Live Event Producers in Los Angeles
Homerun Entertainment is a Los Angeles live event production company that has produced galas, awards shows, fundraisers, community festivals, and hybrid broadcasts since 2003. We handle the full production, from the first planning conversation through the final cue on show night.
Our team has produced the HPA Awards, the SMPTE Awards and Honors, the Main Street Fair in El Segundo, and TJ Martell Family Day at the CBS Studio Backlot. We work most often with nonprofits, foundations, and cause driven organizations, where the event has to raise money and tell a story at the same time.
What a Live Event Producer Actually Does
A live event producer is responsible for the whole event, not just one piece of it. On a Homerun production that includes concept and theme development, budgeting, venue and vendor coordination, run of show and scripting, talent and speaker booking, stage and technical direction, video production, live streaming, and on site management the day of.
Event planners handle logistics. Producers handle logistics plus the show itself: what the audience sees, hears, and feels from the moment the doors open. Barry Gribbon built Homerun's live event practice out of his experience line producing televised award shows, which is why our events are structured like broadcasts rather than banquets.
Live Events We Produce
Galas and Fundraisers
Seated dinners, live and silent auctions, paddle raises, and honoree programs. We build the run of show around the fundraising moment so the ask lands when the room is most engaged.
Awards Shows
Nomination reels, presenter blocking, acceptance segments, and broadcast quality staging. We produced the HPA Awards for nine consecutive years before adapting it into a live virtual show, and we have produced the SMPTE Awards and Honors since 2015.
Community and Public Events
Festivals, street fairs, and family days with multiple stages, vendor rows, and food service. The Main Street Fair in El Segundo draws roughly 5,000 attendees across 140 vendor booths, two live stages, and a beer garden. We create the site layout, solicit vendors, and secure sponsorships. See our community events.
Sporting Events and Charity Runs
Course production, start and finish line staging, timing coordination, and sponsor activation for runs, rides, and challenge events.
Hybrid and Virtual Events
Multi camera streams, remote presenter segments, and paywalled broadcasts for audiences who cannot attend in person. We moved the SMPTE Awards to a global virtual broadcast in 2020 and have produced hybrid programs ever since.
What Is Included in Our Event Production Services
Comprehensive Event Planning
Concept development, budget, timeline, venue sourcing, vendor contracts, permits, and run of show. You get one team accountable for the whole event instead of coordinating five vendors yourself.
Videography and Broadcast
Multi camera capture, live switching, IMAG for the room, sizzle reels and honoree videos, live streaming, and post event highlight edits you can use for the next campaign. See our digital content work.
Sponsorship Consulting
Sponsorship tier design, prospect outreach, and in kind partnership sourcing. For nonprofit clients this is often where the event budget comes from, so we build it in early rather than treating it as an afterthought.
Why Organizations Hire Homerun
Television production background. Homerun has produced more than 1,000 hours of television and digital content since 2002, including work for Food Network, DIY Network, FYI, TruTV, and TV One. That discipline carries into how we run a live room.
Nonprofit experience. We have produced events for nonprofit organizations continuously since 2003, including Grades of Green and TJ Martell. We understand board approvals, donor sensitivities, and budgets that have to justify themselves.
Recognized work. 15 Telly Awards and a James Beard national nomination.
Los Angeles based, working nationally. Our crew, vendor relationships, and equipment access are local to LA. We travel for productions across the U.S. and produce virtual events globally.
Ready to Talk About Your Event?
Tell us the date, the room, and what the event needs to accomplish. We will walk you through what production would look like and what it would cost.
Live Event Production FAQ
What does a live event producer do?
A live event producer oversees an entire event from concept through execution, including budgeting, venue and vendor coordination, run of show, scripting, technical and stage direction, video production, and on site management. Unlike an event planner, who focuses on logistics, a producer is also responsible for the show itself: pacing, staging, audio, video, and how the program unfolds for the audience.
How much does it cost to produce a live event?
Live event production costs vary with venue, attendance, and technical scope. A single evening gala for 300 guests carries a very different budget than a festival with multiple stages and 5,000 attendees. Homerun Entertainment scopes each event individually and builds the budget around the fundraising or brand goal rather than a fixed package price.
What types of events does Homerun Entertainment produce?
Homerun Entertainment produces galas, fundraisers, awards shows, community festivals, sporting events, charity runs, and hybrid or virtual broadcasts. The company has produced live events since 2003 and works most frequently with nonprofit organizations, foundations, and cause driven brands.
Where is Homerun Entertainment located?
Homerun Entertainment is based in Los Angeles, California. The company produces events across the United States and produces virtual and hybrid events for global audiences.
Can Homerun Entertainment produce both in person and virtual events?
Yes. Homerun Entertainment produces in person, virtual, and hybrid events. The company moved the SMPTE Awards and Honors and the HPA Awards to live virtual broadcasts in 2020 and has produced hybrid programs combining on site audiences with streaming viewers since then.
How far in advance should we book an event producer?
Most organizations bring in a producer six to twelve months before the event date. Booking early protects venue availability, sponsorship outreach timelines, and talent scheduling. Homerun Entertainment has taken on events on shorter timelines when the scope allows.
Does Homerun Entertainment help with event sponsorships?
Yes. Sponsorship consulting is part of Homerun Entertainment's event production services, including sponsorship tier design, prospect outreach, and securing both financial and in kind partnerships.
Who founded Homerun Entertainment?
Barry Gribbon founded Homerun Entertainment in 2002 in Los Angeles. He began producing live events after working as a line producer on televised award shows, and has produced more than 600 episodes of food based television programming.
