Event production labor.Every discipline. Every venue. Every call.
American Horse Labor Co. supplies full-service event production labor across Minneapolis, the Twin Cities, and greater Minnesota. We staff every part of the show — from the first forklift on the dock to the last cable on the truck — with veteran stagehands and technicians who know the room before they get there.
We work with venue staff and touring crews, not around them. We take corporate calls, festival calls, arena tours, club shows, and emergency 24-hour calls. The job is the job. We do it right.
01Load In & Load Out
Forklift operators, truck flips, long pushes, and dock crew. Real American muscle, with the know-how to keep a load in moving. We work fast and we work clean.
What's included
- Certified forklift operators
- Truck unloads and reloads
- Dock-to-stage pushes
- Cart and case handling
- Load out crew with show-call experience
02Audio Crew
Speaker hangs, monitor world, FOH, patching, and floor support. We work alongside your audio engineers — not around them. It's smoother that way, trust us.
What's included
- Line array and point source rigging
- Monitor world setup and patching
- Front-of-house support
- Stage patch and floor crew
- Cable runs, mic stands, console support
03Lighting Crew
Truss builds, dimmer world, fixture focus, cable management, and spotlight operators. Even if it's not on the plot, it gets done right.
What's included
- Truss assembly and motor handling
- Fixture install and focus
- Dimmer and data distro
- Cable management on deck and overhead
- Trained follow spot operators
04Video Crew
LED panels, projectors, video village, camera operators. 1,000-panel ROE rig? Child's play.
What's included
- LED wall builds — ROE, ROE Carbon, and other major panels
- Projector setup and alignment
- Video village and camera operator support
- Cable runs and signal flow
- IMAG and broadcast support crew
05Stage & Carpentry
Stage builds, decking, risers, scenic, and changeovers. The fastest in the biz.
What's included
- Rolling and modular stage builds
- Riser and platform crew
- Scenic install and strike
- Show changeovers
- Skirting, masking, and finish work
06Corporate & A/V
Galas, conferences, awards shows, and corporate A/V. Yes, we do corporate. And we won't make it weird.
What's included
- Conference and breakout room A/V
- Gala and awards show production crew
- Camera and switching support
- Presenter audio and lapel runs
- Discreet, branded-attire crew where needed
Crew sizes & lead times
We staff calls from a single hand to 30+ stagehand crews. Lead time can be as short as 24 hours for emergency calls. Most bookings are placed days to weeks ahead. We respond to every inquiry within 24 hours.
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