Case Studies
Mainstage Chicago is a versatile space dedicated to bringing our client’s visions to life. Learn how we deliver impactful solutions for clients like Sonova. Explore case studies on events, music series, and TV productions.
Sonova
Sonova ACUS is a global leader in innovative hearing care solutions with the goal of bringing the joy of hearing to everyone. In 2024, Sonova ACUS needed a way to share real-time messaging with its distributed workforce.
Challenge
Solution
Results
Mainstage offered full-service event production support from start to finish, with audiovisual services at the venue to create excitement with onsite employees, and a multi-cam, high-quality livestream built to engage virtual folks.
The Mainstage Team:
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- Conducted a venue survey to confirm and assess onsite audiovisual capabilities
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- Set up and managed a streaming portal that was easy for remote employees to access
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- Developed a run of show to keep event staff on track throughout the conference
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- Performed a virtual tech check and rehearsal to ensure speakers were comfortable and confident with conference technology
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- Created an animated graphics package for the livestream that introduced each speaker, seamlessly transitioned from one presentation to the next, and offered picture-in-picture graphics and full-screen interstitials to enhance the virtual viewing experience
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- And after the event, Mainstage provided Sonova ACUS with digital recordings of the entire event for future use.
The employees appreciated the fun and unique video production that was created to celebrate recent wins and communicate upcoming plans.
“From tip to tail, Mainstream was an active partner in driving success. No ask was too big or too small.”
Elio DiStaola, Communications Manager, Sonova ACUS
Mainstage Sessions
Our series is co-headlined by these four amazing bands:
Disco Nap
Coyote Man
Umbra & The Volcan Siege
Free Times
Receiving 5 Emmy nominations and airing across the Midwest on ABC TV, Built to Last is a TV program featuring state-of-the-art high rise construction, major infrastructure developments, and projects that support disadvantaged communities. BTL highlights important projects, the people who build them, and the lives they impact.
Challenge
How to create a music event series that both showcases individual groups while still creating a cohesive event series? How do you best capture live music performances in a cyclorama film studio?
Results
This online series has created a home for local bands to reach a global audience. Collectively all four episodes of Mainstage Sessions have accumulated over 15k views!
Solutions
Mainstage transformed the video studio into a music hall – capable of hosting full bands. The production setup included:
Local artist Tim Ramirez – aka Hydrosonic Light Show – used overhead projectors, slide projectors, handmade items, and vintage video production gear to project unique visuals on the cyclorama walls to match each band’s sound.
This series is co-produced by acclaimed local cinematographer Sarah Giroux, the award-winning music TV producer Lou Hinkhouse, and Mainstage Director Nick Bacon.
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