France - While Lance Armstrong was making history on the world's stage for his seventh Tour de France win, another stage was being set up for his victory and retirement party. High End Systems digital lighting products and a Wholehog 3 console helped set the celebratory scene for the cyclist and the Discovery Channel cycling team at The Ritz Paris.

Capital Sports & Entertainment (CSE) hosted the post-awards party. The main party room in the hotel's indoor swimming area accommodated 700-plus guests by adding a custom dance floor over the pool. Four ballrooms upstairs were also used.

Rudiger Haeming of Arcus supplied technical support and 4 High End Systems DL1s, 4 Catalyst Pro media servers and a Wholehog 3 console. French event producers Adelie Evenements and STe Displays provided additional lighting, audio and video equipment plus local crew.

The party's visual elements centered on multimedia presentations to run continuously in all the rooms, highlighting Armstrong's career from cancer to champion. Content creator was Kyle Ellison of Austin, who created ten videos and loops - plus his own original soundtracks -- for the six-hour party.

Says production liaison Mark Proct, "Logistically it was a challenge. We built the event in the High End showroom in Austin, got the gear from Germany, and brought it all together in Paris and everything synced up perfectly. We didn't have weeks of rehearsals; because there was another event in the hotel on Saturday, we got in Saturday night before the Sunday event. When many people would have demanded lots of rehearsal time, we had just 24 hours."

(Jim Evans)


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