Nashville Lighting and Grip

What Nashville Lighting and Grip does

Nashville Lighting and Grip, Inc. is a privately held, full-service grip and lighting equipment rental house serving film, television, commercial, and music video productions in Nashville and the greater Southeast United States. The company is headquartered at 3201 Dickerson Pike in Nashville, operating inside Skyway Studios, which provides direct access to four large sound stages, multiple insert studios, and an LED Smart Stage for virtual and AR/VR production environments.

The company's core rental inventory spans five grip truck sizes (1-ton through 5-ton) pre-stocked with C-stands, combo stands, apple boxes, flags, nets, sandbags, speed rail, and rigging hardware; a multi-brand lighting fleet including LED fixtures from ARRI (SkyPanel X21/X22/X23, Orbiter), Aputure (Nova, STORM, Light Storm), Astera, LiteGear, LitePanels, Creamsource, and Nanlux, alongside HMI, tungsten, and fluorescent units; tow plant generators from 675A to 1400A plus Honda inverter generators and full power distribution; camera support from Fisher, Matthews, O'Connor, and Sachtler; and cinema camera packages built around Sony FX9 with Canon CN-E and L-series glass. Add-on services include stakebed tow vehicles, Polaris Ranger UTVs for off-road location work, production supplies, atmospheric effects machines, expendables, and used equipment sales. The firm is also an authorized dealer of Savage Universal and Superior Seamless background paper.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-calendar-day equipment rentals charged on a quote basis with volume and multi-day discounts, supplemented by retail sales of seamless paper, used equipment, and expendables. The go-to-market model is direct sales-led, with phone and email booking, optional delivery across Middle Tennessee, Memphis, Knoxville, Huntsville, and Louisville, and complimentary crew referrals to productions traveling from Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and other markets. Customer acquisition is driven by an industry referral network anchored on 25+ years of operating history, a 5.0 Google rating across 100+ reviews, and the unique co-located Skyway Studios footprint.

Name

Nashville Lighting and Grip

Legal name

Nashville Lighting and Grip, Inc

Website

https://nashvillegrip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nashville Lighting and Grip is a privately held full-service grip and lighting equipment rental house serving film, television, commercial, and music video productions across Tennessee and the Southeast, operating from a facility inside Skyway Studios in Nashville.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Equipment Rental

NAICS

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53249)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Camera, Grip & Lighting Equipment Rental (MPADAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Production Equipment & Technical Services (Camera/Lighting/Grip, Virtual Production) (MPAAAMAH), Studio Lighting & Grip Infrastructure Services (MPADAIAF)

Keywords

• Film equipment rental
• Lighting rental services
• Grip truck rental
• Production gear rental
• Camera support equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Daily rental of grip trucks, lighting, grip equipment, generators, camera support, cameras, lenses, monitors, and production supplies. Rates are per-calendar-day basis with multi-day discounts available. Minimum rental period is one calendar day.
2. Seamless Paper Sales: Sale of Savage Universal and Superior Seamless paper in 107 inch (9 ft) and 140 inch (12 ft) rolls. Authorized dealer offering same-day local pickup in Nashville.
3. Used Equipment Sales: Sale of pre-owned film equipment including cameras, lighting, grip gear, lenses, monitors, and accessories at various price points.
4. Expendables Sales: Sale of film set expendables including gaffer tape, lighting gels, blackwrap, and production supplies. Truck expendables billed per-use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nashville Lighting and Grip is a full-service grip and lighting rental house that supplies film, television, commercial, and music video productions with professional lighting, grip, and power distribution equipment on a day-rate basis. The company rents five sizes of fully equipped grip trucks, an extensive professional lighting inventory (LED, HMI, tungsten, fluorescent), grip hardware, tow-plant generators with power distribution, camera support, cinema cameras and lenses, atmospheric effects, expendables, and Skyway Studios sound stages. It also sells seamless paper from Savage Universal and Superior Seamless as an authorized dealer, along with used production equipment.

