Our Production Services
Sound, lighting, AV, staging, power, infrastructure and technical crew delivered as one managed production.
Technical Production Built Around Your Event
Every event has a different audience, venue, site, programme and set of priorities. A theatre production does not have the same requirements as an outdoor festival. A touring concert presents different logistical challenges from a corporate conference.
That is why Wessex Sound Hire does not begin with a standard package or fixed equipment list.
We begin with the brief.
Our team assesses what needs to happen during the event, how the audience will experience it, what the venue or site can support and which technical elements need to work together. We then design, supply, install and operate a production suited to those requirements.
This gives you one coordinated service and one accountable technical partner throughout.
Sound Production
Clear, balanced sound is essential whether the audience is listening to a keynote speaker, live band, theatre performance, awards host or outdoor concert.
We design professional sound systems around the venue or site, audience size, programme, performers and required coverage. Our engineers manage the system from installation and testing through to sound checks, rehearsals and live operation.
Sound-production services include:
- PA system design
- L-Acoustics and Martin Audio systems
- Allen & Heath and DiGiCo digital mixing
- Wireless microphone systems
- Lectern, lapel and headset microphones
- DPA, Sennheiser and Shure microphones
- Instrument microphones
- Playback and programme audio
- Stage and in-ear monitoring
- Front-of-house engineering
- Sound checks and rehearsals
- Multi-room and multi-zone audio distribution
- Outdoor audience coverage
- Performance and show playback
The result is a system designed for the production rather than a collection of products chosen in isolation.
Lighting Design and Production
Lighting helps establish the atmosphere, focus attention, support performers, reinforce an event identity and transform the appearance of a venue or stage.
We provide stage, architectural, ambient and performance lighting for concerts, festivals, theatre, corporate events, community productions and live experiences.
Lighting-production services include:
- Stage lighting
- Performer and speaker lighting
- Theatre and performance lighting
- Moving-light systems
- LED wash lighting
- Venue uplighting
- Architectural lighting
- Brand-colour treatments
- Festival and concert lighting
- Lighting control and programming
- Cue-based operation
- Live lighting operation
- Lighting support structures
- Installation and get-out
Every lighting design is developed around the venue, stage, performance, programme, creative direction and desired audience experience.
Event AV
AV supports presentations, video content, live feeds, remote contributors, show playback and audience communication.
Wessex Sound Hire provides AV as part of the wider production, allowing sound, video, lighting and show cues to be planned together.
Event AV services include:
- LED video walls
- Large-format display systems
- High-brightness projection
- Presentation screens
- Video switching
- Presentation playback
- Show playback
- Speaker content management
- Show laptops and backup systems
- Confidence monitors
- Live camera feeds
- Recording
- Streaming to websites and online platforms
- Zoom and Microsoft Teams integration
- Hybrid-event production
Our technicians can work with presenters, performers, stage managers and content teams before and during the event to help maintain programme continuity.
Staging
The stage creates the physical focus of the production and must support the performers, speakers, technical equipment and venue or site conditions.
We provide indoor modular staging and outdoor trailer-stage systems integrated with the required sound, lighting and AV.
Staging services include:
- Modular indoor stages
- Outdoor trailer stages
- Festival and concert stages
- Theatre and performance platforms
- Presentation stages
- Stage steps and access
- Stage finishes
- Integrated lighting and sound
- Technical positioning
- Installation and removal
The staging is specified as part of the production plan rather than treated as a separate structure.
Power and Technical Infrastructure
Behind every visible production is a network of power, cabling, distribution, support structures and control positions.
This is especially important for outdoor events, festivals, touring programmes and temporary performance spaces.
Technical-infrastructure services include:
- Generators for outdoor and off-grid events
- Event power distribution
- Signal distribution
- Cable management
- Stage boxes
- Equipment stands
- Lighting support structures
- Front-of-house control positions
- Technical work areas
- Equipment and infrastructure protection
- Backup and redundancy planning
- Multi-space technical distribution
Power and infrastructure requirements are assessed in relation to the venue, site conditions and complete production.
Technical Crew and Show Management
Professional equipment needs experienced people to plan, install and operate it.
