{"id":5899,"date":"2017-04-07T20:53:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=5899"},"modified":"2017-04-07T21:03:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T21:03:33","slug":"event-recap-week-2017-prolight-sound-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/07\/event-recap-week-2017-prolight-sound-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"[EVENT RECAP] Our Week at the 2017 Prolight + Sound Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>2017 Prolight + Sound Conference<\/strong> has ended but the Mountain Productions team is confident that the success of the event will live on far beyond our four days in Germany. The annual conference was the place to be for the latest product launches, cutting-edge innovations and great opportunities to meet with people as passionate and dedicated to the event production industry as our own team.<\/p>\n<p>With hundreds of companies represented by thousands of production leaders, our week in Frankfurt barely seemed like enough time. We\u2019re reflecting on the new friends we met throughout the Prolight + Sound show and are thankful to have spent time with our international colleagues that have helped to grow Mountain as an international leader.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5901\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5901\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Ron Rose, Director of International Development, Marty Wesstrom, Director of Rigging Sales, Nick Linders from Algorithm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year&#8217;s conference marked the launch of our <strong>ShopMTN European e-commerce site\u2014<\/strong>an online shop that makes\u00a0getting the industry\u2019s leading gear faster and more dependable than ever before. We continue to work with our top-notch European dealer base to build our network so we can provide all of Mountain\u2019s proprietary products like our <strong>chain bags<\/strong>, <strong>cabling<\/strong>, and the revolutionary <a href=\"https:\/\/mtn-box.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTN BOX\u00ae<\/a> to the market.<\/p>\n<p>A great addition to the Mountain crew for the week was <strong>Nick Linders from <a href=\"http:\/\/algorithm.ie\/\">Algorithm<\/a><\/strong>, a partner company that distributes the MTN BOX\u00ae to the European market. Algorithm is a collective of fine artists, technicians, producers, and entrepreneurs who collaborate to experiment and innovate. The Irish creative production agency\u00a0uses technology to explore new methods of expression and engagement in their work for stage entertainment, events, and media installations. They are a great complement to Mountain Productions&#8217; service base for creative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prolight-recap_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope to hear from everyone who took the time to stop by and learn more about what Mountain Productions can offer. It was truly an amazing experience to network and learn alongside the best in the business. We\u2019re already looking forward to next year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be sure to stay up-to-date with our work in the US, Europe and worldwide. All of our announcements and endeavors can be found here, on our blog, and on all major social media platforms. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/algorithm.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\">To learn more about Algorithm visit algorithm.ie.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%5BEVENT%20RECAP%5D%20Our%20Week%20at%20the%202017%20Prolight%20%2B%20Sound%20Conference\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 Prolight + Sound Conference has ended but the Mountain Productions team is confident that the success of the event will live on far beyond our four days in Germany. 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