With professional-level training by top visual and sound designers, the Live Design Master Classes, to be held May 16-22 at NYU and the XL LED Lab in Manhattan, are must-attend events for lighting, projection, and sound designers specializing in theatre. This unique, boutique event allows you —as a sponsor—the chance to spend quality time with both Broadway’s biggest designers as well as students, up-and-coming designers, and established artisans from around the world looking to gain a fresh perspective on their craft.

There are numerous sponsorship opportunities available for the 2008 Live Design Master Classes:

Corporate sponsors to the BLMC and BSMC receive a tabletop exhibit at a special Manufacturers Showcase during the classes and will be recognized in print, online, and in displays throughout event, plus have the opportunity to speak about their products to a captive audience, similar to the New Technology Breakfasts at LDI. Plus a ticket to a Broadway show with a Q&A in the theatre following the show.

Corporate sponsors to the Projection Master Classes will be recognized in print, online, and in displays throughout event, plus have the opportunity to speak about their products and present a brief product demo to a captive audience, similar to the New Technology Breakfasts at LDI.

Platinum Sponsors receive all that, plus the opportunity to mentor two up and coming designers to the event, additional branding throughout the event, and the exclusive sponsorship of a cocktail reception or luncheon. (Limited Availability)

Mentoring sponsorships allow you to underwrite young designers’ attendance at the event, gaining loyalty at an early age.

Contact the Live Design Sales Team for more information:

David Johnson
Associate Publisher
212-204-4272
djohnson@livedesignonline.com

Jeff Donnenwerth
National Sales Manager
770-643-1425
jdonnenwerth@livedesignonline.com

Ken Baird
Sales Manager
913-981-6141
kbaird@ldishow.com

Kelly Turner
Sales Manager
415-455-8305
kturner@ldishow.com

General Info

BSMC

The Broadway Sound Master Classes will be held Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18 at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway. Abe Jacob is the creative consultant.

The event begins Friday evening with a performance of the hit Broadway musical Young Frankenstein, featuring sound design by Jonathan Deans. Classes start Saturday morning; speakers include such Broadway designers as Jonathan Deans, Dan Moses Schreier, Peter Hylenski, and more. (View the speaker bios). The Manufacturer’s Showcase takes place on Saturday and Sunday during the afternoon lunch break. Manufacturers will be given five minutes to speak about their products to the attendees during this time, and there will ample time afterward for one-on-one demonstrations and Q&As. On Saturday, there will also be a brief awards ceremony honoring the Sound Products of the Year during lunch, as well as a cocktail reception at the end of the day. View the Full schedule for the event.

Abe Burrows Theatre
Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
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Projection Master Classes

The PMC will be held Monday, May 19, at the XL LED Lab in SoHo.

This one-day exploration of cutting-edge LED video and digital lighting covers both creative design applications and in-depth technology presentations. Speakers include projection designer Zachary Borovay, set designer Bruce Rodgers, lighting designer Patrick Dierson, and consultant David Taylor. (View the speaker bios.) Sponsors will have the opportunity to speak about their products during the extended lunch period; the day concludes with a networking cocktail party and presentation of the Projection Products of the Year and the Live Design Excellence Awards. View the Full schedule.

BLMC

The Broadway Lighting Master Classes will be held Tuesday, May 20-Thursday, May 22 at the Skirball Center at NYU. Jules Fisher is the creative consultant.

Speakers include Peggy Eisenhauer, Brian MacDevitt, Kevin Adams, and more. (View the speaker bios). The BLMC Manufacturer’s Showcase will be on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, a flat-floor flexible performance space in NYU’s Kimmel Center, which is a short elevator ride from the BLMC sessions in the Skirball Center. Manufacturers will be given five minutes to speak to the attendees about their product during the lunch period on Tuesday, and there will be ample time on both days for one-on-one product demos and Q&As. On Tuesday there will also be a brief ceremony honoring the lighting products of the year and a cocktail reception at the end of the day. On Wednesday evening sponsors and attendees will see a Broadway show to be announced. There is no manufacturer showcase on Thursday.

On Wednesday evening sponsors and attendees will see the new Broadway musical Passing Strange, with lighting by Kevin Adams. There is no manufacturer showcase on Thursday. View the Full schedule.

Manufacturers Showcase
Kimmel Center
Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor
60 Washington Square South
(at LaGuardia Place)
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