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Wired Production Group

Name: Wired Production Group
Address: 2037 North Towne Lane NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402, US
Telephone: (319) 294-9410
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At the beginning of 2016, two top-notch production companies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Rausch Productions and 16th Avenue Music) combined forces to create Wired Production Group. With over 30 years of experience, we create dynamic, engaging content and event design for our clients that get results. We work closely with you to get to know your goals, ideas, and marketing channels so we can ensure that

the visual content we make will captivate your target audience. Whether you need an event planned from scratch or simply some extra help from our team, Wired consistently produces the best events nationwide. Wired Production Group offers sound, lighting, staging, video, LED technology, live streaming, and more to clients across the globe. Let us help create an unforgettable event experience for your audiences.

02/06/2025

What does it take to plan a concert? 🤔

It’s no secret that live music lifts our mood and bonds us to others that join us in a live music experience. So how do you make it happen? How exactly do you plan a concert?!

➡️ Create goals and a budget. While the goal of your concert production may not be a certain amount of ticket sales or income, you still need a budget! You’re going to be thinking about expenses and contingencies and, if it’s one of your goals, making a profit on your concert.

➡️ Select a venue. Beyond just your location, two big items that you need to think about critically are your capacity and venue accessibility.

➡️ Find the talent and plan for production. Hiring the right person to help with this part of the concert production process can save you from missing important contract details, not understanding production element requirements, overpaying for an artist, or missing out on artists that may fit your concert experience better than you realize.

➡️ Design your concert experience. From the moment your attendees walk through security to the exciting production to the awesome performance to the moment they return home and share their photos on social media, your attendees deserve an incredible concert experience.

➡️ Obtain insurance and required permits. Every venue, city, and state is different when it comes to concert production insurance and permits. It’s important to ask questions and learn this information significantly in advance of your concert date to ensure there aren’t any last-minute surprises.

➡️ Promote your event. When the concert production planning process is moving forward with signed contracts, you can start promoting your concert! You know your audience best, so you know what marketing strategies will work best for your audience to engage with your ticketing platform.

Need more details? Check out the complete checklist on our blog or contact our team for a consultation for your next concert.

02/04/2025

Happy birthday, Britin! We are excited to have you back on our team! 🎉 🎂

02/03/2025

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 📆

Join our Wired Production Group team for an afternoon to celebrate amazing student artists with an impressive lineup of local entertainment 🙌 Join The Gazette, presenting sponsor Hills Bank, supporting sponsor Wired Production Group, and community sponsor Freund for Excellence in the Arts 2025 on March 9 at Theatre Cedar Rapids.

Rock out with youth musicians from across the region! The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy's Rock Academy will kick off the program, offering sounds from across music genres 😎

The beautiful sounds of the Sarah King Woodwind Studio will include students from area school bands, solo performers, and beyond 🎻

A true champion and mentor for student artists across the Midwest, we close the program with a live performance and inspiring message from blues legend Kevin "B.F." Burt 🎶

Beyond main stage entertainment, the celebration will include an awards ceremony for student artists and a live gallery showcase. Tickets are on sale now! Get your tickets online now 🔗

01/30/2025

2025 Event Trend Report: Creating the Wow! Factor

LED screens are a powerful way to impact your events in 2025. By using high-resolution LED screens, event planners can showcase videos, branding, or live feeds that draw attention to whatever they are featuring. These versatile screens allow for creative configurations like curved designs and stand-alone setups as video walls. Video walls can be made into almost any design or shape and can even be turned into an immersive backdrop that enhances the overall feel of the event.

When creatively coordinated with lighting and sound, LED screens can create a multisensory experience that grabs the audience and elevates the event’s atmosphere.

01/29/2025

2025 Event Trend Report: The Rise of Micro-Events

Unlike traditional larger events, micro-events focus on smaller niche audiences that offer more intimate personalized experiences. These targeted events are quickly becoming a go-to strategy for companies that want to create deeper relationships with attendees.

Micro-events create the feeling of exclusivity. Exclusive product launches, for example, offer an environment where attendees can engage directly with company employees and experience products more significantly.

The benefits of micro-events extend beyond exclusivity. With fewer attendees, event organizers can create more personalized content that speaks directly to the audience. This level of personalization helps create a stronger connection between attendees and the brand.

In addition to enhanced engagement, micro-events also provide better networking opportunities. Smaller events allow for more in-depth interactions between attendees, sponsors, and speakers.

Another reason micro-events will gain popularity in 2025 is their cost-effectiveness. Compared to large events, micro-events are easier to organize and can be more cost-effective. This is especially attractive to companies that want a high return on investment.

Micro-events can also be hosted in unique creative spaces that can’t accommodate larger crowds, such as smaller hotels or other types of private venues.

In 2025, brands that adopt the micro-event model will be better positioned to create authentic connections, establish deeper relationships, and deliver value to their most important guests.

01/28/2025

2025 Event Trend Report: Hybrid Events Are Here To Stay!

💻 Hybrid events offer convenience. If participants aren’t able to travel, have financial constraints, or have scheduling conflicts, people can attend the event virtually.

🤑 Hybrid events can also reduce the overall costs for event organizers since they can usually scale down on venue size, catering, and logistics while still reaching a large online audience.

💡 Hybrid events offer more engagement opportunities since the content can be viewed live or later on-demand, which provides extra flexibility for attendees.

01/27/2025

2025 Event Trend Report: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Event Practices

Sustainability is no longer just a trend in the event industry — it’s a necessity. With increasing pressure from attendees, event organizers are shifting toward eco-friendly event practices. Whether it’s reducing waste or adopting greener technologies, the focus on sustainability is changing how events are planned and implemented.

