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We told you last week about the big give-away contest that Step and Repeat LA is helping to sponsor.

This one is worth mentioning again ...and again and again!

Our friends over at Gigmasters.com have put together a contest where your favorite charity can win $1200 worth of prizes!

Including a step and repeat banner for their events!

Here’s the deal...

If you have ever planned an amazing event for a school, charity, religious or other non-profit organization, just tell the story on a blog or website or email it to them. 

Based on the stories, around 5 finalists will be chosen and then the votes will pick the winner.

Get the whole scoop here!
Go there  NOW!

I mean NOW! …. go …. :)

 Here is another example of a fundraising event to inspire you to submit your story to gigmasters.com for their extravaganza contest.  

Step and Repeat LA is very proud to be recognized as a sponsor for this contest.   We are also donating a step and repeat banner as part of the prize package to be awarded to the winner of the contest.

Step and Repeat LA is not a newbie when it comes to helping charity and fundraising endeavors.  One of these groups is the Better than Ezra Foundation which is an organization inspired and run by the Better than Ezra Recording Group.

The group members are a talented and accomplished trio: Kevin Griffin, Tom Drummond and Travis McNabb.  They are the originators of the BTE Foundation which they started in the fall of 2000, with what is now an annual fundraiser, The Ezra Open.

The proceeds go to the local Louisiana chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Every year they put on a patron party, silent auction and live performance by the band and their invited musical guests. This group and foundation is driven to support and come to the aid of their local community and state.  

Step and Repeat LA is proud to have contributed the banner and accoutrements for their fundraising activities.   This is just another example of local boys who've made good and give back to their community and the people they love.    

We can’t wait to hear your story....

Smilebooth and Step And Repeat LA  were extremely well received at last year's Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards.

 "I believe in love at first sight because I've been loving my mother since I opened my eyes." 
- Unknown 

Six years:  Mom knows everything
Eight years:  Mom knows a lot
Twelve years: Mom really doesn't know everything
Fourteen years: Mom knows nothing
Sixteen years: Mom, what mom?
Eighteen years: Mom is out dated
Twenty-five years: Maybe Mom knows
Thirty-five years: Before deciding, let's ask Mom
Forty-five years: I wonder what Mom thinks
Seventy-five years:
I wish mom were here to ask her" 

A lot of questions have been asked about Step and Repeat banners and media walls, from what they are, to why one would be interested in them?

I have looked online to see if I could find the history of Step and Repeat banners and honestly answers were hard to come by.

How did step and repeat get its name?
Who was the first company to come up with the concept of the step and repeat banner?
Who were the first recipients of a step and repeat banner or media wall?
When I first heard the words step and repeat spoken together I immediately pictured a possible dance step in tap dancing or possibly the instructions given to the wedding party as they proceeded down the church aisle.
I had no idea that step and repeat could be a specialized term describing a printing method used by media and printing companies world wide.

It actually refers to a photoshop term used for the process of duplicating an object and spacing.
Step and Repeat LA has a FAQ page that answers the general facts regarding these products.

There are many ways in which these versatile partitions have been used.
Although they have been used mainly in the film industry and in places like movie premiers and sporting events, they have started to appeal to newer and more personal areas  such as a party ,shower, bar mitzvah ,wedding, and local and state beauty contests,and business openings. 

They have the allure of the glitz and glam of the hollywood scene which can be fun for any event and because of the way that they are constructed,they make ideal places for photo shoots and media interviews to take place.

Any professional photographer or videographer will tell you that there are certain elements necessary to pulling off the lighting one needs for good camera work. The materials used in these specialized banners and media walls are made to specifically address this issue.

The logos one chooses to be made into the pattern of the step and repeat will allow the sponsors of their event to be subtly acknowledged when seen by the participants and audience alike.  When the pattern has a personal theme then it may signify the newly wedded couple or the person that the party is being held for.

I have personally seen these lovely banners and media walls at movie premiers and benefits and at grand openings and I find that they lend a certain anticipation to the event. They make you wonder who is going to appear and who will be having a photo shoot done?  They bring a little excitement and anticipation to any event.  After all, how many of your favorite sports figures or movie celebrities have you seen being photographed in front of these displays?

Step and Repeat LA has worked within the film industry and would love to add you to their special clients list.  Check out this reputable company for yourself and see if they can provide you with something that will make your event even more special.