
The dynamic videos mapped to the linear stage structures supplied a graphic look and a noticeable uptick in movement during the ceremony.
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Xylobands in action at a Coldplay concert.
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In the U.S. and Canada, TLC Creative provides Xylobands for events.
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A boxing ring with a Vault logo dropped into the party with the help of a crane.
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Futuristic models offered masquerade masks to guests at the entrance.
Photo: World Red Eye

Servers dressed in retro diner uniforms served hors d'oeuvres like blinis with caviar on blue-lit trays.
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Event or Entertainment Producer of the Year

Jose Dans
Chief innovator and president, Wow Factor Marketing Group
Jose Dans leverages more than two decades of experience in event production and experiential marketing. He invested most of his career development at Fox Television, USA Network, the Tribune Company, and Univision Radio, where he built loyal professional and political relationships throughout his tenures that allowed him to create some of the largest events in South Florida. Wow Factor Marketing Group is a company that embraces the markets it serves. Over the past nine years, Wow Factor has donated more than 20 percent of its gross annual proceeds back to major nonprofit organizations in the community.
Photo: Courtesy of Jose Dans