When the Competition Isn’t Staged
In a live cooking competition, the most important moments rarely happen in one place. Competitors move between prep stations and ovens. Judges react in real time. Hosts shift the audience’s attention from one side of the room to the other. Every decision changes where the focus needs to be next. For a 2026 corporate pizza […]
You Call It the Warehouse. We Call It the Showroom.
Busy season can turn a warehouse into a mess pretty quickly. At Encompass Event Group, ours still looks like a showroom. The Showroom … that is what we have always called it. Not because we expect clients to walk through and admire the place. Most of them will never see it. For us, live event […]
Freelancing at Encompass: Do You Have What it Takes?
There’s no shortage of freelance technicians in live events. There are plenty of people who can run cable, operate gear, and get through a show. That’s not what we’re building. At Encompass, we value freelance technicians and specialists who make the technical side of an event feel steady, prepared, and predictable … even [especially] under […]
Agencies & Encompass: Who Does What?
Most agencies aren’t looking for more ideas from their technical partner. They’re looking for alignment. By the time a project reaches technical production, the agency has already done the hard work of shaping the message, managing stakeholders, and building client confidence around the vision. What matters next is design and execution. And in live events, […]
You’re Welcome in Our House
Most partnerships start the same way. A few calls, a proposal, and then maybe a show together. And that’s usually enough to get a sense of capability. But it doesn’t always show how a team actually works or who they are. The part that really matters happens before any gear hits a show site. How […]
Why We Aim to Keep the Technical Side “Boring”
In live events, the word “boring” can sound out of place. Events are usually associated with energy. Large rooms, bold visuals, and moments designed to capture attention. From the audience’s perspective, the experience should feel dynamic and memorable. From the client’s perspective, the show should feel polished and impressive. But when you talk with experienced […]
Beyond the Ballroom Screen: Creative Ways LED Is Being Deployed at High-End Events
When most people hear “LED wall,” they picture the same thing: a large screen behind a keynote stage in a ballroom. That application still has its place and remains one of the most effective ways to deliver clear visuals to a large audience. But across many corporate, brand, and association events, LED is now being […]
Before You Go Out of Town: A Technical Director’s Guide to Last-Minute Resources
Most technical directors have lived some version of this moment: It’s late, you’re halfway through load-in and something critical is missing, damaged, or suddenly needed in greater quantity than expected. And the nearest truck with your gear is hundreds of miles away. Traveling shows have a way of revealing the gaps that careful planning didn’t […]
25 Years of Encompass
In December 2001, the live events industry was navigating uncertainty. Travel had changed. Attendance was unpredictable. Planners were being asked to make decisions without clear expectations of what would happen next. In that environment, a new company was formed with a specific point of view. “The standard AV approach was familiar, but lame. Our broadcast […]
Spheres of Influence: Understanding Our Spheres (and Why They Work)
Challenge: Try diagramming how you think an average company works. The reality: it usually looks like a spiderweb of titles, emails, and arrows pointing everywhere. It can be messy, it’s definitely confusing, and half the time no one’s really sure who’s handling what. At Encompass, we do things differently. Based on some good advice from […]