Production hub

Event AV production in Toronto

DJ entertainment, professional sound, intelligent lighting, uplighting, special effects and ceremony audio from one company, and every piece arrives with someone who knows how to run it. This is the hub. Each piece has its own page. The core rig is ours: a JBL VRX932LA line array over SRX728S dual-18" subwoofers, JBL EON ceremony speakers, moving heads, uplights and a dry-ice machine.

Production from $650, Delivery, install and operation included, $2M liability

  • Our own JBL VRX / SRX system
  • An operator stays with the system
  • Technical rider filed with your venue
  • Toronto and the GTA
Event AV production rig in Toronto: console, amplifier racks and speaker stacks at front of house
Line array cabinets and amplifier racks stacked and ready to fly
Stage deck built with a lit screen behind it and truss either side

The inventory

WhatPageFrom
Sound systemsSound system rental$650
Ceremony soundCeremony and second zones$550
Intelligent lightingEvent lighting$650
Wedding uplightingUplighting$450
Dancing on the CloudsDry ice first dance$595
Cold sparks and lasersSpecial effects$450
Pipe and drapePipe and drape rental$450
Stage and dance floorStage and flooring$650
Projection and screensProjector and screen rental$550
VJ: live visualsMusic you can seeQuoted with the screen
Step and repeatStep and repeat backdrops$400
Power distributionPower distro rental$150

Production without a DJ runs from $650 for a single delivered system to $10,000 for a full build with sound, lighting, effects, drape, staging, screens and crew. A technician stays with production-only bookings for up to six hours for $450, then $75 an hour. Everything is quoted as a line item, so you can see what each part costs before you decide.

The core system is ours and goes out every weekend: the JBL VRX932LA line array, two JBL SRX728S dual-18" subwoofers with their amplification and processing, two JBL EON speakers for ceremonies and second rooms, an 8-channel console, wireless microphones, two moving heads, ten wireless uplights and the dry-ice machine. Larger uplighting rigs, cold sparks, lasers, LED video, drape and staging come from production partners we have worked with for years, and our crew installs and runs them.

What production pricing includes

  • Delivery and load-in, setup, and rigging where the room allows it.
  • Sound check and system tuning in the actual room, before doors.
  • Lighting programming for your room and your colours.
  • Operation during the event, including effects cues.
  • Strike and load-out after the last guest leaves.

Pricing assumes standard venue access and production requirements. Complex load-ins, extended production hours, additional technicians, travel, rigging or late-night strikes may affect the final quote, and appear as their own line before you book.

What "operated" means

Dry-hire exists and we do a little of it, but almost everything here goes out with an operator, because most of what goes wrong at an event is not equipment failure. It is equipment nobody is watching.

  • We site-visit anything we have not done before, or ask the venue for a plan.
  • We load in when the venue lets us, not when it is convenient, and we build in the elevator being late.
  • Someone stays with the system for the whole event.
  • We strike completely and leave the room the way we found it. Venues remember this more than they remember the show.

Technical riders

If your venue asks for a rider, we write one: power requirements, rigging points if any, load-in path, crew count and timing. Most GTA banquet halls want one and most suppliers do not provide it, which is a small, cheap way to be easy to work with.

What a venue gets from us

Power
Circuit count, amperage, and where we need it
Load-in
Vehicle size, dock or door, elevator time, crew count
Rigging
Ground-supported by default. We do not rig to venue structure without an engineer.
Timing
In, build, sound check, doors, strike: with real durations
Insurance
$2M COI, venue named as additional insured

Check your date

The first question is always whether the date is open. Start there: the rest takes two minutes.

1. What is the event? Step 1 of 5
Choose a service
Estimate Shown on each option above Flat quote confirmed before any work starts. Prices in CAD, before HST.
2. Where will it happen? Step 2 of 5
Name the venue if it is booked. If you are still choosing, leave this blank. The date is enough to start.
3. When is it? Step 3 of 5
Choose a time window
If the date is not fixed, choose the first day of the month you are aiming for and tell us in the notes. Popular Saturdays often book nine to twelve months ahead. Short-notice dates are still worth asking about.
4. How do we reach you? Step 4 of 5
Also interested in (optional)
5. Review and send Step 5 of 5

Both optional, and separate: we only text or call you if you tick that box, and ticking one never ticks the other.

No payment now and no obligation. We reply within one working day with availability and the right next step.

Common questions

Do you dry-hire equipment without an operator?

Occasionally, for known clients and simple systems. For anything with more than a few channels the answer is usually no, because an unattended system is how events fail.

Do you provide a technical rider for our venue?

Yes, and we send it directly to the venue. It covers power, load-in path, elevator time, crew and insurance.

Can you work alongside our venue's in-house AV?

Yes, and often that is the cheaper route. In-house is usually strong on speech and weak on music and lighting.

Do you run visuals on the screens as well as the screens themselves?

Yes. That is the VJ, and it comes off the same desk as the light. Clips, loops and camera mixed live to the record that is playing rather than a montage looping behind the floor. It is quoted with the screen package.

How far will you travel?

Across the GTA at no surcharge: Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Brampton, Oakville. Beyond that we quote travel honestly instead of hiding it in the total.