Episode 88 - LDI Special with Ola Melzig of Apex Technologies

In the lead up to LDI in Las Vegas this November, TheatreArtLife is catching up with some of the companies who are exhibiting at the conference. Today on the show we have Ola Melzig who is one of the founders of Apex Technologies. Apex Technologies was founded this year as the exclusive distributor of high-end entertainment technology solutions and will be exhibiting for the first time at LDI this year.

Ola Melzig is a Swedish producer, most commonly associated with the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). Since 2000, Melzig has handled technical production for thirteen ESC finals and was seated as the Stage and Concert producer for two. He has also managed numerous high-profile televised productions including the Nobel Banquet, the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, and the closing ceremony of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Other international productions include the 15th IIFA Awards and the 150-year anniversary of Cinco de Mayo in Mexico. He is currently working on the production of the American Song Contest, coming to NBC in 2022.

 

https://www.apex-t.com https://www.ldishow.com

 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.