Location
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
My Role
- Crew Lead — AVL & Truss
Dates
- Dec 7–9, 2023
The Event
What We Were Building For
This wasn’t a brand identity job — this was live, physical, technical production. When the Michelin Guide brings its Food Festival to Abu Dhabi, the stage, sound, and lighting have to work perfectly for three straight days, in front of chefs, press, and partners who don’t get a second take.
My crew and I were brought in a responsible for the AVL and truss side of the production — the structural rigging, the sound systems, the lighting rigs that had to go up, hold through three days of live programming, and come down clean.
What I Managed
The Parts I Was Personally Responsible For
01 — TRUSS & RIGGING
Building the structure everything else hung from
02 — AVL PRODUCTION
Sound, lighting, and screen content running live
03 — CREW MANAGEMENT
Keeping my own team coordinated for three days straight
From Rig to Reveal
The Same Stage, Two Very Different Moments
Build — Daylight
Full truss rig up, line array speakers mounted, lighting fixtures in position — hours before doors opened.
Live — Night Show
That same rig, running the full production for the live evening performance in front of guests.
Across the Three Days
On Site, Day and Night
