Green Marketing

Startech employed beanwave to design an “Excellence All Areas” mailer which was sent to Performing Art departments and Event Organisers at schools, colleges and universities. Whilst promoting the company is important we took into serious consideration the environmental impacts and found alternative methods to ensure that products used were from sustainable sources.

Beanwave sourced branded lanyard straps made from 100% sustainable bamboo fibres (which we have also found softer on the skin). The lanyard holder and 8 page inserts were printed locally by Seacourt on FSC certified recycled paper and using vegetable based inks and waterless offset printing. The polythene envelope used was recycled and recyclable.

The mailer had a great response with many bookings appearing for our basic set up - professional result, lighting and PA kits. It wasn’t long before the lanyards were spotted in action on an event site and more requested!

Commotion Festival

Startech supplied a stage and supplemented the lighting and sound for Commotion ‘10 in Kingham, near Chipping Norton and our trademark red canopy is visible by satellite! This annual family friendly festival had a great line up with From the Jam headlining on Saturday. The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band performed and will be back in the area for Truck next weekend. The Jericho Tavern had a stage hosting some of Oxfords finest, see their site for upcoming gigs. The Witchwood School of Rock ran song writing workshops which are continuing throughout the summer at various venues.

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The Festival of the Nine Muses

Startech supplied lighting to The Festival of the Nine Muses hosted in the romantic grounds of Milton Manor House on Saturday.  Performances were carried out throughout the day from 10am into the evening, poetry, theatre, music inspired by the nine daughters of Zeus, King of the Gods and Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory. Headlining the music acts at the first in this series of festivals was English folk rock musician Johnny Flynn. Listen out for this idyllic celebration of Arcadia next year.

ASIMO

Once again Startech were recruited provide staging and technical production for Honda's robot ASIMO to perform at the opening launch of the Swindon Academy. Specifications for the staging were extremely tight at only 1mm rise/fall over 2m to accommodate this advanced piece of technology. Lighting and audio was supplied to produce a dramatic reveal and exhibition of ASIMO's human like movement and intelligence.

Charlbury Riverside Festival

Thousands had a beautiful weekend at Riverside 2010. Immaculately organised by Andy Pickard and a team of volunteers, the weather was perfect and the bands were fantastic. The crew are now preparing for Cornbury Festival, which hosts the Riverside Stage. David Murphy made this stop motion film of the main stage construction featuring our very own Startech crew.



Visit the Riverside website for reviews of this years festival.

Charlbury Riverside Festival

Startech have been out in the sun this week erecting staging for the Riverside Festival. This annual family friendly festival is run by an independent group of volunteers, with support from Charlbury Town Council. Entry is free and music ranges through indie, folk, world and some good old blues. You will hear well recognised Oxfordshire bands such as The Black Hats and Charly Coombes and the New Breed. Some familiar faces are collaborating in The Prohibition Smokers' Club on Sunday and the main stage will be opened by Deer Chicago this afternoon.

Enjoy the festival!

Startech are supplying technical production for Chiltern Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This Open Air performance will raise money for The Stroke Association and the Bucks Community Foundation, last years performances raised £10,000 for Thames Hospicecare. There are still tickets available for this weeks performances of arguably Shakespeare's most entertaining play.