Conference and event AV
Audio, video, lighting and the crew to run it
Fat Fish Media is an audiovisual provider and event production company based in Salt Lake City. We own the inventory, employ the technicians and design the system around your room, whether that is a 40-person board meeting, a 3,000-seat general session or a hybrid town hall streamed to five offices.
LED video walls and projection
2.9mm indoor LED for general sessions, 3.9mm weatherproof tiles for outdoor shows and 1.5mm for close viewing, plus 12K laser projection and 50 to 75 inch displays for breakouts and confidence monitors.
Sound systems and wireless microphones
L-Acoustics line arrays and compact point-source systems tuned for speech and music, digital wireless handhelds and lavaliers, in-ear monitors, lecterns and digital consoles with an engineer at the desk.
Cameras, switching and IMAG
4K studio and PTZ cameras, live switching to screens and stream, image magnification for large rooms, recording of program and ISO feeds, and teleprompters for keynote speakers.
Lighting for meetings and galas
Stage washes that read on camera, moving lights for walk-ups and reveals, room uplighting, pin spots for tables and gobos for logos, run from a console by a lighting designer.
Staging, lecterns and scenic
Stage decks and risers at any height, stairs and ADA ramps, acrylic lecterns, pipe and drape, printed backdrops and custom scenic built in our shop.
Streaming, recording and broadcast trucks
Encoders for your meeting platform, remote presenter integration, full show recording, and two broadcast trucks, a 53-foot expanding semi and a 24-foot trailer, for arena and multi-day productions.
Who hires us for AV
Conference AV, general sessions and hybrid meetings
General sessions and multi-day conferences
The ballroom general session is where most of our conference work happens: a 2.9mm LED wall or 12K laser projection, line-array PA tuned for speech, a four to twelve channel digital wireless package, confidence monitors for presenters, and a lighting rig that makes the stage read on camera. Breakout rooms get the same care at a smaller scale, with a projector or display, a small PA, wireless mics and a technician who stays in the room. One production manager owns the whole meeting from the first site walk to strike.
Hybrid meetings, town halls and training
When half the audience is remote, the AV has to serve two rooms at once. We run multi-camera capture with 4K studio and PTZ cameras, switch and record in house, and encode to your meeting platform, YouTube or a private stream. Remote presenters come in through the switcher with return audio and a program feed, so the people in the room and the people at home see the same show. For large or traveling productions our broadcast trucks bring the entire control room to the venue.
Galas, award shows and product launches
Evening events ask more of the lighting and less of the lectern. We wash the room, pin-spot the tables, build a stage look that photographs well, and run a program that moves: awards walk-ups with music cues, a paddle raise with the goal on screen, a band or DJ on a properly tuned system. Audio is engineered so the back table hears the speaker as clearly as the front, which is where most ballroom systems fail.
Equipment rental or full production, your call
Some clients want a quote for LED panels, a PA and a lighting package delivered to their venue with a technician. Others want us to design the room, write the run of show, call the cues and handle the venue. Both come from the same Salt Lake City warehouse with 1,500 LED panels, 250 L-Acoustics loudspeakers and 400 lighting fixtures, so you can start with a rental and add production as the event grows.
At a glance
What a Fat Fish AV production includes
Video
1,500+ LED panels in 1.5, 2.9, 3.9 and 6mm pitches, 12K laser projection, 50 to 75 inch displays for breakouts and confidence monitors
Audio
250+ L-Acoustics loudspeakers, compact and portable PA, digital wireless handhelds and lavaliers, in-ear monitors, lecterns and digital consoles
Lighting
400+ fixtures: moving heads, LED wash and pars, pixel tubes, followspots, truss and lighting consoles
Cameras and switching
4K studio and PTZ cameras, 4K production switchers, teleprompters, recording and streaming encoders
Communications
Wireless intercom and two-way radios for crew, stage management and venue staff
Power and rigging
Distribution from 20 amp circuits to 400 amp feeder, certified rigging, motors and truss
Crew
Production manager, audio engineers, video and LED technicians, lighting designer, camera operators and show caller
Coverage
Salt Lake City warehouse; Utah, Denver, Las Vegas, Boise and nationwide touring with two broadcast trucks
How an AV production comes together
Step 1
Discovery and site walk
We learn the agenda, headcount and goals, then walk the venue for power, rigging points, sightlines and load-in.
