A new form of entertainment - part boxing, part musical performance, part celebrity appearance - has hit and airwaves in the form of Triller Fight Club. This entertainment mash up is a new pay-per-view (PPV) event with the first one held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on April 17. PRG supplied lighting, LED, media servers, audio and crew services for the blowout boxing and music event, which combined epic design and performance elements to give a fresh take on the boxing format.
The Triller team sought to reinvent the sport with their event, which featured creative production design and felt like a party. PRG’s experience in sports, special events, and concert touring uniquely qualified them as a production partner for this new kind of hybrid production. The intention was to create a spectacle that could appeal to almost every demographic rather than boxing or music fans specifically.
On the boxing ring, YouTuber Jake Paul beat former MMA champion Ben Askren by TKO in less than two minutes in the featured showcase. West coast rap supergroup Mt. Westmore (Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort) had their debut with a performance of their first single “Big Subwoofer.” Fans also enjoyed performances from Justin Bieber, The Black Keys, Doja Cat, Saweetie and Diplo.
PRG executed on lighting design from Tom Kenny with a flown lighting rig above the ring as well as a performance stage for the musical acts. The sprawling production setup covered almost the entirety of the stadium floor, with more than 1,500 lights and five rigs. PRG was a 360° resource for the production with the ability to provide and integrate multiple technical disciplines.
With the event reportedly pulling in approximately 1.4 million PPV buys, fans are likely to see more from Triller in this format.
Lighting
Lighting Designer: Tom Kenny
Lighting Director Entertainment Stage: Mark Klopper
Lighting Programmer / LD: Mike Appel
Lighting Programmer: Jesslmyn Baker
Lighting Director Ring Stage: Tim Donavan
Media Server Programmer: Tony Caporale
Lighting Programmer: Josh Beard
Best Boy: Terry Smith & Rob Russell
PRG
PRG Account Executive: Anthony “Looch” Ciampa
PRG Project Manager: Luke Lewis
PRG Project Manager: Luke Pritchard, Joe Beenen & Lawrence Mignogna
Crew List
Audio
Cliff Skinner
Dennie Miller
Kenny Sellars
Jared Green
Brett Stec
Sean Henry
Austin Dudley
John Mallory
Justin Phillips
LED & Media Servers
Luke Lewis
Omar Montes
Jacob Arts
Tyler Korsack
Joseph Arreola
James Marzak
Josh Marrano
Jamey Malcolm
Lighting (contd.)
Kevin Cassidy
Temple Dorough
Thomas Dubas
Alison Triplett
Matthew Isaac Levine
Robert Spehn
Heath Goodwin
Marc Durning
Brian Wendt