The Daktronics Experience

As the Clippers get closer to the completion of their brand-new arena in Los Angeles, Justin and Matt caught up with Daktronics Project Executive Luke Tingle to hear about the progress and what fans can expect to see in 2024. This includes details of the largest double-sided halo in an arena setting and much more about this massive project. 

• News release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/la-clippers-intuit-dome-halo-board-highlights-largest-order-volume-in-daktronics-history

Building a connection with your audience might be as easy as collecting a database of existing and historical pictures and information. To hear how this database can be leveraged in different ways for schools, universities and even businesses, Justin and Matt visited with Roger Imhoff, national sales for TouchPros. He shares his path to working for TouchPros and how the product has delivered an interactive Hall of Fame as well as bringing it to light on Daktronics video displays.

Links:

• TouchPros Website: www.touchpros.com 

When you’re bringing a new arena to your campus, you obviously want the best for your student-athletes and fans. Justin and Matt visited with Zach Dayton, Deputy Athletic Director at Fairfield University, to hear how he took on this challenge and all of the details that go along with it. 

Links: 

• Fairfield University News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/fairfield-university-partners-with-daktronics-for-new-leo-d-mahoney-arena  

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is once again being held in Barcelona and Daktronics is excited to attend. Heading into the show, Justin and Matt spoke with Ben Aesoph, Daktronics International Market Manager, and Judd Guthmiller, Vice President of International, to hear all about it. They share their personal experience at the show, the presence Daktronics has planned and what attendees can expect to see from the show as a whole.  

Links: 

• Integrated Systems Europe Website: www.iseurope.org 

When stepping into a space with video and audio that blows you away, there’s intention behind the scenes that give you that feeling you’re experiencing. To hear about those intentions and experiences, Justin and Matt are joined by John Coovert, Solutions Engineer at Dimensional Innovations (DI). This conversation covers John’s background and what he gets to work on at DI. But it also digs into a few projects where Daktronics and DI partnered to bring a space to life and deliver those desired experiences.

Links:

• Dimensional Innovations Website: https://dimin.com/

When out and about, digital billboards are increasingly catching your attention. To hear more about the implementation of that technology, Justin and Matt spoke with Doug Muth and Zach Neugebauer, co-owners of Book Your Billboard, another South Dakota-based company. They talk about how they got started, why they went with digital billboards right away, the versatility of those displays, and how they work with customers and advertisers to make an impact.

• Book Your Billboard website: bookyourbillboard.com

When live events change locations on campus, it can bring to light the need for new technology. This happened at Towson University and to hear about their new video display at their football stadium, Justin and Matt were joined by Davon Robb, Assistant Athletic Director for facilities and event management. Davon shares the process of getting their display up and running, their excitement for ways to use the display in the future, other venues with video displays and much more.

Links:

• Towson Athletics Website: towsontigers.com

When unveiling their new display at Bo Ryan Court, the University of Wisconsin Platteville unleashed their creativity to make people take notice. Justin and Matt visited with Kristina Navarro, Director of Athletics and Recreation, Assistant Chancellor at UW Platteville, to hear about their fun unveiling video and much more about their LED display installations on campus. 

• UW Platteville Athletics Website: https://letsgopioneers.com/landing/index 

The Norfolk Tides upgraded their LED display system in a big way with the second-largest video scoreboard in MiLB in 2022. To talk about this upgrade and the evolution of the display and control system for the team, Justin and Matt are joined by Mike Watkins, Assistant General Manager of Sales, Marketing & Fan Experience, and Mike Zeman, Assistant General Manager of Operations, both with the Norfolk Tides. They talk about being with the team since 2006, the changes they’ve seen in their game-day presentation over the years and much more.

• Norfolk Tides Website: https://milb.com/norfolk

To hear things from a student’s perspective, Justin and Matt are joined by Isabella Holterman, former student event producer at Oak Creek High School in Wisconsin. She shares her experience working with live event productions in high school as well as working with the production team at the Milwaukee Milkmen after graduation.

• Daktronics Crew Connect Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/sports/high-schools/crew-connect