As a further emphasis on Anguilla’s ushering into the digital age, at a time of the celebration of its 1967 historical Revolution, an Anguillian father and son have produced a technological presentation that has amazed a large number of persons.
Mr. Gilbert Fleming (Gaff) and his 19-year-old son, Garian, known for their exceptional digital and audio-visual presentations in Anguilla and various other Caribbean territories, have just taken on the task and expense of producing a public showing of a series of Anguillian political, cultural and social events over the years.
The digital and audio-visual presentations, over the course of several days, were in celebration of Anguilla Day 2020 as a number of public events were cancelled to avoid the spread of the covid-19 disease.
The father and son team, using their stellar equipment, erected a tall stage-like lighted structure over a section of The Valley road network, west of the Social Security Building. It created a drive-through with nightly heritage scenes projected on a number of large screens affixed to the steel structure. Scenes of the Anguilla Revolution, its heroes, heroines and foot soldiers, cultural and social events including boat-racing, carnival, culinary activities and attractive scenes of Anguilla, were all depicted on the screens in a most colourful, well-displayed and appreciable manner. Gaff told The Anguillian newspaper:
“My son, Garian, woke up one morning and told me, “Daddy, nothing is on for Anguilla Day. Let’s do something,” Mr. Fleming recalled. “I asked him what he had in mind. He said he could design this structure, cover part of the road with it; create some nice images and light up the structure. He is into lighting and he thought that the work would be a nice presentation at night. He said let’s do it and we went through the proper procedures and obtained approval. He works with me and is fully conversant with the lighting, staging and equipment.”
Gaff, who is regularly seen at various events throughout Anguilla, setting up public address systems, went on: “I like this kind of work and it does not feel like a job. I am contributing to society in my fashion. I have always been doing this for cultural and other public events. It is not because I am working and making money, but my work is beneficial to everybody.
“The name of our company is Titanium Audio-Visual. A lot of people know my business as Titanium Sounds but this is just the sound component – because we do a lot of work for carnival and other events. We travel through the Caribbean doing lighting and audio-visual stuff. We have done work in St. Maarten, the US Virgin Islands, Dominica and other islands. Those travels have expanded our view and what we are presenting here for Anguilla Day is all part of our work. My son, who is 19, is self-taught and has just adapted to the audio-visual industry on his own, and is carving out his own niche.”
Gaff continued: “We got to this stage in our work because of the advancement of technology. In the past, dating back to 1967, businesses like ours, were not in being. My son gravitated to the computer technology from young and that has given him the platform to advance himself very quickly. He is on top all the modern equipment and software related to this industry, and is on the cutting edge of technology.”
Gaff and his son said they were thrilled by the keen interest and appreciation shown by a large number of persons who either gathered around, or drove through, the area and expressed their delight. The series of audio-visual presentations culminated on Whit Monday night with musical renditions by several dance bands.
