events management and support services

[about]

CEEB is the trading name of Chris Barron ...

... an experienced production, technical, project, site and stage manager in live events.

Chris has extensive knowledge of a wide range of events gained over 30 years in the entertainment and events business. These include theatre, dance, music and corporate events.

After receiving excellent training at one of the top regional theatres, the Leicester Haymarket, Chris worked for nine years on West End shows including Cats, Starlight Express and Time: The Musical. After another nine years back at the Haymarket as Studio Production Manager, he spent time widening his experience as a freelance stage and production manager on dance tours, corporate events and in live music.

Chris is used to apportioning and controlling budgets of various sizes, is an enthusiastic, hard worker and works well on his own initiative or as part of a team, motivating both his team and himself. As an added extra, Chris also has excellent hands-on IT support experience.

Chris is a patient listener, a good mentor and, being used to deadlines, is punctual ... whatever the start time!

For more information, please send Chris a message using the form on the Contact page.

Chris Barron CV 100911.pdf

corporate

[corporate]

The diverse array of corporate events that CEEB has undertaken includes:

Vodafone Ball build
Vodafone Ball control
Vodafone Ball showtime
Vodafone Road Map NEC
St James Place keynote

Vodafone Ball build
Vodafone Ball control
Vodafone Ball showtime
Vodafone Road Map NEC
St James Place keynote

Other corporate contracts include:

Al Janadriyah, Centenary of founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (Unusual Services/Pandemonium)

Peugeot promotional tour production try-out (Skybridge - Peugeot plant, Ryton)

Conferences/exhibitions in various European and UK venues for agencies such as Caribiner, Skybridge, Pres.Co Live and Atomic Tangerine

live music

[live music]

CEEB has worked on a variety of live music events including:

Cambridge Folk Festival (above)

Music Live _ NEC

ArtsFest, Birmingham

Access To Music Awards (BAFTA and The Mermaid)

Channel 4/Sunset+Vine - ‘Caribbean Summer Live’ (live music at cricket matches), Headingley, Old Trafford, Oval & Lords (below)

theatre

[theatre]

CEEB has over thirty years theatre experience, has toured many theatre presentations, production managed shows in a major regional theatre and helped to create and launch landmark West End musicals ... here's a taster

dance

[dance]

CEEB also has experience production/tour managing for Michael Clark Company on their two current/SEE tours and Trisha Brown Company's Dance Umbrella tour.

CEEB has recently been involved with a spectacular dance/multi-arts event on Margate beach - BLiNK, Margate, choreographed by Wayne McGregor

Michael Clark Company
Trisha Brown Triple Bill
Blink Margate
Blink Margate

Michael Clark Company
Trisha Brown Triple Bill
Blink Margate
Blink Margate

it support

[it support]

Ever thought, "I'd like to know how to use this software better", or "I'd like to know more on how to use email"?

CEEB offers affordable user-friendly, practical IT support to smaller companies, or individuals, especially arts-based - on Macs or PCs.

CEEB has years of hands-on experience giving one-to-one support on hardware and software issues to users of all abilities. This experience has been gained by using various types of software (for example office suites, database applications, mail clients) and finding the solutions to problems faced by users in real life situations.

If you don't currently have a presence on the internet, CEEB can design, set up and maintain a website for you, taking away all of the fuss and hassle.