What Ecouter Voir does

Ecouter Voir is a French private company (SAS) founded in 2008 by Yann Moysan, headquartered in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France. The company specializes in professional audio-visual equipment rental, permanent venue installation, and related sales for live events, serving French festivals, concert venues, and event producers. Named clients include Enghien Jazz Festival, Festival Des Vieilles Charrues, Victoires de la musique, Main Square Festival, Rock dans tous ses états, and Le Café de la Danse. The company reports a national footprint covering 95 French departments, more than 140 events per year, 42 permanently equipped venues, and over 100 clients, supported by a core team of fewer than 10 staff supplemented by intermittent technicians.

The technology and equipment base centers on premium professional audio-visual gear from established manufacturers: Adamson for line-array loudspeakers, DiGiCo for digital mixing consoles, XTA for audio processing, Lab Gruppen for amplification, and MDC for complementary video/lighting hardware. The company also offers 3D design services for venue and event layouts and runs a webshop for direct equipment sales, indicating an intent to capture value beyond pure rental.

The business model combines episodic event-rental revenue with recurring venue-installation contracts. Festival work operates on a project-by-project basis, while the 42 equipped venues provide a steadier recurring base; the 2012-onward Le Café de la Danse relationship illustrates the longer-tail installation stream. Geographic scope is national within France; no international expansion, external funding, or M&A activity is evident in the available data.

Name

Ecouter Voir

Legal name

ECOUTER VOIR, SAS

Website

https://ecouter-voir.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ecouter Voir is a French audio-visual rental and installation company, founded in 2008 and serving French festivals, concert venues, and live-event producers with premium professional AV equipment, permanent venue fit-outs, and 3D design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-ouen-l'aumone

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Rental of professional sound, lighting, backline, structures, and stage equipment for events including concerts, festivals, seminars, and sporting events
2. Equipment Sales: Direct sale of professional AV equipment through webshop
3. Installation Services: Professional installation and setup of audio-visual equipment for permanent venue installations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ecouter Voir is a French event production company that rents and sells professional audio-visual equipment — sound systems, lighting, backline (instruments), stage structures, and IT/video gear — for concerts, festivals, seminars, sporting events, and permanent venue installations. Services include equipment rental with or without technical staff, 3D design studies for installations, and full logistical setup across all 95 French departments. The company operates an online webshop and acts as an expert network partner for premium brands including Adamson, MDC, Digico, XTA, and Lab Gruppen.

Product overview

Ecouter Voir is a specialized event production company founded in 2008, offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional audio, lighting, backline, and structural equipment for rental and sale. The core offering centers on Sonorisation (sound systems), Lumières (lighting), Backline (stage instruments), and Structures (rigging and staging). The company operates a Webshop platform for direct equipment transactions and provides complementary services including 3D design studies and full logistics/installation support. Ecouter Voir maintains strategic partnerships with premium brands including Adamson, MDC, Digico, XTA, and Lab Gruppen, positioning itself as an expert network for high-quality event production equipment across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sonorisation (Sound Systems Rental and Sale)
• Éclairage (Lighting Rental and Sale)
• Backline Rental and Sale
• Structures and Stages Rental
• Webshop Platform (Location/Vente)
• Études et réalisations 3D (3D Design Studies)
• Logistics and Installation Services
• Adamson Audio System Installation (Le Café de la Danse)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ satisfied clients served
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AdamsoncoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary audio system partner. Ecouter Voir uses Adamson METRIX systems for professional sound installations. Adamson is known for rigorous engineering standards with references including major French festivals (Festival Des Vieilles Charrues, Rock dans tous ses états, Victoires de la Musique, Main square Festival, Enghien Jazz Festival).
• MDCcoreTechnology or IntegrationPart of the expert partner network for audio equipment provision, providing high-quality audio products.
• DigicocoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital mixing console partner. Ecouter Voir stocks Digico consoles including SD8, MADIRack, and related digital audio equipment.
• XTAcoreTechnology or IntegrationPart of expert network for audio processing and amplification equipment.
• Lab GruppencoreTechnology or IntegrationAmplification partner in expert network, providing professional power amplifiers for sound systems.
• DV2majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstallation support partner for venue audio systems. DV2 (Didier Dal Fitto and Pascal Guillaume) collaborated with Ecouter Voir on Adamson installation at Le Café de la Danse, providing design and technical support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dushow: One of the largest French AV rental and event production companies, providing sound, lighting, video and staging for concerts, festivals and corporate events nationwide — directly comparable offering, target market and business model to Ecouter Voir, but at significantly larger scale.
• Videlio: Major French AV integrator and rental business covering live events, venues and broadcast; competes with Ecouter Voir for festival and venue audio contracts and shares the premium-brand integrator positioning (Digico, Adamson-adjacent ecosystem).
• MVS (Music Video Services): French professional AV rental company serving concerts, tours, corporate events and broadcast — directly comparable in product/offering (sound, lighting, video) and customer base (event organisers, venues), competing in the same French market.
• Potar Hurlant: French event production and AV rental company focused on sound, lighting and staging for live events across France; directly comparable scope of services and target customers to Ecouter Voir, with overlapping festival references.
• DV2: French pro-audio consulting and engineering firm (Didier Dal Fitto, Pascal Guillaume) that has co-designed Adamson installations with Ecouter Voir (Le Café de la Danse). Operates as both a technical partner and adjacent competitor for high-end venue audio design projects.

Broad incumbents

• GL Events: Major French-listed event services group providing venues, staging, AV and event logistics — overlaps with Ecouter Voir's AV rental/event production offering but operates at much greater scale across both France and international markets.
• Solotech: North-American-headquartered AV production and rental company serving concerts, festivals and corporate events with premium brands (L-Acoustics, DiGiCo) — comparable premium-brand positioning and customer segment, though primarily serving a different geography.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): Global live-event production and AV rental company offering sound, lighting, video and rigging; comparable technology stack and customer base (festivals, tours, broadcasters), but operates at vastly larger scale across multiple continents.

Others

• Adamson Systems Engineering: Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer whose METRIX system is Ecouter Voir's primary PA platform. Included as a key upstream supplier/partner rather than a direct competitor; the relationship is core to Ecouter Voir's value proposition.
• DiGiCo: UK-based manufacturer of professional digital mixing consoles (SD8, MADI Rack) that Ecouter Voir stocks and rents. Ecosystem/supplier relationship — DiGiCo's brand pull helps drive demand for Ecouter Voir's console inventory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EcouterVoir95
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecouter_voir
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecoutervoir

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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