Meet the Team
MARK SMITH — owner / engineer / craftsman
28 years experience artistic and mechanical engineering
- IGX - Video Kiosk design and builds since 2003
- Trussing & Stage mechanical design & build
- Electrical design & build for touring and commercial installs
- Computer, audio and instrument system builds
- Burning Man - consultant, layout, builder 1998, 2002
- 12 world tours – agent, performance, equipment design 1987-2002
- 35 artists albums – live recording, mastering, CD replication
- Film set consultant – Vampire Diaries, Canada 2009
- 2D/3D CAD, AutoCad Architectural, SolidWorks Mechanical
- Musician, songwriter, amateur boat builder - always
Background:
- Redwood Audio (RAM) 1980-1985 Test and manufacturing consultant, Audio crossover design and production
- Hewlett Packard 1975-2002, Equipment Development and Human Factors engineering
- Mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley and Stanford
- 41 technical certifications
KIP KENT — craftsman
17 years experience building installs, scenery, props, special effects
Exhibits:
IGX - Video Kiosk repair and builds since 2004
Film Sets:
Sphere, What Dreams May Come, Beverly Hillbillies, Scream, Mumford, Grand Avenue, 12 Monkeys, Dreamscape, La Bomba
Television:
Nash Bridges, American Gladiator, The Wonder Years, Dark Justice, Red Shoes Diary
Commercials:
Toyota, Mazda, Chrysler, Ford, Toys R Us, Gino’s Pizza Rolls, United Airlines
Permanent Installs:
- “Beetle Juice” live show Universal Studios
- Nintendo and Play Station Props - City Walk Universal Studios
- Props - Disney Stores
- “Star Tours” Japan
Scenery Shops:
Scenery West, Cinnabar, Jet Sets, Blue Line
DAVE MONTIJO — consultant, craftsman
20-year member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 16 San Francisco
Management:
2003- Present: Stage Manager, Herbst Theater,
San Francisco Performing Arts Center, S.F.,CA
Exhibits:
- IGX - 2003 – Present: Consultant and lead builder of proto-type
Video Kiosk
- Supervisor of a I.A.T.S.E 65+ crew for the year-long construction
and permanent install of "Where The Wild Things Are" at Sony Metreon San Francisco, California
- FM Productions- Building and installation of various trade show
sets for such clients as Apple, L.A. Gear, Microsoft, GM,
as well as stage sets for Pink Floyd, etc.
Film:
Constructed sets for High Crimes, Sweet November, The Other Sister, What Dreams May Come, Father's Day, George of the Jungle, The Rainmaker, A Smile Like Yours, Jack, The Rock, Nine Months, Getting Even with Dad, Golden Gate,
Interview with the Vampire, James and the Giant Peach,
So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Joy Luck Club,
Mrs. Doubtfire, The Nightmare Before Christmas,
Basic Instinct, Raising Cain, Sister Act, etc.
San Francisco Symphony:
- Supervised construction of stage sets for such productions as Sweeney Todd, Candide, Molida.
- Designed and constructed road cases for many of the Symphony’s priceless instruments for World Tours.
Audio Engineer:
FOH and monitor set up, sound check and live mix
JIM KOHLER — video wizard
15 years experience doing technical stuff way beyond normal people