Product overview

Nashville Lighting and Grip is a full-service grip and lighting rental house offering a comprehensive portfolio of film production equipment for feature films, television, commercials, and music videos. The core offering consists of five sizes of fully-equipped grip trucks (1-Ton through 5-Ton) configured with C-stands, combo stands, apple boxes, flags, nets, sandbags, speed rail, and rigging hardware; extensive lighting inventory from ARRI (SkyPanel X and S series, Orbiter), Aputure (Nova, STORM, Light Storm), Astera, LiteGear, LitePanels, Creamsource, and others covering LED, HMI, tungsten, and fluorescent technologies; professional grip equipment including overheads, reflectors, clamps, and rail systems; generators and power distribution ranging from 675A to 1400A tow plants; camera support from Fisher, Matthews, and O'Connor; cinema cameras and lenses (Sony FX9, Canon CN-E series); production supplies, atmospheric effects, and expendables. The company operates in partnership with Skyway Studios, offering sound stage rentals including a state-of-the-art LED Smart Stage. Supporting vehicles include stakebed tow vehicles and Polaris Ranger UTVs. The company also sells used equipment and serves as an authorized dealer of Savage and Superior seamless paper.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grip Truck Rentals (1-Ton, 2-Ton, 3-Ton, 4-Ton, 5-Ton) Fully equipped grip truck rentals for film, television, commercial, and music video production. Trucks include C-stands, combo stands, apple boxes, flags, nets, sandbags, speed rail, rigging hardware, and electric distribution equipment. Sizes range from compact 1-ton vans for tight locations to feature-scale 5-ton box trucks.
• Lighting Rentals Professional film lighting equipment rental including LED fixtures from ARRI, Aputure, Astera, Litepanels, Creamsource, LiteGear, Nanlux, and others; HMI units, tungsten lighting, fluorescent fixtures, and associated grip support configured for working film crews.
• Grip Equipment Rentals Professional film grip equipment including flags, overheads, rigging hardware, stands, pipe, truss, carts, clamps, sandbags, ladders, apple boxes, speed rail, square tubing, and miscellaneous grip accessories for productions of all sizes.
• Generators & Distribution Tow plant generators ranging from 675A to 1400A capacity, Honda inverter generators, power distribution equipment including distro boxes, splitter cables, and extensive cable inventory for film and television production power needs.
• Camera Support Equipment Professional camera support equipment including Fisher 11 dollies, Matthews doorway dollies, camera sliders, O'Connor and Sachtler fluid heads, tripods, hi-hats, jibs, stabilizers, car rigging equipment, and rolling track.
• Camera, Lens & Monitor Rentals Professional camera packages including Sony PXW-FX9 full-frame 6K cameras, cinema zoom lenses (Canon CN-E series, Canon L-series, Sony G-Master), and professional field monitors from Panasonic, Flanders Scientific, and Sony.
• Production Supplies On-set essentials including Motorola walkie-talkies, EZ-Up tents, director's chairs, folding tables, coolers, wardrobe racks, steamers, makeup mirrors, pipe and drape systems, heating and cooling equipment, and miscellaneous tools.
• Fans & Effects Atmospheric effects equipment including DF-50 hazers, Rosco Vapour and 1500 fog machines, and Reel EFX fans for creating cinematic lighting effects.
• Studio Rentals (Skyway Studios Partnership) Sound stage and studio rental in partnership with Skyway Studios, offering multiple studio spaces ranging from 71' x 71' to 29' x 22', LED Smart Stage for virtual/augmented reality environments, green screen facilities, and production amenities including dressing rooms, HMU areas, and catering kitchen.
• Seamless Paper Savage and Superior seamless background paper in 107 inch (9 ft) and 140 inch (12 ft) roll sizes. Authorized dealer offering same-day local pickup with extensive color options in stock.
• Expendables Film set consumables including gaffer tape, lighting gels, diffusion materials, blackwrap, set supplies, electrical items, and backdrops and fabric for production needs.
• Stakebed Tow Vehicle Rental Ford F-550 stakebed tow vehicle with 18,500 lb towing capacity for transporting trailer-mounted generators, lifts, specialty equipment, and production support gear. Often paired with 4-Ton and 5-Ton grip trucks for large productions.
• Polaris Ranger UTV Rental Polaris Ranger 900 Crew UTV for all-terrain crew and equipment transport. Seating for five with rear cargo bed, 4x4 capability, and front/rear winches for location-based productions requiring off-road mobility.
• Used Equipment Sales Pre-owned film equipment for sale including cameras (Sony PXW-FX9), lighting (ARRI SkyPanel S60-C, Aputure LS 1200d Pro, K5600 Joker HMI lights), lenses (Canon CN-E Cinema Prime series), monitors, and grip equipment at various price points.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.0 rating from 100+ Google Reviews demonstrating customer satisfaction

