Bay St. Louis Bridgefest and the Juke Joint Jam

We were privileged to be a part of such a great event this year.  Tasked with providing the production for both the headliners of Juke Joint Jam, a benefit for Habitat for Humanity the night before the Bridgefest,  BNP got to work on our plan of attack.  The Bay St. Louis Little Theater would host John Mooney.  BTW it’s not called the Little Theater for nothing.  Jacks Resturant would play host to Sunpie Barnes.  Both of these acts were fantastic.  Sunpie Barnes was something I’d never experienced and I was by far pleased with the outcome.  You can see more here:

Juke Joint Jam

This guy FEELS the blues

What a great band

The next morning we headed to the Chamber of Commerce parking lot where we were to setup for the Silver Slipper Bay Cafe Stage.  Little did we know this was across sand.  I don’t care if you have wheels or not PA does not roll in sand.  We were setup and on a roll with great acts such as.  Shea Micheals Band, Pat Murphy, The House Katz, Stagolee, Colin Lake and many more..  The coolest thing about this tent and i’ll emphasize coolest were the 8 misting fans for the crowd that kept the tent on average 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the area.  You can see more about Bridgefest at the link below:

Bay Bridgefest 2012

What a weekend!!!!!

The Cinco de Mayo weekend will be one we never forget.  It all started Thursday May 4th.  BNP provide a small system around 12pm for The National Day of Prayer in Bay St. Louis, MS.  Shortly after packing up there we drove to the Kiln Arena to setup the stage and sound system for the 2nd Swamp Boogie and Blues Festival.  Friday a stage at El Saltillo Mexican Restaurant in Ocean Springs was tied in as well as power for the two stages for Mayfest.  Now what?

Friday night the Swamp Boogie and Blues Festival kicked off with some great acts like Damon Troy
Brandon Foret
The Chee Weez

The bands were great the crowd was good and we were tired.  Show ended at 12am by the time we cleaned up and got in bed it was time to wake up for our 4:30am call to drive to Ocean Springs.
On site in Ocean Springs for Mayfest at 5am setting up two complete stages and sound systems before 10am is a daunting task be we always get it done.  The day went great (HOT) but great.  While myself and a few guys were in Ocean Springs kicking off at 10am, the 2nd Day of the Swamp Boogie and Blue Festival was getting underway at 12pm.  Around 7pm just before the headliner setup at Mayfest the storms started to threaten and it began to rain.   We pulled the rain gear over the speakers and waited it out.  A quick sound check and Sera Bee was ready to go.  Yes it started raining again but nothing heavy just the edge of a shower.  While the headliner on the Main Stage was rocking downtown Ocean Springs the second stage was being taken down by the worn out crew.  11pm Load-out for the Main Stage is complete we’re on our way back to the Kiln to see how the guys there are doing.  We arrive just in time to hear the last 3 songs by Wayne Toupes.  Then guess what.  Yep help load-out that gig too.  It’s approx 12pm Sunday afternoon every stage is down except the one in the Kiln.  The crew gathers every bit of energy they have left to pull it off.
A very successful weekend but LONG we will surely never forget Cinco de Mayo of 2012.

Wayne Toupes knows how to fill a dance floor

Reggae out of this world

The crowd loves these guys!!

What a view

Wayne Toupes

Beautiful Ocean Springs Mayfest Main Stage

Stella BBQ and Blues Festival

March of 2012 BNP was proud to be a part of a great 1st Annual Stella BBQ and Blues Festival.  Teaming up with Pelican Events to provide top notch production with a great music line-up and good food.  An estimate 8k were in attendance throughout the day to see such bands as:
Phil Williams Gospel Blues Band
Rochell Harper Band
Rockin Dopsie and The Zydeco Twisters

It was a beautiful day, good food people and music.  Rockin Dopsie brought the house down that night.  Another great combination of Pelican Events and Big Noise Productions doing what we do best.

Rockin The Globe

April 2012 BNP had the pleasure of once again providing the production for St. Stanislaus’s Rockin The Globe 2012 “Gettin Down In Greece.”  This year BNP ramped it up a notch by adding a large sound system and lighting show.  The show began 2 days earlier preparing the stage and roof on site.  On the day of the show BNP crews arrived and began the tedious task of setting up the lighting and PA system while keeping an ever watchful eye on the weather closing in on them.  The stage was going to be filled with The Swags from Fort Worth, TX
Barbara and Company from Biloxi, MS
Five Finger Discount from New Orleans, LA
Bag of Donuts from New Orleans, LA

Despite the threat of weather the show went great.  Huge crowd the bands performed phenomenally everybody was happy.  It is now 1:30am… Time for Load-Out.

Awesome Job by our lighting guy

What a band

Awesome shot of Dario from 5 Finger Discount