Big Mountain Events – Media Coordinator
BME Designs, a subgroup of Big Mountain Events hired Onyx to manage its media day, promos and video launch for its most recent project, Crown Mountain Bike Park. Pro MTB riders Reed Boggs and DJ Brandt were onsite to hit the park’s incredible features, designed and built by BME. The resulting video and photo content – captured expertly by Ben Saheb and Chris Medina – helps promote the park and it also serves as a tremendous resource for BME Designs, putting them on the bike park map. Attracting young and old riders of all...
read moreResort Entertainment Group – Company Rebrand
Times are-a-changin’… Due to the unprecedented drop off of large-scale events, concerts and festivals, many production companies have needed to push restart on their business plans. After 25 years booking music around the country, Resort Entertainment Group reinvented itself to cater to smaller upscale crowds and an image overhaul became imminent. During the global pandemic, Onyx launched a new website and social media channels to showcase REG to existing and potential new clients. The company rebrand took just over two weeks to...
read moreWorld Pro Ski Tour – Live Show Producer
Pro ski racing is back! Albeit cut short by the global pandemic, the 2019/20 World Pro Ski Tour was a success and gained great momentum this season. The edited show aired on CBS Sports with good ratings due to the excellent work by EEF 4K Productions and the Tour staff. Onyx served as the Producer for the live and webcast shows – a first time venture – and it was a blast! So looking forward to a full national tour in 2020/21 with some incredible athletes and on-snow...
read moreFIS World Cup Ski Races – Event Production
The World Cup races in Killington, VT and Beaver Creek, CO proved once again to be amazing experiences and the perfect early-winter projects. The women’s races (GS and Slalom) saw at least 30k fans over two days of racing, and with concerts by Grace Potter and Twiddle – not to mention a spectacular public bib draw – everything flowed perfectly. The men’s races at Birds of Prey are always a great homecoming and Onyx is forever grateful to the Vail Valley Foundation for the yearly reunion with some favorites in the biz...
read moreMan of the Cliff – Event Marketing
Onyx was hired by Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, the benefactors of the annual Man of the Cliff lumberjack games, to manage the event’s social media channels, as well as small print and PR campaigns. This niche event saw growth at every angle, from social media followers, to attendees, to money raised for its nonprofit partner, Can Do MS. 2019 was the first year for a paid social media campaign targeting destination guests on the front range, and with audience engagement from around the state, it resulted in a nearly 20% growth in Facebook...
read moreOktoberfest – Production Assistance
Working with the Highline crew for two weeks of Oktoberfest festivals – one in Park City, UT and the big one in Vail Village was awesome. The Utah event was the first one of its kind in Canyons Village. There was a lot to learn about bar management in Utah – some quite different rules in play – but the bar staff was awesome and the overall event was considered a success. Vail’s Oktoberfest was one for the record books with nearly 10,000 revelers dressed in dirndls and lederhosen on Saturday alone! Stein Lifting, Keg...
read moreBonfire Block Party – Event Marketing & Media Relations
For the past five years, Optimum Events has co-produced the Bonfire Block Party in downtown Eagle, CO. Working as part of the Optimum team, Onyx has led the marketing efforts for this two-day street festival, including all PR, digital, social, street and traditional campaigns. With limited resources and nationally recognized musical acts, we successfully leveraged all 13 bands to help push our messaging, in addition to partners and sponsors – all who showed great buy-in to the event. The 2019 Block Party saw 11k attendees over two days...
read moreJackson Hole Rendezvous – Event Management & Production
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Greensky Bluegrass and Grace Potter tore it up at Jackson Hole’s Rendezvous Spring Festival. With two different venues and 15k + attendees over two days, Onyx was part of the awesome Highline Sports & Entertainment team responsible for build and strike of both sites, along with bar management during showtime. Highlights from 2019 Jackson Hole...
read moreUtah Worlds: Free Ski & Snowboard Championships – Event Management & Production
When US Ski & Snowboard reached out for production assistance, they didn’t yet know where their greatest need would be for the two week-long Free Ski & Snowboard World Championships held in four resorts in the Park City area. Onyx was on standby for media operations, primarily as a liaison with European TV, but mostly helped with finish area and ceremonies – which encompassed 36 awards ceremonies, two concerts and opening/closing ceremonies. It was an incredible production and vastly different from an alpine World...
read moreKillington Ladies World Cup Skiing – Event Management & Production
Keeping World Cup ski racing thriving in the US, the Killington Cup boasts 30k + people over two days and some of the most celebrated ski racers on the planet – yes, that means Mikaela. Onyx serves as Chief of Entertainment, overseeing all live-show production, ceremonies and concerts. Working with the FIS and the global television feed that sees millions of live views in continental Europe each year. Highlights from the 2018 Killington...
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