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Skyway StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNashville Lighting & Grip is located inside Skyway Studios, one of the largest fully equipped sound stages in the Southeast. This partnership provides access to four large studios (71' x 71' to 29' x 22'), multiple insert studios, grid heights up to 17', and a 45' wide Cyclorama. Stages A and B can be combined into a 71' deep by 129' wide shooting space. Stage C features an LED Smart Stage capable of displaying 3D environments and AR/VR applications.
• Savage UniversalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Savage Universal seamless paper dealer serving Nashville, Franklin, Hendersonville, and production crews across Middle Tennessee. Offers same-day pickup for most popular colors in 107 inch (9 ft) and 140 inch (12 ft) rolls.
• Superior SeamlesscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Superior Seamless paper dealer. Offers same-day pickup for popular colors in 107 inch (9 ft) and 140 inch (12 ft) rolls.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sim Video International: Sim Video International rents cameras, lenses, lighting, and grip equipment to film, television, and commercial productions across North America. It is a direct competitor in the camera, lighting, and grip rental market with comparable customer segment focus.
• Cinelease: Cinelease is a national provider of lighting and grip equipment rentals to film, television, and commercial productions. It is a direct peer given the overlapping core offering of grip trucks, lighting packages, and generator/power distribution to the same production customer base.
• Keslow Camera: Keslow Camera rents cameras, lenses, lighting, and grip equipment to feature film, episodic, and commercial productions. It is a direct competitor in the high-end lighting and production equipment rental market, serving the same DP and gaffer-led customer base.
• MBS Equipment Company: MBS Equipment Company is a film and broadcast equipment rental house serving productions with cameras, lighting, grip, and sound equipment. It is a direct peer given the comparable mix of rental products and customer base in film and television production.
• Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions: Bexel rents professional film, television, and broadcast equipment including cameras, lenses, lighting, and audio. It is a direct peer in production equipment rental serving similar broadcast and episodic television customers.

Regional players

• Cinequipt: Cinequipt is a production equipment rental company based in the Midwest serving film, television, and commercial productions with cameras, lighting, and grip equipment. It is a regional peer with overlapping product offerings and customer segments in a different geographic market.
• Talamas Boston: Talamas Boston rents professional audio, video, and broadcast equipment to film and television productions with a strong Northeast US footprint. It is a regional peer with overlapping rental offerings serving similar production customer profiles in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• ARRI Rental: ARRI Rental provides high-end camera and lighting equipment to major film and episodic productions globally. While it primarily serves the camera and lighting side at the top of the market, its presence in regional markets overlaps with the highest-tier segment of Nashville Lighting & Grip's lighting rental business.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): PRG is one of the largest entertainment technology and production services companies worldwide, offering lighting, rigging, and grip equipment along with broader production solutions. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Nashville Lighting & Grip on the lighting and power side, though it operates at significantly larger scale across productions globally.

Emerging players

• Hand-Held Films: Hand-Held Films is a film equipment rental house specializing in cameras, lenses, and accessories for feature, documentary, and commercial productions. It is an emerging peer with a more limited scope (camera-focused) but serving a comparable production customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NashvilleGrip

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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