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It depends on the room

A house party, a village hall, a marquee and a live band need different things from sound and light. Start with the occasion and we will show you what works and what it costs.

Weddings

4 guides
Sound and lighting for a village hall wedding
Weddings

Sound and lighting for a village hall wedding

The ceremony, the meal and the first dance in the same room — how to light and sound a village hall wedding wi…

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Sound and lighting for a marquee wedding
Weddings

Sound and lighting for a marquee wedding

A marquee is a blank canvas with its own rules: linings that soak up light, sound that escapes into the fields…

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Sound for the ceremony and the speeches
Weddings

Sound for the ceremony and the speeches

The vows and the speeches are the two moments nobody can re-run. Microphones, cues and a room that carries the…

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Sound and lighting for a barn wedding
Weddings

Sound and lighting for a barn wedding

Timber, high ceilings and few sockets where you need them. How to light and sound a barn without a cable acros…

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Parties

5 guides
Sound and lighting for a house party
Parties

Sound and lighting for a house party

A front room, a garden or a hired space with a kitchen — the setup that works without wrecking the walls, upse…

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Sound and lighting for a village hall party
Parties

Sound and lighting for a village hall party

High ceilings, hard walls and a caretaker with a key — what actually works in a village hall, from the speeche…

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Sound and lighting for a garden party
Parties

Sound and lighting for a garden party

Music that reaches the lawn without reaching the neighbours, and festoon lighting that is still on when the su…

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Sound and lighting for a milestone birthday
Parties

Sound and lighting for a milestone birthday

A 40th, 50th or 60th mixes ages, speeches and a playlist that has to please everyone. Here is how to get the s…

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Sound and lighting for a Christmas party
Parties

Sound and lighting for a Christmas party

Dark by four, a room full of coats and a playlist that has to carry the night. Warm lighting, speech sound and…

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Live music

2 guides
Sound and lighting for a function band
Live music

Sound and lighting for a function band

A stage that reads well on camera, a band that can hear itself, and a changeover into the DJ set without a scr…

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Sound and lighting for a tribute night
Live music

Sound and lighting for a tribute night

A tribute act is judged against the real thing. The rig has to give them a show: a lit stage, movement in the

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Corporate

2 guides
Sound and lighting for a corporate awards night
Corporate

Sound and lighting for a corporate awards night

Speeches, winners on a lit stage and a party afterwards — how to light and sound an awards night in a hotel ba…

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Sound and lighting for a conference
Corporate

Sound and lighting for a conference

Every word audible, every speaker lit and a room that does not put the audience to sleep. Practical sound and

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Know the event but not the kit?

The packages are priced as one offering for the event, with the setup and programming included.

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Prefer to build it yourself?

Every speaker, fixture, microphone and cable in these guides is also hired on its own, priced by hire length.

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