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Category: Live Concert

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Omega Productions records Highwaymen TV Special at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas

The Highwaymen Tour TNN TV Special with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson was a special memory. Over the years the company has had the privilege of …

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Omega Productions recalls last minute Van Halen project

It was an interesting Christmas season in 1991, when we received a call to record a free concert for Van Halen in the West End Marketplace in Dallas. The resulting …

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Omega Productions recalls producing historic “Spirit of America Rally” 30 years ago

On March 3, 1991, over 40,000 north Texans gathered at Texas Stadium in Irving for the “Spirit of America Rally” to honor the troops of Operation Desert Storm, as well …

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Omega Productions remembers Nanci Griffith and her legacy

Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk and country songwriter whose popular recordings include “Love at the Five and Dime,” “Once in a Very Blue Moon,” and “Outbound Plane,” died recently reminding …

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Forty six years since Omega Productions recorded the iconic “48 Hours In Atoka” Music Festival

During a stifling hot August in 1975, Omega Productions recorded the “48 Hours in Atoka” Music Festival. The two-day outdoor music festival, recorded for KAFM Radio in Dallas, TX, was …

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Omega Productions celebrates 30 years since recording historic New Orleans JazzFest concert with Allen Toussaint

On May 1, 1991, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented a concert titled “Dew Drop Inn Revisited: The Toussaint Legacy” at Riverboat Hallelujah Concert Hall. Though not all …

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University of North Texas (UNT) Music Library Special Collections solicits Omega Productions’ recordings and papers

Paul and Donna Christensen were recently honored to learn the UNT Music Library had solicited recordings and papers from their 52 year career working with over 300 artists in the …

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Omega Productions celebrates almost twenty years since producing Louisiana Hayride 50th Anniversary Homecoming Special

History Comes Alive with Hayride Reunion Television Special Donna and Paul Christensen are remembering how special it was to be part of this historic event almost 20 years ago. The …

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Omega Productions serves as Technical Producers for the 90th Oklahoma Hall of Fame Awards Show television broadcast

For 29 years Omega Productions has worked on one of the few remaining live broadcast variety shows – the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Awards Show, a live musical variety and …

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Omega Productions consults on Christmas Music Special for 1st Baptist Church, Jackson, MS

Recently, Paul Christensen received a call from the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MS to assist them with consulting services regarding the live broadcast mix of a Christmas television special …

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Omega Productions
3 days ago

So pleased to see this tribute to Clifton Chenier receive this Grammy Award. Working with him was always one of our fav memories. #MusicIcons #MusicHistory #omegaliveproductions
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Clifton Chenier tribute album benefitting UL Lafayette students wins 2026 Grammy Award

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Joel Savoy, founder of the Louisiana-based label Valcour Records, and John Leopold, former director of Arhoolie Foundation, accepted the award for Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 68th Grammy
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5 days ago
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Sometimes we need a reminder. Constance Baker Motley was the legal architect of the Civil Rights Movement, but she is often the invisible woman in the history books. Did you know? #MusicIcons #MusicHistory #omegaliveproductions
bit.ly/4bsfpEJThe courtroom in Jackson, Mississippi, was sweltering, but the air inside was frozen with hatred.
It was 1961.

The judge sat high on his bench. The opposing counsel all white men lounged in their chairs, smirking.
The defendant was a student trying to enter the University of Mississippi.

The lawyer representing him was standing at the podium.
She was tall, elegant, and Black.
Constance Baker Motley.
As she began to speak, citing federal statutes with perfect diction, the judge did something unthinkable.

He swiveled his leather chair around.
He literally turned his back on her.
He sat there, facing the wall, refusing to look at a Black woman who dared to act like a lawyer in his court.

The room went silent. The disrespect was total. It was designed to humiliate her, to make her stutter, to make her quit.
Constance didn't pause. She didn't raise her voice. She didn't cry.
She spoke to the back of the judge's head.

She laid out her argument with the precision of a surgeon, knowing that while the man in the chair wasn't listening, the court stenographer was typing every word.

She knew this case wasn't going to end in this sweaty room. It was going to the Supreme Court.
She wasn't arguing for the judge's approval. She was arguing for his reversal.

Constance Baker Motley was the legal architect of the Civil Rights Movement, but she is often the invisible woman in the history books.

While Martin Luther King Jr. was moving the hearts of the people in the streets, Constance was moving the levers of power in the courts.

She was the woman Thurgood Marshall hired when he needed the sharpest mind in the room.

She wrote the original complaint for Brown v. Board of Education, the case that ended school segregation.
She was the legal general who fought for the Freedom Riders.
She represented Dr. King in Birmingham, getting him out of jail so he could continue the march.

But her toughest fight was the "Meredith Case."
James Meredith wanted to be the first Black student to attend the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss").

The state of Mississippi fought back with the ferocity of a wounded animal. They used every legal trick, every delay, and every threat of violence they could muster.

Constance spent eighteen months on the case.
She traveled through the Deep South at a time when Black lawyers were being beaten and killed.

She couldn't stay in hotels. She couldn't eat in restaurants. She slept in the homes of local activists, with armed men guarding the front porch.

