ELEVATE
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Installations
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Shade Structures
- Coverage for your stage + seating areas
- Incandescent option (includes up-lighting)
- Custom painted shade structures
- Electrical box, equipment, or production coverage for less eye sores -
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Festival Entryways + Arches
- Interactive archways
- Lighting + projection mapping
- Mural curation
- Entryway + photo opp activations -
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Interactive Sculptures
- Custom public art commissions
- Including but not limited to sculptures, painting surfaces, seating areas, and general decor.
- Installation team + set up & breakdown -
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Tentsile Hammock Haven
- Five 6-person Tensile Hammocks
- Five 3-person Tentsile Hammocks
- Assembly team + installation inscluded -
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Mural Towers
- 12-25ft weather and wind resistant towers built to accommodate up to four muralists.
- Complete with lighting, CNC detailed framework, and projection mapping
- Trussing and weighted down interior to ensure stability during inclement weather -
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Willow of light
- Rising elegantly at 13 feet, with radiant LED tentacles
- Sound Activation: LED lights respond dynamically to sound, shifting with the festival's energy
- Fog Emission: Whimsey emits fog from select branches, enhancing the experience. -
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Public Art Seating Installs
- Seating for 4-6 people.
- Custom built and painted art installations
- No hardware required, assembled on site. -
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Projection Mapping
- Suspended interactive crowd projections
- In-crowd interactive projectors
- Booking agency
- Above Ground Projection VJ Team -
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Suspended Aerial Performances
- Harm reduction
- Drug test kit materials
- Counseling & mental health resources
- Ear protection, hydration station, and concert safety materials -
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Murals
- Above Ground Mural Team
- Canvases, paint, supplies, and public art panels
- Custom festival commissions for signage -
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Live Painter Team
- Above Ground Live Painter Team
- Full lineup of live painters organized to your festival schedule.
- Paint, supplies, artist panel construction, and lumber.
live art + Murals + Installations
DECOR, LIVE MURALS, AND ACTIVATIONS
WITH THE BEST LIVE PAINTER ROSTER ON THE EAST COAST, ABOVEGROUND HAS YOUR DECO NEEDS COVERED. SERVICES INCLUDE:
FULL LIVE PAINTER ROSTER MANAGEMENT
CUSTOM MURALS WITH YOUR FESTIVAL + LOGO
HAND MADE ARTISTIC PAINTING SURFACES
LOCAL CREATIVE VENDORS FOR YOUR VENDOR VILLAGE
HAND PAINTED SIGNAGE
LIGHTING
INTERACTIVE + CLIMBABLE INSTALLATIONS
SHADE STRUCTURES
COMMUNITY CANVAS
PERFORMANCE TROOPS
4-6 PERSON SUSPENDED HAMMOCKS
TREE NETTING
SLACK LINES + PROFESSIONAL HIGH LINE PERFORMERS
INTERACTIVE PROJECTION MAPPING
LASERS + UP LIGHTING FOR ANY TREELINE
Partners
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Sweet Sounds Collective
- Live Events + Music Label
- Stage Coordination
- Promotional Outlet
- Mentorship Programs
- Community Service -
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Gallery AFK
- CNC Studio
- Woodworking + Carpentry
- Metalsmith
- Epoxy -
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Parable Music Group
- Artist Management Services
- Touring Logistics
- Booking Agency
- Promotional Outlet -
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Wave motion sound
- Full-Service Sound
- Lasers
- Projection Mapping -
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Dancesafe Pittsburgh
- Harm Reduction
- Drug Testing
- Counseling & Mental Health Resources
- Ear Protection, Hydration Station, and Concert Safety Materials
Artist lounges + Community Spaces
COMMUNAL LOUNGE, ARTIST AMENITIES, VIP
STEP INTO OUR TRANQUIL HOSPITALITY AREA, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GUESTS WITH A SERENE AND INVITING SPACE TO UNWIND, SOCIALIZE, AND RECHARGE.