💚 Event organizers are putting on more eco-friendly events, from travel and logistics to energy consumption. This might involve using energy-efficient lighting, using local suppliers to reduce transportation impact, and encouraging attendees to use public transportation.

💻 Event planners are also turning to digital solutions to reduce physical waste – like no more paper tickets, printed programs, and disposable signage. Instead, attendees get digital tickets, receive the schedule through apps, and interact with digital displays instead of traditional printed signs.

🍳 Catering services are even becoming greener by bringing in locally sourced, organic food and using reusable or compostable tableware and dishes.

01/23/2025

! Coordinated event colors and design elements brought positive emotion and celebration to the Des Moines University campaign close in September 2024💡

🧠 InnovativEvents
📍 Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa

01/21/2025

Long set days aren't so bad if you stop for a photo break 📸

01/18/2025

Happy birthday to the incredible guy behind the camera, Joel Porter! 🎥

01/16/2025

EVENT TREND REPORT 2025 👀

Here are a few of the top event trends for this year...
➡️ Hybrid events are here to stay!
➡️ Sustainable events are necessary.
➡️ Micro-events are growing in popularity.

Ready to get started on some new event ideas? Connect with our team on our website 🔗

01/12/2025

CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!! The Gazette is celebrating YOU in all art forms with Excellence in the Arts, presented by Hills Bank in 2025 💃🎨🎷📸 This includes dancers, photographers, painters, comedians, stop-motion creatives, singers, poets, and more!

Nominate your star student, classmate, family member, or friend via the links in comments 🔗 Nominations close on January 15, 2025 (THIS WEDNESDAY!!).

Wired Production Group is proud to support this event for the third year in a row.

01/07/2025

We ran out of time last month to host our gingerbread contest. Everyone was sick or traveling for shows, then we had inventory week...December was chaos!!! HOWEVER, Adam Lee created his gingerbread house on one of his days off. He designed our building!!!

What do you think? He's just missing the "W." Our guys do look like gummy bears sometimes after long show days.

12/31/2024

REMINDER: Our Wired Production Group office will be CLOSED through Wednesday, January 1st. We will resume normal office hours on Thursday, January 2nd at 8am CT. If you are in need of assistance, please contact your account manager by cell phone. Happy New Year!

12/30/2024

"When Matt first applied at Wired, he was hired part-time," explains WPG Office Manager Kim Klein. "He told me, 'I'm confident I'll be working here full-time soon. I want to be here.' And that's how I knew Matt was going to be an awesome addition to our team! Lighting, audio, staging...he does it all, and everyone loves him."

Meet Matt Foster 👋
https://youtu.be/QYJAn3YzCCQ

12/25/2024

Don't be shy, Drew! You're our third and final Andrew birthday of December. Happy, happy birthday to you! 🥳

12/24/2024

From our crew to you.... 🎄

EVENT PRO TIP: LED panels and chainsaws do not go together.

12/20/2024

Our second Andrew birthday of December... Happy birthday to Andrew Wolfe!! We are thankful for your sense of humor. 🫶

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2037 North Towne Lane NE
Cedar Rapids, IA
52402

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

(319) 294-9410

Website

http://wiredproductiongroup.com/

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Another year of social media month with Ron is in the books. Nicole and Anna promised me this was my last video for the season......and I promise the giant inflatable hammer will make an appearance next year. Until then, have fun on the InstaChat TikiToki FaceApps this year with our crew!!! #WiredWithRon

"Smartest people in the company" 🙃 The smarties have arrived in 2025!!! #WiredWithRon

We played "Guess The Object," and I can't believe these guys got all of this stuff right!!! I guess I employ some pretty smart cookies. All the toys in this video were donated to Toys for Tots. I think Matt was a little sad about not keeping the Pikachu, but we do it for the kids!!! #WiredWithRon

This year, we've implemented LED posters at a lot of our events. This helps eliminate waste from print materials that usually just get tossed at the end of an event. These posters allow us to change things at the drop of a hat for our customers and use them for wayfinding, branding, and other visuals, like epic stage backdrops! Less trees, low-energy usage, and great content for live events. We're trying to do our part to improve the sustainability of events and help keep our Earth happy and healthy. #WiredGoesGreen #WiredWithRon

"You can taste the health coming out of it" 😂😂 We're here for part two....more drinkin' games at WPG! But not THAT kind of drinking game. Get your head out of the gutter. It's the work day!!! For not being big soda guys, Billy and Drew are troopers. TGIF! #WiredWithRon

Another day, another game with me!!! Today, we're sharing part one of a drinking game...no, not that kind of drinking game! We're at work! Our warehouse guys give these beverages a go. Stay tuned for part two 👀 #WiredWithRon

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#WeAreWired

At Wired Production Group, our live event and video production team stages unique and creative AV projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience. From virtual conferences to concerts to fashion shows and beyond, we’re here for our clients.

With over 20 years experience in the video production and live events industry, CEO Ron Rausch leads our Wired team of video, lighting, and audio professionals. While our team calls Iowa “home,” our clients’ adventures take us all over the globe.

OUR STORY

In 2016, two top notch love event and video production companies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa combined forces to create Wired Production Group. Many still specify each as Rausch Productions or 16th Avenue Music, but now we reside under one roof and are your full-service event experts. With a full range of capabilities from video production to event management, Wired Production Group delivers the best event services in Iowa and across the nation.