Little Birdy

Sisters are doing it for them selves. Luke Steel’s (Sleepy Jackson / Empire of the Sun) little sister a.ka. Little Birdy put on an amazing performance for those lucky enough to attend the Priceless Music event held at the Old Melbourne Goal. To accommodate for the narrow and tight venue Megadeck used their modular stages to extend the existing stage therefore providing all the room the performance required.
Photo courtesy of Martin Philbey
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Deadly Awards 2009

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2009 Deadly Awards held at the iconic Sydney Opera House. This year marked the 15th annual running of the awards with each year bigger and better than the last. As per usual Megadeck was involved with the performance stage which was the centre piece of the concert hall and was illuminated to great effect.
Photo courtesy of Ben Symonds for Vibe Australia
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Megadeth

It was only a matter of time before Megadeck and Megadeth crossed paths. The heavy metal dream bill of Megadeth and Slayer hit Australian shores last week beginning in Brisbane and making their way to Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion. Serious rockers need serious drum risers and Megadeck supplied risers for both big acts (and lived to tell the tale)
Photo courtesy of Photo Agency
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Wolfmother

Reformed and revamped, Wolfmother take तो the stage for Top 40 Live at MCM in the Fox Studio’s Entertainment Quarter. Back with their new album Cosmic Egg they are ready to hit the road with a new tour but before heading overseas we got a taste of what’s to be expected and so did the Megadeck staging system as can be seen here with the performance stage and drum riser.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Boud
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Dusty The Musical

Bringing to life one of London’s biggest stars, the Australian Institute of Music hosts the remarkable stage play with an all Australian cast for Dusty the musical. To help create such a fabulous set, Megadeck constructed custom platforms and access treads for the performers to use.
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Dock Dogs Australia

Stretching their legs in Australia, Dock Dogs International debut at Homebush stadium for the trails of the Purina World Dog Games 2009 and once again Megadeck shows its versatility by custom making a 12m running platform and submerged ramp for the furry performers.
Video courtesy of AJ Leasure & Lisa Weber. To find out more visit http://www.megadeck.com/

Twister

Twister anyone? Held by MTV, assisted by Megadeck and sponsored by Davenport, comes the new range of underwear sportingly showcased by Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan at Bondi Beach. The day was perfect for stripping down and that’s just what all participants did not only to join the game but to score some free underwear.
Photo by Simon Alekna for SMH
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Project Futures

Always willing to help out worthy charities, Megadeck supplied a band stage for the Project Futures launch at the Crystal Bar with Planet of the Stereos offering their services to help raise much needed funds. Project Futures is run by Gen Y for Gen Y to help raise awareness for a variety of charities and individuals in need.
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Jewish Synagogue

Built to go anywhere, the Megadeck staging system is applied here to sit over the fixed seating of the Jewish synagogue in Bondi Junction. Constructed on the behalf of Media Music, the Megadeck team used combinations of 1.8m stage pieces to comfortably deck out the entire area and provide additional wing pieces for up close and personal performances

Australia's Ultimate Drummers Weekend

DrumTek Australia in conjunction with Megadeck staging has put on the 17th annual Australia’s Ultimate Drummers Weekend. Global drumming ambassador Dom Famularo and Mars Volta’s Thomas Pridgen attended the largest drumming event in the southern hemisphere and to make the event run seamlessly, multiple Megadeck drum risers were supplied for drummers to set up each kit and wheel in out and off for each performance.
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Mercedes-Benz AMG Launch

The launch of the new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Saloon in Melbourne required an impressive presentation stage and Megadeck was there to make it possible. With the AMG gently driven on top of the Megadeck stages with our custom made ramps, the acrylic and opal stage was finished off with some creatively placed lighting to illuminate the show piece car.
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Clear Dance Floor

Always a crowd pleaser, the clear Megadeck acrylic stage can be under lit with a wide selection of lights and LED’s. No location is too unusual for this versatile unit as seen here with the entire event held in Inglis stables at Randwick.

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Hillsong Conference 09

With an estimated 20,000 people in attendance for this years Hillsong 09 conference at ACER Arena, the spectacular event required a spectacular stage. The cork screw like stage was a mixture of Megadeck stage pieces and custom made sections to create an overall seamless and fluid stage. Comprised of many layers the stage housed over 100 choir members, hydraulic lifters for teams of drummers to use, monitor lips and multiple entry and exist points. The week long event was loved by all and was a major success.

