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Daktronics, GoVision team up for mobile LEDs at 3 St. Louis events

July 8, 2009

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Daktronics Inc. has announced that three major Saint Louis, Mo., events, including an All-Star Charity Concert featuring Sheryl Crow, will be broadcast on the most technologically advanced varieties of Daktronics giant high-resolution LED screens, ensuring each of the thousands of expected attendees catch a great view of the festivities.

GoVision LP, a supplier of turnkey mobile LED units and customized modular LED walls will supply the Daktronics video screens and related production elements. GoVision recently captured global attention with its jumbo LED units perched on the U.S. Capitol steps during President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony.

"It is always a pleasure working with GoVision, they are a leading rental company that excels in putting the best service and technology in the industry forward to please their clients," said Myron Linde, Daktronics' mobile and modular sales manager. "From high-profile projects like the Presidential Inauguration to exciting events like the Fair St. Louis, GoVision creates an engaging setting for all attendees."

The fun started July 3-4 at the annual Fair Saint Louis…LIVE On the Levee music festival, where GoVision's truck-mounted super screen, dubbed "GoBigger," was positioned under the Gateway Arch, giving crowds a dazzling view of featured acts, including Counting Crows and Train, as well as "tween" stars Nat and Alex Wolff. GoBigger features a massive 19-foot by 33-foot Daktronics widescreen LED configuration and spectacular HD resolution. 

This weekend, two 12-foot by 20-foot Daktronics PST-12HD modular LED displays will broadcast the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Charity Concert presented by Pepsi, featuring nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow. GoVision is constructing the modular video wall and providing the high-definition camera equipment and crew to shoot the event, which also will be held at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Mo.

The free concert will be the culmination of a day-long celebration of baseball history and will include a $1 million donation by Major League Baseball to Crow's "Stand Up To Cancer" foundation. The show, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, July 11, will be preceded by the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs game on FOX, which will air live on the big screens under the Gateway Arch.

Creative Producers Group CPG of St. Louis, which was hired by both Fair Saint Louis and Major League Baseball to facilitate the two musical events, selected GoVision to provide the screens and on-site video production.

"GoVision always does a fantastic job for us, not only by providing their world-class video equipment, but handling the cameras and back-end production as well," said Dennis Moore, vice president of production operations for CPG. "I know we can count on their team to handle all our needs from soup to nuts, with complete attention to every little detail."

The third event will be held in conjunction with the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, where fans will attempt to hit home runs out of a replica ballpark adjacent to Busch Stadium. GoVision's "GoBig" unit — a 9-foot by 16-foot Daktronics screen — and production crew will capture the would-be sluggers along with MLB game action and All Star festivities July 11-14.

"We're pleased to play such a high-visibility role at these three huge events in St. Louis," said Chris Curtis, CEO of GoVision. "We know how important it is to give concert-goers a great view of their favorite performers on stage. They and the folks at the home-run challenge will really appreciate the size and brilliant high-def resolution of our screens."