Step 2
Design and line-item quote
A system design and a quote you can read, with drawings for the stage and screens, usually within two business days.
Step 3
Load-in, rehearsal, show
Our crew builds, tests and rehearses with your speakers, then runs the show with one production manager as your point of contact.
Step 4
Strike and deliverables
We strike on the venue's schedule and deliver recordings, stream numbers and photos within the week.
Recent work
AV production in Salt Lake City and on the road
Ballroom general session. LED walls, stage lighting, line-array audio and multi-camera IMAG for a multi-day corporate conference.
Arena commencement. Arena LED walls, distributed audio and a live stream for a graduating class and the families watching from home.
Executive summit in a mountain lodge. Projection, scenic surround, audio and a hybrid feed in a venue with no house AV.
Explore
Rentals and services that pair with AV
A/V Equipment Rentals
Our full audio, video, lighting and staging inventory with delivery, setup and technicians across Utah.
See all rentalsLED Wall Rental Utah
Pixel pitches from 1.5mm to 3.9mm, indoor and outdoor, with processors, rigging and content support.
LED wall rentalCorporate Event Production
Full-service production for conferences, sales kickoffs, product launches and award nights.
Corporate eventsThe brands we work with
FAQ
AV production questions
What does an AV production company do that an AV rental company does not?
A rental company drops off equipment and a setup crew. A production company designs the system for your room and agenda, operates it during the show, calls the cues and solves the problems that come up live. Fat Fish does both: you can rent an LED wall or a PA on its own, or hand us the whole meeting.
How much does conference AV cost in Salt Lake City?
It depends on the room, the agenda and the crew it takes to run it. A single breakout room with a projector or display, a small PA, a couple of wireless microphones and a technician is a modest line item. A ballroom general session with an LED wall, line-array audio, a wireless package, stage lighting, video switching and a full crew is a different order of magnitude, and multi-day, multi-room or hybrid programs scale from there. The biggest drivers are screen size and pitch, crew days, load-in hours, rigging and any fees the venue adds. We quote line by line so you can see what each piece costs and trim or add before you commit.
Do you provide technicians to run the equipment?
Yes. Every production is staffed from our own crew: audio engineers, video and LED technicians, lighting designers, camera operators and a show caller or stage manager when the program needs one. For simple rentals we can send a single technician to set up, stay and strike.
Can you work in a hotel or convention center that has an in-house AV provider?
Yes. We produce regularly at the Salt Palace Convention Center, the Grand America, Abravanel Hall and the major Salt Lake City hotels, and we have working relationships with their in-house teams. We handle the venue AV paperwork, rigging requests and power orders, and where a venue requires in-house rigging or power we coordinate it so you are not stuck in the middle.
Should we use an LED wall or projection for our general session?
LED is brighter, works with the room lights up, has no shadows or throw distance to manage, and can be built in any shape, which is why most general sessions now use a 2.9mm wall. Projection still makes sense for very large images in a room you can darken, for budget-sensitive meetings, and for breakouts. We run 12K laser projectors and will recommend whichever fits the room, the content and the budget.
Can you live stream or record the meeting?
Yes. We capture with multiple 4K cameras, switch live, record the program feed and ISO cameras, and stream to your platform of choice. Remote presenters can join through the switcher with return audio. For large shows our 53-foot expanding broadcast truck or 24-foot trailer brings a full control room to the venue.
How far in advance should we book AV production?
Eight to twelve weeks is comfortable for a single-day conference or gala. Multi-day programs, anything in Las Vegas, and events in the spring and fall peak seasons are safer at four to six months. We have delivered strong shows on three weeks' notice, but lead time is the cheapest way to control both quality and cost.
Where do you provide AV production services?
Our warehouse is in Salt Lake City, so the Wasatch Front, Park City, Provo and Ogden are home turf. We produce regularly in Denver, Las Vegas and Boise, and our trucks and crew travel nationwide for clients who want the same team at every event.
