Vanessa Obioha
Harbour Point in Victoria Island, Lagos, was reworked into an experiential venue not too long ago as Mobile Screens and Sounds Limited (MSS) celebrated its twentieth anniversary with an immersive showcase of its work and evolution.
Tagged “The Art of Experience,” the celebration started at an entrance designed as an immersive maze, with every flip revealing a distinct chapter within the firm’s historical past. From its early days offering LED screens, a comparatively unfamiliar know-how on the time, to its growth into sound, lighting, staging and energy infrastructure for occasions, the shows supplied friends a glimpse into the corporate’s development. Ushers stationed at every flip offered particulars about its providers.
As the celebration gathered momentum, the corridor crammed with mates, household and associates who had been half of the journey of its founder, (*20*) Kola-Daisi. From a profession in banking to constructing one of Nigeria’s sought-after occasion know-how firms, Kola-Daisi’s journey is a daring instance of when one refuses to surrender on his goals.
His aptitude for leisure is ingrained, proper from his secondary faculty days. It was not till the financial institution merger within the Sanusi period that he left the banking halls to pursue his leisure dream. After opening up leisure outfits, he later went into occasion manufacturing, beginning with LED Screens. Today, the enterprise affords sound reinforcement for main venues, deploying screens throughout a number of occasions, offering energy infrastructure to help operations, putting in promoting shows nationwide and remodeling bodily areas into immersive expertise centres.
The firm additionally offers end-to-end manufacturing administration for occasions of various scales.
Reflecting on the journey, Kola-Daisi stated: “Twenty years ago, we entered an industry where the solutions we offered were largely unfamiliar and where belief in the future of event technology was limited. Today, as we celebrate this milestone, we are proud not only of what we have built, but of the role MSS has played in shaping an industry, creating opportunities and setting new standards for excellence.”
He stated the corporate’s subsequent chapter would concentrate on deeper innovation, strategic growth throughout Africa and “investing in the people who will drive the future of this industry.”
Guests wined and dined as comic Kenny Blaq, who co-hosted the occasion with Sola ‘Schullz’ Mogaji, entertained with jokes, whereas the Veentage Band offered the night’s musical accompaniment.A serious spotlight was the revealing of the corporate’s new brand and refreshed model identification, accompanied by a drone show that illuminated the Lagos skyline. The rebrand displays MSS’s development from a screen-focused enterprise right into a broader occasion know-how supplier spanning sound, lighting, screens, manufacturing providers and immersive viewers experiences.
