Virtual photo booth
Green room equipment for musicians
Customer testimonial
What extraordinary work by the Master D Productions team, wow!
Are you organizing a gala evening or corporate event at Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth in Montreal?
Master D handles coordination, technical management (sound, lighting, audiovisual, webcasting), video recording, venue décor, and artist management for your event.