Behind the Music: Winnipeg Jets
In 2011 I interviewed Kyle Balharry, Director of Game Production for the Winnipeg Jets for the Illegal Curve website. We discussed the process of producing an NHL game and selecting the music used to set the mood in the arena.
Before the season began, there was a lot of speculation on what the music selection would be. Articles on the site “The Science of an Intro Song” and “Choosing a Goal Song for the Winnipeg Jets” received a lot of attention from our readers.
When you’re visiting the MTS Centre this season for an NHL game (and arenas around the world) you aren’t just going to a game, you’re going to a hockey experience. Not only are the players working to put out a carefully planned game, about forty employees at the MTS Centre are in charge of putting together the best possible hockey experience.
The man in charge of that is Kyle Balharry, Director of Event Production for True North. Kyle has been working with True North since 2000, and doing event production at the Winnipeg Arena/MTS Centre since 2002.
Event production involves creating and following a script. Everything that you see at the arena, videos on the jumbotron, the arena ring, PA announcements, off play promotions and music have all been well thought out and predetermined.
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