We Show Up as an Extension of Your Team.
We Get It Because We Have Lived It.
Every year, our own team plans, funds, and produces the SALT Conference — a large-scale event we own entirely. No client to bill. No safety net. Everything on the line.
We have sat exactly where you, an event planner or producer, sit. We know the weight of getting it right in front of the people who are counting on you. We know what it feels like when the production is seamless and your end client looks at you at the end of the night and says the thing every great planner works toward: ‘We couldn’t have done this without you.’
That experience is why we built Orange Thread LIVE the way we did. Not as a gear company that also does production management. As a production partner to event planners and producers that happens to own world-class equipment. The difference is everything.
Founded in 2008
17 Years Serving Corporate Events
#1 Rated
100+ Five-Star Google Reviews
4 Disciplines
Audio, Video, LED, & Lighting; All Owned
Nationwide
Nashville Based. Traveling Where You Need Us.
Why Orange Thread?
An orange thread is the detail that runs through everything and holds it together. You may not see it, but you feel it when it is there, and you absolutely feel it when it is not.
That is how we think about our role in your event. We are not the centerpiece. We are the thread that connects every technical element so your message lands, your audience feels it, and your client remembers it.
Our Core Values
TEAMWORK
We Over Me. Every Time.
No show rests on one person’s shoulders. Our PMs, crew, and client managers operate as one team, which means when something needs solving, all of us own it. No stars. No blame. Just a team built around your success.
DISTINCTION
We Don’t Do Events the Way Everyone Else Does.
The AV industry runs on repeat. Same gear, same setup, same experience in a different room. We bring a standard of care so intentional that clients feel it before they can name it. Not the gear. Not the lights. Us.
EXCELLENCE
Always One Step Ahead.
Excellence lives in the drawing complete before load-in, the pull sheet checked twice, the crew member scanning the room while others react. Preparation meeting presence so when showtime comes, we are not scrambling. We are elevating.
SIMPLICITY
If You Are Confused, We Are Not Done.
A proposal should not require a technical dictionary. We distill what matters and remove everything else, because complexity is the enemy of your confidence, and your confidence is our responsibility.
SERVICE
Others First. Always.
Service is not a job description. It is how every person at Orange Thread LIVE enters every room, every load-in, every conversation, seen or unseen, thanked or not. The thread that holds everything together.
The Team Behind Your Event
Every team member at Orange Thread Live is vetted against our standard. You will not find a crew more prepared, more professional, or more invested in the success of your event.
Dan Almond
Jameson Beaver
John-Mark Clark
Olivia Doyle
Skylar Galayda
Matthew Gregory
Samari Hill
Zachary Hutchinson
Maxwell Jenkins
Tim Johnson
Davi Lema
Stephen Mathew
Luke McElroy
Zach Metzger
Jill Michaelson
Aubrey White
Mike Wilson
Payton Winge
Ready to Work With a Team That Has Your Back?
Tell us about your next event. We will tell you exactly how we can help — and what working with a real partner looks like.