Hello Everyone! I am a Technical Director for Lighting Audio Video Arts at Arizona State University. Lighting Audio Video Arts, better know as LAVA, is a student-led and student-crewed production group that provides support to the over 700 student groups on the Arizona State University main campus, as well as a wide variety of university and community/school functions.
LAVA originated in early 2010 after a group of dedicated students recognized the value and need to internalize production—both in the interest of providing students a unique opportunity to gain experience in a professional capacity providing sound, lighting, video, and production support to clients, and also in the broader interest of creating a sense of place and engagement through enhanced event quality and easier access to production equipment that is commonly used on student events.
In its first year, LAVA has taken on a huge role in the university, leading production for the 3,000 attendee Relay for Life event spotlighted in the September issues of FOH and PLSN Magazines. LAVA has also been the production support behind the Game Day Initiative—a large tailgate established from the highest levels of the university– the 5,000 person Passport to ASU event, a performance by comedian Charley Murphy, the Holiday Pet Festival at Westworld, and numerous smaller events on average of 2-3 per week.
Along with our active Production branch, we also have an Education branch which holds several seminars with industry professional each semester. These seminars, as well as most classes and special events are free and open to all ASU students as well as area high school and community college student (and really anyone with an interest). The seminars and many classes are hosted by local professionals and companies who donate their time to host a class, either at their location or at ASU. If you are interested in being added to our email list for Education events or presenting a seminar or class, please email LavaAsu[at]gmail[dot]com.
LAVA is supported almost exclusively through the ASU Student Government and local and national production companies, distributors, and manufacturers.
Periodically I'm going to post events/classes/seminars that may be of interest to the greater Phoenix production community. If you are in the Phoenix area and are interested in our group, please email us at LavaAsu[at]gmail[dot]com for more information or to be added to our email list.
LAVA originated in early 2010 after a group of dedicated students recognized the value and need to internalize production—both in the interest of providing students a unique opportunity to gain experience in a professional capacity providing sound, lighting, video, and production support to clients, and also in the broader interest of creating a sense of place and engagement through enhanced event quality and easier access to production equipment that is commonly used on student events.
In its first year, LAVA has taken on a huge role in the university, leading production for the 3,000 attendee Relay for Life event spotlighted in the September issues of FOH and PLSN Magazines. LAVA has also been the production support behind the Game Day Initiative—a large tailgate established from the highest levels of the university– the 5,000 person Passport to ASU event, a performance by comedian Charley Murphy, the Holiday Pet Festival at Westworld, and numerous smaller events on average of 2-3 per week.
Along with our active Production branch, we also have an Education branch which holds several seminars with industry professional each semester. These seminars, as well as most classes and special events are free and open to all ASU students as well as area high school and community college student (and really anyone with an interest). The seminars and many classes are hosted by local professionals and companies who donate their time to host a class, either at their location or at ASU. If you are interested in being added to our email list for Education events or presenting a seminar or class, please email LavaAsu[at]gmail[dot]com.
LAVA is supported almost exclusively through the ASU Student Government and local and national production companies, distributors, and manufacturers.
Periodically I'm going to post events/classes/seminars that may be of interest to the greater Phoenix production community. If you are in the Phoenix area and are interested in our group, please email us at LavaAsu[at]gmail[dot]com for more information or to be added to our email list.