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Live acts, mixed into the set.
Bring a singer, a band, or a friend with a guitar. We run live sound with our professional mixing console to seamlessly include live acts.
The soundtrack to your special day.
Three things most wedding DJs can't do.
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Bass you can feel.
We turn your wedding into the front row of a concert, with clear vocals and bass that hits you in the chest. We guarantee your guests will notice the difference with our custom-designed sound system.
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A custom experience from the beginning.
We work with every client to provide the perfect experience. With our full attention, we can ensure a smooth-running experience every time.
Our first wedding says it best.
Our first couple were both music majors. They wanted live performances in the set, not a playlist on shuffle. We ran it on our X32 with wireless mics, switching between tracks and live vocals without a gap.
Your whole day, one DJ.
The whole day covered
Ceremony through reception, one setup.
MC when you want it
Announcements and timeline cues, or we stay quiet. Your call.
Your music, read live
We build your must-plays and no-plays, then read the room all night.
A peek into our gear.
Mains
JBL SRX800
High output and full range, with the headroom to stay clean when the floor is packed.
Console
Behringer X32
A full live console, so a singer or band drops into the set with a real mix.
Wireless
Wireless mics
Vows, toasts, and live vocals. No cables across your dance floor.
Made for the dance floor.
Not a wedding?
We also DJ events and build sound and lighting for venues.
Check your date.
Music, mics, and lights.
If you can think it, we can do it.
Most events book a DJ, a sound company, and a lighting crew separately. We're all three, under one roof. One call covers the music, the speakers, the mics, and the lights, run by the same crew that works Burning Man and Critical NW.
Climbing gyms
Recurring nights and events, including our regular work at Vertical World and Edgeworks.
Ski resorts
Après ski, lodge parties, and big mountain events that require extreme volume.
Corporate events
Company parties, launches, and holiday nights, kept clean, professional, and fun.
Private parties
Birthdays, Pride events, and anything else that deserves clear sound.
Need to add mics or live performance?
We got you covered, with built-in options for professionally mixed performances and wireless multi-mic coverage.
Only our finest work.
Bringing our sound to The Rendezvous Seattle, Vertical World, Edgeworks, and many other places. Same bass-forward sound wherever the gig is.
On the decks.
Got an event?
Wrap aroundAV.
Live sound.
Singers, bands, and speeches, mixed live on our professional console through a system sized for your room. Your act finally gets the headroom it deserves.
SingersBandsSpeechesWireless mics
Lighting for any space.
We program the console and fixtures you already have, or rentals for the night, so the room moves with the music. Nothing new to buy.
DMX programmingYour fixturesRentals
Maintenance for your existing AV.
Already have a system? We fix what's broken, tune it to the room, and label and document everything so your staff can run it without us. Starting from nothing? We design and install the whole thing, the way we built The Rendezvous.
System design
Speaker placement, power, and signal flow, worked out before anything goes up.
Install
Clean permanent installs, including power to awkward speaker positions.
Lighting integration
Audio and lighting designed together, not bolted on after.
Maintenance
Service and documentation, so your staff can run it without us there.
Rooms like these.
Let's talk about your room.
Charles Lister.
Bring the lights. He'll run them.
Charles programs DMX on whatever console and fixtures you already have, or rentals. He also mixes front of house for live acts and helped build the systems at The Rendezvous.
Lighting
DMX on any rig
Design and programming on whatever console and fixtures are in the room. No gear to buy.
Live sound
Front of house
Clean, full mixes for singers, bands, and events.
Installs
Venue systems
Full sound and lighting builds for clubs and event spaces.
Lights that move.
Book Charles for lighting or sound.
Seattle's premier sound architects.
We're a two-person crew, and we do the work ourselves. The DJ booth, the lighting console, the mixing desk, and the install are all us, so the people you plan with are the people who show up.
Trace Strauch
DJ, weddings, and event production
Founder. An expert DJ with thousands of hours behind the decks, plus festival ops as Sound and Fire Safety Lead and Construction Lead.
Charles Lister
Lighting, DMX, and live sound
Co-Founder. A DMX expert who runs lighting and live sound on any rig you put in front of him.
Built at festival scale.
Every summer we help build and run Burning Man and the regional burns, where a sound system has to survive a week of dust, heat, and wind. Your wedding or club night gets that same standard.
Burning Man
5 years running
Critical NW
3 years running
SOAK
Regional burn
Bellingham Blast
Regional burn
Work with us.
Book a date.
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Based in
Seattle, Washington
Service area
Washington state and the greater PNW
Farther out? Just ask. We travel for the right event.
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