Red Bull-Street Style

After draining the Bondi Icebergs beach pool for a 7.2m x 7.2m Megadeck stage, The Australian edition of Red Bull’s Street Style competition could take place. The event not only decided who is the most skilled aussie with a boot but also who will represent Australia in South Africa for the world’s final.
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Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images AsiaPac

Hannafords Gold Dinner

Lined up and ready to go, hundreds of glasses sitting on Megadeck’s glowing bars for Hannafords Gold Dinner. The night saw hundreds of people turning up for a spectacular evening with over $750,000 raised for Brain Tumour and Rehabilitation Program for Sydney’s Children Hospital.

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Bruno Premier

Stirring up attention and controversy where ever he goes Sacha Baron Cohen a.k.a Bruno rode into Market street on horseback for the Australian premier of his new movie. Held at the State Theatre Megadeck was there to provide a wedding cake podium for Bruno’s speech, interview stage for celebrities and media risers to capture the whole event.
Photo Courtesy of WA Today
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i-Phone Launch

Set in Circular Quay, Megadeck helped Apple launch their new i-Phone by setting up a speaker stage and several demonstration stages in the Optus Happy Place. A huge inflatable cube housed all of Apples new products and attracted hundreds of curious passers by throughout the day.
Video Courtesy of mumbrella
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Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

Spread across four stages, this year’s jazz and blues festival held in Darling Harbour was one of the most successful to date. Pleasant Sydney weather and a long weekend attracted young & old and as per usual Megadeck was there to supply risers for the musicians and make the day go off without a hitch.

Photo Courtesy of Flickr

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Transmission-Black magic

Say good bye to Transmission, the final edition of the long running rave held at Sydney Olympic Park has come to a close but not before Megadeck could help put on one more massively memorable event providing risers and DJ tables for the last big party.

Photo courtesy of Ayong

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Private Function

When access is a challenge call the experts to help turn that impossible dream to a practical reality. Seen here at a private residence, the universal Megadeck stairs are positioned perfectly so guests can walk through the beautiful archway with ease and onto the main area.

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Choir Riser

Emmanuel College in Melbourne recently purchased their new choir riser from Megadeck Staging Systems and by doing so secured themselves the strongest stage nationwide. A Kpa rating of 6.6 means each Megadeck unit (2.4m x 1.2m) can comfortably withstand up to 1900kg of distributed weight or a point load (concentrated safe load) rating of up to 460kg, so when you are deciding on who go with for your next hire or sale look no further than Megadeck.

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De La Soul

When the god fathers of hip hop come to town, they expect the best which is why De La Soul used the Megadeck DJ table for their wheels of steel. Broadcast from The Lair for MTV’s exclusive live music program, the house erupted when that classic line was chanted…’so why don’t you leave your name and your number and I’ll get back to you’…

Photo Courtesy of Sergio Dionisio Getty Images AsiaPac

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My Place

Shot by Little Leaf Productions in Newtown’s St. Stephens church grounds for the ABC’s My Place, the award winning novel by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins is a 13 part series that is brought to life by producer Penny Chapman. To assist with on site filming the Megadeck camera risers were brought into action to overcome tricky filming conditions and provide a level surface for camera men.

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Gondwana Voices

The renowned King’s School was the venue chosen to host this year’s National Choral School. With over 250 boys and girls working with various composers including electronic artist Paul Mac, audiences were amazed and delighted with the quality of performance and vibrant youth choir.To find out more, check out http://www.megadeck.com/

Australia's Next Top Model

Always a favorite with fashion shows, the Megadeck clear acrylic catwalk has unlimited lighting options as can be seen here with the use of LED lights attached to the underbelly of the Megadeck Ali stage. Set up at Sydney’s exclusive ‘The Loft’, this was the choice venue for Fox 8’s 2nd installment of Australia’s Next Top Model.
Photo Courtesy of Today Network

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Samsung Mobile

Launching their new phone, Samsung placed 20 mobile phones in huge blocks of ice for the general public to thaw out with their bare hands and claim their chilly free prize. Mammoth Ice in conjunction with Megadeck placed the 3 ton ice sculptor on a reinforced steel Megadeck….and waited and waited, until the patient punters dislodged all the mobile phones.
Photo courtesy of Mammoth Ice

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Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009

Setting the scene for success, Megadeck constructed a huge set of stages for this year’s Vodafone MTV Australian Music Video Awards held at the Convention Centre Sydney. With a massive 12m round black acrylic stage, a smaller 6m round black acrylic stage, adjoining stages and camera risers, the event stretched over 3 of the 5 halls in the Convection Centre. Performing on the night were cross Tasman comedy rockers Flight of the Concords, retro rapper Vanilla Ice and U.S rock giants, The Killers.

