Atomic Professional Audio

What Atomic Professional Audio does

Atomic Professional Audio is a privately held, founder-operated live event production company headquartered in North Clarendon, Vermont, founded in 1994. The company provides full-service production across nine integrated disciplines — audio, lighting, video, backline, staging, barricade, power distribution, soft goods, and on-site production management — for music festivals, concert tours, corporate events, college and educational institutions, faith-based venues, and residential customers primarily across the New England and broader Northeast U.S. market. The company positions itself as the largest full-service production company in New England, a claim supported by its extensive owned inventory (150+ staging decks, Stageline mobile stages, 25,000+ feet of power distribution cable, large backline catalog) and a portfolio of high-visibility regional engagements including Mountain Jam, Camp Bisco, Discover Jazz Festival, Lake Champlain Maritime Festival, and Phish festival events.

The underlying technology is physical rather than software-based: a full-service production rental inventory spanning professional audio systems, lighting rigs, LED video walls and projection equipment, backline instruments, mobile and modular staging, crowd-control barricade, and balanced power distribution infrastructure. Beyond event-based rentals, the company operates a permanent installations business that designs, integrates, and supports installed AV systems for theaters, nightclubs, civic centers, sports facilities, and corporate spaces, with adjacent service, support, and training offerings. The company is also an authorized dealer for more than 50 industry-leading audio, lighting, and video equipment brands, generating equipment resale revenue alongside rentals and services.

Atomic Professional Audio generates revenue through five primary streams: equipment rentals (usage-based, billed per item or package), production services (professional services, billed per event), equipment sales (one-time license revenue as a brand-authorized dealer), permanent installations (project-based design-build engagements), and ongoing maintenance and support services (professional services, multi-year contracts). Pricing is uniformly quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and event-driven: direct engagement with event organizers, venue operators, corporate clients, and educational institutions, supplemented by customer referrals and brand visibility built through active production management of major regional festivals. The company employs 16 named individuals across founder, president, account management, engineering, operations, and installation roles, and is led by founder Kevin Margolin and president Kristin Margolin.

Name

Atomic Professional Audio

Legal name

Atomic Professional Audio

Website

https://atomicproaudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atomic Professional Audio is a Vermont-based, founder-operated live event production company founded in 1994, providing integrated audio, lighting, video, staging, and power services — plus permanent AV installations — to festivals, touring acts, corporate clients, colleges, and residential customers across the New England region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video) (MPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Backline & Musical Instrument Rental (MPAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Live event production
• Audio equipment rentals
• Lighting production services
• Concert production management
• Permanent AV installations

Headquarters

HQ city

North Clarendon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rentals: Rental of owned production equipment including audio systems, lighting rigs, video walls, backline instruments (45 keyboards, 70 guitar amps, 80 percussion pieces, 5 drum kits, 60 cymbals), staging (150+ decks + Stageline mobile stages), barricade, power distribution (25,000+ ft of cable), and soft goods.
2. Production Services: On-site production management, stage management, and site coordination for live events including major concerts, festivals, corporate events, and college events. Services billed per event or project.
3. Equipment Sales: Dealer for over 50 industry-leading audio, lighting, and video equipment brands. Revenue from resale of equipment to customers for permanent installations and purchases.
4. Installations: Design and build of permanent sound systems, AV meeting rooms, and complete audio-visual packages for theaters, nightclubs, civic centers, sports facilities, and corporate spaces. Includes system integration, on-site service and repair, staff training, and routine maintenance.
5. Maintenance and Support Services: Ongoing technical support, equipment service and repair, staff training, and routine maintenance for installed systems and rented equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Atomic Professional Audio is a full-service live event production company that rents and operates audio, lighting, video, backline, staging, barricade, power distribution, and soft goods equipment for concerts, festivals, and corporate events. It also sells audio/lighting/video equipment as a dealer for 50+ industry-leading brands and designs, integrates, and services permanent AV installations for theaters, clubs, civic centers, and corporate facilities. Production management, stage management, and site coordination are bundled with the equipment offerings to deliver turnkey event execution across the New England region.

Product overview

Atomic Professional Audio is a full-service live event production company offering a unified portfolio of services for concerts, festivals, corporate events, and permanent installations. The core offering comprises Production Services (audio, lighting, video, backline, staging, barricade, power distribution, and soft goods rentals), Sales (as a dealer for over 50 industry-leading brands), and Installations (system design, integration, and ongoing support). Production Management services tie these offerings together for seamless event execution, while System Design and System Integration enable permanent AV solutions for venues. The company, established in 1994 and based in North Clarendon, Vermont, positions itself as the largest full-service production company in New England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Production Services Comprehensive live event production services encompassing audio, lighting, video, backline, staging, barricade, power distribution, and soft goods rentals for concerts, festivals, and corporate events.
• Equipment Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero equipment failures reported for major festival productions managed over 25+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PRG (Production Resource Group): PRG is one of the world's largest providers of entertainment and event production solutions, offering audio, video, lighting, and rigging services for concerts, theater, broadcast, and corporate events. Comparable to Atomic in service lines but operates globally at vastly greater scale.
• Diversified (Audiotek): Diversified, including the legacy Audiotek business, provides audio, video, and lighting production services for high-profile live events, corporate events, and broadcast productions. Comparable to Atomic's high-end event production work but operating nationally with substantially larger resources.
• Encore Global (formerly PSAV): Encore Global is a leading event equipment rental and production services provider serving hotels, convention centers, and corporate events globally. Comparable to Atomic's installations/rentals/production services for corporate and event markets but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Solotech: Solotech provides audio, video, and lighting rental equipment and production services for live events, concerts, and corporate events across North America. It directly mirrors Atomic's full-service production and equipment-rental combination, operating at significantly larger scale.
• AG Light & Sound: AG Light & Sound provides audio, lighting, and backline equipment rentals and production services for concerts, tours, and corporate events in the Midwest. Comparable to Atomic in scale and event production services model with similar backline inventory offerings.
• Onstage Systems: Onstage Systems is a regional live event production company providing audio, lighting, video, and staging services primarily in Texas. Highly comparable to Atomic in full-service production model, with similar size and customer mix focused on concerts and corporate events.
• Masque Sound: Masque Sound provides sound reinforcement and production services for theatrical productions, concerts, and corporate events in the Northeast US. Directly comparable to Atomic's audio production services with shared geographic territory and event-customer overlap.
• LD Systems: LD Systems is a full-service audio, lighting, and video production company serving concerts, festivals, corporate events, and special events in the southern US. Closely comparable to Atomic in scope and operational model, with similar multi-discipline production offering.
• Clair Brothers: Clair Brothers is a live event audio/lighting production services company that also manufactures its own line array speakers. It is highly comparable to Atomic in operating a full-service production model with both rental/services and equipment sales, though at a larger national scale.
• Mountain Productions: Mountain Productions provides staging, rigging, and production management services for concerts, tours, and special events in the Northeast US. Comparable to Atomic in event production services portfolio with a shared regional footprint and similar event client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atomic-professional-audio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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