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\"Customer<\/p>\n

This is one of a series of stories we are sharing to show what\u2019s inside CubeSmart. You not only get a peek inside our customer\u2019s storage unit, but also a peek inside what is important to them. Thank you to Morris, a customer of our CubeSmart store in Brooklyn, \u00a0for sharing his story with us.<\/em><\/p>\n

Morris Grey\u2019s planned hundreds of events in his 25 years in the industry and met countless A-list celebrities, but you\u2019ll never see him posing with them on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to let my work speak for itself,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Though his company Shades of Grey Productions offers a full range of services, including lighting, sound, staging, d\u00e9cor and more, Morris is most passionate about lighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cLighting changes so much in a space. It can be dim, dark, warm, cool. It can affect a person\u2019s mood,\u201d he says. \u201cPin spots and votives on the table can bring a romantic or dramatic feel to a space. I like to say that an event starts at the invitation and goes until the last song. You have to bring people up and gently bring them down\u2014lights are a great way to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morris cares so much about getting the lighting right for his clients that he\u2019s been known to eat the expense of any added spotlights or votives he feels he needs to complete the look he\u2019s striving for.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about an experience. I want my clients to be happy and at the end of the day the work will be in their photos forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in Jamaica, Morris came to the States when he was 14. He didn\u2019t always plan to have a creative career. In fact, he went to school to study accounting. After he couldn\u2019t find steady work, however, he started working at a movie theater. His niece\u2019s boyfriend, who worked at an event company, suggested that Morris apply.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I\u2019d just be a weekend warrior but I went full-time. I discovered that I really love color, making things shine and pop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Observing and collaborating with New York\u2019s celebrity event planners like David Tutera and Preston Bailey and working at elite, high-profile parties like the legendary costume gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gave Morris the training he needed to eventually start his own company ten years ago.<\/p>\n

With both corporate and personal events all year round, Morris stays quite busy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a company holiday party last night on a Manhattan rooftop. We enclosed the lighted dancefloor in a tent and used pipe and drape. There was a gold-front DJ booth,\u201d he says, pulling out his phone to share images. \u201cI was working on taking everything down until four or five this morning and now I\u2019m here putting everything back into storage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morris now maintains four units at CubeSmart’s self-storage facility in Brooklyn<\/a> for all of his equipment. On the day to day, the work is physically demanding but fun, filled with unexpected technical challenges that require him to always prepare for the worst-case scenario. But when the event launches, and his vision comes to life, he always gets a thrill, he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about the famous people or the names. I just like being in the background and creating something beautiful that everyone can enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

We’d love to hear how self storage has positively impacted your life. Share your #HumansofSelfStorage story in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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