The Biggest Loser 2009

With another season completed, another fantastic stage was required to make the Biggest Loser grand final extra special. Megadeck provided ply and acrylic stages to help create the great closing spectacular for Freemantle media and channel 10.
Picture courtesy of The Biggest Loser

The Phantom of the Opera

Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre hosts Broadways longest running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, assisted by a massive set of tiered seating risers constructed by the Megadeck team for the duration of the 2009 season.

Cat Walk-Fashion Parade

The Artist-Group have chosen to use the Megadeck staging system for their red cat-walk which was designed to show off this winters latest fashion, sponsored by AMP. Catwalks come in many different shapes and sizes and this custom made piece is no exception. Megadeck are the catwalk specialists with over a decade of experience in helping the fashion industry put on spectacular parades, indoors/outdoors and everywhere in between.

Q-Dance

Kicking off proceedings in France, Q-Dance celebrates the 10th installment of its hard hitting dance music festivals with international acts gracing the stage at Sydney’s Horden Pavilion with DJ’s enjoying the freedom of Megadeck’s curved DJ decks. The clutter free set up provides DJ’s with ample space to work there magic, using several CDJ’s and mixers simultaneously much to the delight of the ravers.
Photo courteous of http://www.imajeb.com.au/

Bonnie Babes at Kirribilli House

Megadeck has kindly donated their time and services to helping out the Bonnie Babes charity event held at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Sydney residence, Kirribilli House. Trying to raise awareness of the high rate of miscarriage and stillbirths in Australia, Bonnie Babes invited some big names and had an auction to raise money urgently needed for medical equipment to help hospitals keep premature babies alive.

Photo Shoot

Using a combination of different shaped Meagdeck stages, Cumming Agency Studio’s was able to create a photo shoot showing off some of the season’s newest furniture ideas and accessories for Freedom's 2009 catalog.

ICC Women's World Cup Cricket

Creating a VIP seating area for the ICC Women’s World Cup Cricket, Megadeck erected a bird’s eye view stage to take in all the highlights of all the hard hitting match’s held at North Sydney Oval, sadly Australia lost to New Zealand in the first game going down by 13 runs.

Guillaume Restaurant

The Guillaume restaurant at Sydney’s Opera House along with Concept Group of Companies, hosted a private party using Megadeck’s custom made stages for dances, steel decks for band and piano risers as well as for a 20 piece orchestra. The tailor made staging made the event go off without a hitch and took full advantage of the unique venue.

Kings of Leon

It was a last minute call but when Nathan Followill from Kings of Leon needed a drum riser for an evenings performance at Sydney’s Entertainment Centre, it was Megadeck who rushed one to the scene and helped make the night a memorable one, playing to a packed audience on the back of their national tour.
Picture courteous of Flickr

Pool Cover / Dance Floor

With Megadeck’s ali and acrylic stages, you can turn this unusable space into the centre of attention for weddings, parties or dance floors. The team of Megadeck technicians will arrive at your door, construct a custom made stage and make the finishing touches all within one working day. To see what Megadeck can do for you, call and ask to speak with one of our trained professionals.

The Veronicas-Revenge is Sweeter

Starting their national tour in Canberra, The Veronicas hit the stage using a combination of Megadeck curved stages, stairs and safety rails to create a spectacular and practical set. Photo provided by Courier Mail Australia.

Set Cart

Transport just got easier, Megadeck has begun fabrication of set carts for touring acts and festivals. First cab off the rank is Coldplay’s Viva La Vida world tour, designed to help take the effort out of multiple load ins and out’s, the set cart is the perfect accessory to take on tour with you. Designed and manufactured by Megadeck Australia, it goes a long way to ensure you have the complete staging system. And the cost – absolutely nothing!

Manly Council

Held by Manly Council and assisted by Megadeck staging, James Morrison trumpet’s loud and clear for Manly council, alongside a large ensemble of musicians and singers.