Wessex Sound Hire provides technicians who understand the brief, production schedule and practical requirements of the venue or site. The crew assigned to your event works as one coordinated team under Wessex Sound Hire’s management.
Crew and show-management services include:
- Production managers
- Sound engineers
- Lighting technicians
- AV technicians
- System technicians
- Stage and installation crew
- Show callers where required
- Technical rehearsals
- Sound checks
- Performer and presenter support
- Supplier coordination
- Live troubleshooting
- Get-out management
For larger productions, a dedicated production manager acts as the main technical point of contact.
Touring and Multi-Date Production
Recurring and touring productions require consistent equipment, reliable logistics and a team able to reproduce the required technical standard across different venues.
We support promoters, production companies, concert organisers, theatre producers and corporate teams with multi-date delivery across the UK.
Touring-production services include:
- Advance venue planning
- Repeatable production design
- Equipment and crew scheduling
- Venue-to-venue logistics
- Consistent technical standards
- Touring production management
- Local venue coordination
- Installation and get-out planning
- Multi-date stock allocation
- Production documentation
This gives organisers a consistent technical partner across the programme rather than requiring a new production solution at every venue.
Concert and Live-Music Production
We provide complete technical support for:
- Concert productions
- Concert series
- Touring performances
- Live music events
- Indoor and outdoor concerts
- Entertainment-led public events
- Multi-date live programmes
Our technicians support organisers and performers through installation, sound checks, rehearsals, live operation and get-out.
Festival and Outdoor-Event Production
Outdoor events create additional requirements around staging, power, weather exposure, audience coverage, site access and production schedules.
We provide coordinated production for:
- Music festivals
- Multi-act outdoor events
- Public celebrations
- Cultural festivals
- Outdoor concerts
- Community festivals
- Civic events
- Temporary event sites
Our service can include sound, lighting, staging, power, infrastructure, technical crew and production management.
Theatre and Performing-Arts Production
Theatre and performing-arts events require technical systems that support the production without distracting from it.
We provide:
- Performance sound
- Cue-based playback
- Stage and theatre lighting
- Lighting programming
- Wireless microphone systems
- Orchestra and instrument microphones
- Stage monitoring
- Technical rehearsals
- Live operation
- Touring support
- Installation and get-out
We can work with producers, directors, stage managers, venues and visiting creative teams.
Corporate Event Production
We provide complete technical production for:
- Conferences
- Awards ceremonies
- Annual general meetings
- Product launches
- Brand activations
- Gala dinners
- Company celebrations
- Leadership events
- Sales conferences
- Hybrid events
- Multi-room programmes
- Touring corporate events
Our team works with organisers, agencies, venues, presenters and internal stakeholders to keep technical delivery aligned with the event programme.
Community and Civic Events
Large public and community events often involve complex audiences, outdoor sites, multiple stakeholders and strict operating schedules.
We support professionally organised:
- Community festivals
- Civic celebrations
- Public performances
- Cultural events
- Local authority events
- Large charity events
- Outdoor ceremonies
- Town and city-centre events
These productions are individually assessed to ensure the sound, lighting, staging, power, crew and infrastructure are appropriate for the scale and requirements of the event.
Ready to Scope Your Next Production?
Share your event brief, venue or site, dates and technical requirements. We will assess the project and prepare an appropriate production proposal.
How We Work
- Brief
Tell us about the event, including the venue, dates, audience, programme, performers, speakers, technical requirements and intended experience.
- Assess
We review the brief, venue or site information, access, timings, power requirements and existing technical provision. A site visit can be arranged where appropriate.
- Design
Our team develops the sound, lighting, AV, staging, infrastructure and crew specification required for the production.
- Coordinate
We work with the organiser, venue, site team and relevant suppliers to agree schedules, access, technical responsibilities and production logistics.
- Deliver
Our crew installs and tests the production, supports rehearsals and sound checks, operates the agreed systems throughout the event and completes the get-out.
GET IN TOUCH
Drop us a message and we will get back to you within a few hours. Alternatively feel free to call 02380 170272 for any advice or questions.