In court, the opposing lawyers didn't call her "Mrs. Motley." They didn't call her "Counsel."

They refused to use her name at all. They pointed at her and called her "her" or "she."
She ignored it all.
She possessed a "cool fire." She knew the Constitution better than they did.

She trapped them in their own laws. She forced them to admit their racism on the record.

She ground them down, motion by motion, appeal by appeal.
When the victory finally came, it was explosive.
The courts ordered Ole Miss to admit James Meredith.

Riots broke out on campus. Two people were killed. President Kennedy had to send in the National Guard.
But amidst the tear gas and the bricks, James Meredith walked through the doors of the university.
He walked through a door that Constance Baker Motley had unlocked.

Her record is staggering.
She argued ten cases before the United States Supreme Court.
She won nine of them.

She desegregated schools, buses, parks, and lunch counters.
She didn't use a megaphone. She used a briefcase.
In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed her as a federal judge.

She became the first Black woman in American history to sit on the federal bench.

The woman who had been forced to talk to the back of a judge’s head was now the one wearing the robe.
She spent the next forty years delivering the justice she had once been denied.

Constance Baker Motley died in 2005.
She never sought the limelight. She wasn't the face on the poster.

But if you look closely at the Civil Rights Movement, you will see her fingerprints on every major victory.
She proved that while marching is essential, someone has to write the writs.

She taught us that dignity is a weapon.
When the world turns its back on you, you don't stop speaking.
You speak louder, you speak clearer, and you make sure the record shows exactly who was afraid to face the truth.
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6 days ago
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What a great evening celebrating an artist with whom we worked several times. HOME with the Armadillo • An Evening Celebrating Marcia Ball • The Paramount Theatre - Austin, TX. #MusicIcons #MusicHistory #omegaliveproductions
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Omega Productions
7 days ago

Check this from one of our fav artists we recorded. LITTLE FEAT: THE DOCUMENTARY-WORLD PREMIERE at the Big Sky Doc Fest on Saturday, February 21. #MusicIcons #MusicHistory #omegaliveproductions
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'Little Feat: The Documentary' Features Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne & Jeff Bridges Narration

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The great untold story of legendary rock band Little Feat is the focus of a new official documentary set to premiere on February 21.
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Omega Productions
1 week ago

News from another Artist we recorded several times. Vince Gill To Receive Ken Burns American Heritage Prize
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Vince Gill To Receive Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

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Vince Gill has been named the 2026 recipient of the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize and will [...]
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Omega Productions
3 weeks ago

“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar and it all traces back to one man”: How T-Bone Walker invented electric blues guitar. #musicicons #musichistory #omegaliveproductions
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“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar and it all traces back to one man”: How T-Bone Walker invented electric blues guitar

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T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues giants
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Omega Productions
3 weeks ago

“It's the most iconic guitar shop in the world, and we are honored to help extend its story into the future”: Norman’s Rare Guitars acquired. See the Doc link in the story. #musicicons #musichistory #omegaliveproductions
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“It's the most iconic guitar shop in the world, and we are honored to help extend its story into the future”: Norman’s Rare Guitars acquired

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The acquisition includes the 1,000+ guitars currently housed at the store, along with proprietor Norman Harris’ personal and private collection
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3 weeks ago

How George Harrison, a banjo technique, and a studio accident inspired Roger McGuinn’s invention of folk rock. #musicicons #musichistory #omegaliveproductions
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“I had to find out how they were getting that sound.” How George Harrison, banjo and a studio accident inspired Roger McGuinn’s invention of folk rock

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The Byrds’ guitarist was later told he influenced Harrison to write a Beatles’ classic. “We had some cross-pollination,” he says
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Omega Productions
4 weeks ago
This is the kind of

This is the kind of get together you should avoid, unless you are hired to record for broadcast. Lots of memories including crazy hot and fire hoses to placate the crowd. #MusicIcons #MusicHistory #omegaliveproductions
bit.ly/4syvO0tThe June 1979 “Texxas Jam” music festival at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas (1979)

The June 1979 Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl remains one of the most legendary moments in Dallas music history. I often describe this event as a defining snapshot of late-1970s rock culture. Tens of thousands packed the stadium for a full day of music. Performers included Van Halen, Blue Öyster Cult, TKO, Sammy Hagar, Boston, and Heart. The festival cemented Dallas as a major concert city. It blended youth culture with a historic venue. This moment captured the sound and spirit of an era.
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Omega Productions
4 weeks ago

How Buddy Guy, another artist we recorded, accidentally stumbled upon guitar feedback – a tool that would shape his sound and style. #MusicIcons #MusicHistory #omegaliveproductions
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“I forgot to turn my guitar off. A lady passed by, and her dress tail hit the G string. I’ll never forget that. I’ve been doing it ever since”: How Buddy Guy accidentally stumbled upon guitar feedback – a tool that would shape his sound and

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The blues veteran’s approach to playing was changed forever after a random occurrence during an unassuming gig at a Chicago jam night
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Omega Productions

We love to shoot and record live music and produce live events…

* Live entertainment event management and producer services

* Live concert television specials for broadcast or DVD/BD release

* Live recordings for CD release

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