Event Acoustics

What Event Acoustics does

Event Acoustics B.V. is a privately held Dutch acoustic solutions company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The company provides noise measurement, acoustic consulting, and real-time sound management services to festivals, municipalities, concert venues, construction projects, and private individuals. With a team of eight (six named cross-functional professionals), the company positions itself as an integrated provider of sound insulation, acoustics, and sound-system expertise under one roof, distinguishing itself from classically-trained acousticians who lack familiarity with amplified music production.

The company's flagship product is MeTrao, a proprietary noise measurement system that uniquely measures simultaneously at the source and receiver, enabling objective source identification (for example, which stage at a festival is causing nuisance). MeTrao equipment is available for rental or purchase, with measurement data accessed through the MeTrao WebFace online platform. Revenue is generated through three streams: equipment rental (with optional staff support), equipment sales (with proprietary maintenance), and professional consulting services spanning noise detection, acoustic research, real-time monitoring, and construction/installation consulting. Named clients include Mojo (the concert/festival promoter that uses MeTrao at events including Lowlands), Tivoli Vredenburg (the Utrecht music venue where Event Acoustics consulted during construction), and North Sea Jazz Festival (the 2006 engagement that spurred MeTrao development).

Go-to-market is sales-led with direct consulting engagements, supplemented by earned media through appearances on Dutch television programs such as De Rijdende Rechter and De Monitor. The company maintains a bilingual Dutch/English website and serves clients in the Netherlands and internationally, with regular deployments at festivals abroad. Event Acoustics is founder-owned (Kees Neervoort) with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity. Strategic anchors include a strong talent base (Neervoort and Peter van der Geer are recognized authorities on amplified music acoustics), proprietary MeTrao technology, and accumulated measurement data from over two decades of deployments.

Name

Event Acoustics

Legal name

Event Acoustics B.V.

Website

https://eventacoustics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Event Acoustics is a Dutch acoustic consulting firm founded in 2003 that provides noise measurement, real-time monitoring, and acoustic advisory services to festivals, municipalities, venues, and construction projects via its proprietary MeTrao measurement system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acoustic consulting services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Sound Recording Industries (51229)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Security, Safety & Compliance Services (MPAIAFAH), Acoustic & Soundproofing Works (IMAFANAL)

Keywords

• Acoustic consulting services
• Noise measurement systems
• Noise pollution monitoring
• Sound insulation consulting
• Event acoustics advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: MeTrao sound measurement equipment available for rent with or without staff. Equipment placement and collection services available. Remote support for measurement analysis provided.
2. Equipment Sales: MeTrao sound measurement equipment can be purchased outright. Company provides own maintenance service.
3. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for noise detection, acoustic research, monitoring and management, and construction/installation consulting. Services include on-site measurement, analysis, reporting, and advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Event Acoustics provides acoustic consulting and noise measurement services for festivals, municipalities, theaters, concert halls, construction projects, and private individuals. The core offering combines four professional service lines (Noise Detection, Acoustic Research & Consulting, Real-time Monitoring & Management, and Construction & Installation Consulting) with the proprietary MeTrao noise measurement system, available for rent or purchase and supported by the MeTrao WebFace online data platform.

Product overview

Event Acoustics is an acoustic solutions company offering a portfolio anchored by MeTrao, their proprietary noise measurement system—the only technology that measures simultaneously at source and receiver for objective measurements. The portfolio includes four service lines: Noise Detection, Acoustic Research and Consulting, Real-time Monitoring and Management, and Construction and Installation Consulting. MeTrao equipment is available for both rental and purchase, with data accessible through the MeTrao WebFace online platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MeTrao Noise Measurement System
• Noise Detection
• Acoustic Research and Consulting
• Real-time Monitoring and Management
• Construction and Installation Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Noise problems can be identified within 30 minutes (developed at North Sea Jazz 2006)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Calibration InstitutessupportingOthersEvent Acoustics works closely with calibration institutes for the maintenance and calibration of MeTrao measurement equipment, ensuring equipment accuracy and compliance with measurement standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup Acoustics: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial acoustics practice covering buildings, venues, and environmental noise. Comparable to Event Acoustics' consulting and venue-design work (e.g., Tivoli Vredenburg-type projects), but as a small slice of a much broader design services firm.
• HBK (Brüel & Kjær): Global leader in sound and vibration measurement instrumentation. Directly comparable as a supplier of professional sound level meters and acoustic measurement systems, but operates at vastly greater scale across industrial, environmental, and research markets rather than specializing in live-event acoustics.
• ACOEM (01dB): Group offering environmental and acoustic measurement solutions, including the 01dB product line for noise monitoring. Comparable to Event Acoustics' measurement-and-monitoring offering, but serving a wider industrial and municipal customer base across multiple geographies.
• Müller-BBM: German acoustic engineering consultancy providing measurement, consulting, and planning services across building acoustics, environmental noise, and room acoustics. Overlaps with Event Acoustics' construction consulting and acoustic research services in continental European markets.

Others

• d&b audiotechnik: German professional audio systems manufacturer supplying PA and sound reinforcement solutions to live events and venues. Tangentially comparable as a partner ecosystem within the live-event acoustics stack Event Acoustics serves, rather than as a direct competitor in measurement and consulting.

Emerging players

• SoundPLAN: German software vendor specializing in noise mapping and environmental noise calculation tools. Comparable to the analytical/data side of Event Acoustics' MeTrao WebFace offering, though focused on prediction and modeling rather than live measurement at events.

Direct peers

• Casella (IDEAL Holdings): UK-based manufacturer of environmental and occupational noise monitoring instruments. Comparable in product category (sound level meters and noise monitors) with applications that overlap the municipal and industrial segments Event Acoustics serves alongside its event work.
• Cirrus Research plc: UK-based designer and manufacturer of noise measurement instruments and software for occupational, environmental, and event applications. Comparable as a specialist in sound level meters with an adjacent event-monitoring use case that overlaps with Event Acoustics' MeTrao system.
• Norsonic AS: Norwegian manufacturer of professional sound level meters, noise dosimeters, and acoustic measurement solutions. Closely comparable in product category (sound level measurement hardware) and target customers (environmental noise and event monitoring), though with a broader industrial focus than Event Acoustics' live-event specialization.
• Svantek: Polish manufacturer of sound and vibration measurement instruments, with noise monitoring solutions used at concerts, festivals, and construction sites. Highly comparable to MeTrao in form factor and target use cases, though with a more distributed hardware catalog.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/event-acoustics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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