WHETHER YOU SEEK A MOMENT OF TRANQUILITY, WISH TO CONNECT WITH FELLOW ARTISTS, OR DESIRE A REFRESHING COCKTAIL, ABOVEGROUND HAS THE PERFECT SANCTUARY - SCALABLE TO YOUR NEEDS AND ENVIRONMENT.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
COMMUNAL + VIP LOUNGES
GREENROOM + ARTIST LOUNGES
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
FURNITURE + DECOR
LOAD IN/OUT CREW
Stage design
ABOVEGROUND TRANSFORMS AN ORDINARY STAGE TO AN EXTRAORDINARY STAGE. WE WILL BRING YOUR THEME TO LIFE WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
STAGE DECOR
SHADE STRUCTURES
FABRIC + FLORAL DESIGN
LIGHTING & LASERS
WOOD CNC BACKDROPS + PROJECTION MAPPING
LED WALL + VISUAL PROGRAMMING
CUSTOM SOUND SOLUTIONS
DECOR & PRODUCTION
Booking & stage management
ABOVEGROUND PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR MUSIC IN HIGH-EXPOSURE ENVIRONMENTS.
ABOVEGROUND BUILDS LIVE EXPERIENCES WITH A VAST NETWORK OF ARTISTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.
OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND CREATE LASTING MOMENTS THAT TRANSCEND THE ORDINARY. WITH CAREFUL PLANNING, INNOVATIVE THINKING, AND A COMMUNAL APPROACH, WE BRING THE PULSE BACK TO YOUR EVENT.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TALENT BUYING & ADVANCING
FESTIVAL & EVENT OPERATIONS
STAGE HOSTING + DIRECTION
BRAND CONSULTING
EVENT STAFFING
MEDIA MARKETING + ADVERTISING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
MEET the
team
PAUL, OUR MUSIC SERVICES LEAD, BOASTS A STELLAR HISTORY OF PRIORITIZING THE ARTIST-FIRST MENTALITY.
AS THE FOUNDER OF SWEET SOUNDS COLLECTIVE AND PARABLE MUSIC GROUP, HE'S DEDICATED TO FOSTERING COLLABORATION NATIONWIDE. PAUL STAYS FOCUSED ON NURTURING PASSIONATE BUT OFTEN OVERLOOKED ARTISTS, CHALLENGING INDUSTRY NORMS.
HE DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF BY OFFERING GENUINE CARE TO ALL HE MENTORS. WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, YOUR EVENT IS IN VERY CAPABLE HANDS. HE THRIVES ON DELIVERING INNOVATION AND FRESHNESS WITH EVERY OPPORTUNITY HE AFFORDS.
PAUL
ART GALLERY DIRECTOR
WITH A BACKGROUND ROOTED IN BOTH THE CRAFT BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND FESTIVAL ARTS, STEF IS A DYNAMIC FORCE IN CREATIVE DIRECTION, EVENT MANAGEMENT, AND SPONSORSHIP FACILITATION. SHE PASSIONATELY CURATES IMMERSIVE GALLERY EXPERIENCES, TRANSFORMING SPACES INTO DYNAMIC HUBS SHOWCASING VIBRANT TALENT OF COUNTLESS LOCAL ARTISTS.
STEF
MICHAEL IS A FREELANCE PHOTOJOURNALIST, INSTALLATION ARTIST, AND FOUNDER OF WICKED PITTSBURGH ART COLLECTIVE: A COMMUNITY OF 50+ ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS COMING TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN THE PITTSBURGH CREATIVE COMMUNITY, AND BENEFIT A LOCAL CAUSE.
SINCE 2017, WICKED PITTSBURGH HAS PAID OUT OVER $146,000 TO LOCAL PITTSBURGH ARTISTS, AND DONATED OVER $13,000 TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
HE CURRENTLY SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND PITTSBURGH.
Mike
LEAD CARPENTER
WITH HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSET IN CARPENTRY, RJ IS THE ARCHITECT AND TEAM LEADER BEHIND EACH BUILD. WHETHER HE’S WORKING ON LARGER INSTALLATIONS AT FESTIVALS LIKE REGGAE RISE UP, ELEMENTS, BIG DUB OR LOCAL FLORIDA EVENTS, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND HIM WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE, AND READY TO TAKE ON ANY PROJECT AHEAD!