What Stage & Audio Event Solutions does

Stage & Audio Event Solutions is a privately held audio-visual equipment rental, event production, and AV installation company headquartered in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1982 by Timothy and Michelle Buchholz, the company operates from a single location at 62 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, and services Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Gladstone and surrounding regions of Central Queensland. It self-describes as the largest and most successful supplier of AV equipment in Central Queensland.

The company offers nine core product lines that span the full event production stack: Audio Equipment Hire, Lighting Solutions, Vision (LED Screens), Staging & Rigging, Conferences & Exhibitions equipment, Live Streaming production, Event Management, Live Concert Production, and a separate Sales & Installations line for permanent commercial AV. Technical capabilities are built around a capital-intensive inventory — hundreds of metres of trussing, over 100m² of staging, chain motors, LED screens, audio systems, projectors, and rigging equipment — deployed and operated by qualified AV technicians. The Sales & Installations line extends the business into recurring in-house commercial AV work including CCTV, PA systems, digital menu boards, and LED signage.

Stage & Audio makes money through two primary revenue streams: equipment rental and hire for events (audio, lighting, vision, staging, rigging, live streaming), classified as professional services revenue, and one-time sale-and-installation of commercial AV systems. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and customers are directed to request quotes via phone, email, or an online enquiry form. The go-to-market model is sales-led and consultative, relying on the company website, direct contact, and reputation-based referrals. Customer segments are horizontally distributed across corporate events, live entertainment, conferences and exhibitions, and commercial installations, with named testimonial customers including CQ University Australia, Events Queensland, and U3A Rockhampton. The company operates with a 1–10 employee team and has not raised external funding.

Name

Stage & Audio Event Solutions

Legal name

Stage & Audio Event Solutions

Website

https://stage.net.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stage & Audio Event Solutions is a privately held AV equipment rental, event production, and commercial AV installation company headquartered in Rockhampton, Queensland, serving Central Queensland (Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Gladstone) with audio, lighting, LED vision, staging, rigging, live streaming, and installation services since 1982.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production and AV Equipment Rental

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF), Backline & Musical Instrument Rental (MPAGAKAJ), Staging, Scenic & Set Fabrication (Stages, Backdrops, Scenic Builds) (THAHAEAC), Temporary Structures (Truss Roofs, Tents, Barricades) (MPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Audio visual rental
• Event production services
• AV equipment hire
• Live concert production
• Commercial AV installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockhampton, Queensland

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental and Hire: Rental of AV equipment for events including audio, lighting, vision, staging, and rigging equipment. Services range from single-camera streams to large-scale multi-camera productions.
2. Sales & Installation: Sale and installation of in-house audio-visual solutions for businesses including large scale AV upgrades, CCTV, PA & sound solutions, video displays, projectors, screens, digital menu boards, LED screens & signage, and commercial lighting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stage & Audio Event Solutions rents, sells, and installs audio-visual equipment and provides full-service event production for corporate, conference, concert, and exhibition clients. Its offerings span audio systems, lighting, LED vision displays, staging and rigging, live streaming, conferences and exhibitions equipment, event management, live concert production, and permanent in-house AV/CCTV/digital signage installations. The company delivers, sets up, and operates the equipment on-site across Central Queensland.

Product overview

Stage & Audio Event Solutions is a comprehensive AV equipment hire and event production company serving Central Queensland since 1982. The company offers a modular portfolio of integrated services and equipment hire: Audio Equipment Hire (DJ gear, microphones, mixers, speakers, wireless systems), Lighting Solutions (moving and static lights, themed lighting, followspots, festoon and fairy lights), Vision/LED Screens (screens of any size, vision switchers, TVs, video cameras), Staging & Rigging (trussing, staging, winch up trees, chain motors), Conferences & Exhibitions (boothing, projectors, screens, lecterns), Live Streaming (HD streaming, multicamera, webinars), Event Management (creative theming, staging, live production), Live Concert Production (stages, backline, large scale audio, LED screens, hazers), and Sales & Installations (AV upgrades, CCTV, PA systems, commercial lighting, LED signage). The company operates from Rockhampton and services Yeppoon, Gladstone and surrounding regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CQ Party HireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecommended partner for furniture hire and event styling services. Stage & Audio refers customers to cqpartyhire.com.au for furniture and styling needs, providing a complementary service for complete event solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AVPartners: Large national Australian AV hire and event production company offering audio, lighting, vision, and staging services across corporate and live events — directly overlapping Stage & Audio's core rental and event production offering, but at national scale.
• Gearhouse Group: Australian event production company providing staging, lighting, audio, and visual solutions for concerts, festivals, and corporate events — directly comparable integrated event production offering, though at larger scale.
• Encore Event Technologies: Major event technology and AV production company (formerly Staging Rentals) operating in Australia with full-service audio, lighting, video, and staging for corporate and live events — comparable service mix to Stage & Audio's production portfolio.
• AGB Events: Australian event production and AV hire company delivering audio, lighting, staging, and technical production for live entertainment and corporate events — direct overlap on equipment hire and event production.
• Scene Change: Australian event production company providing lighting, audio, vision, and staging for corporate and live events — closely comparable integrated service offering.
• Eventec: Australian event technology and AV services provider covering conferences, exhibitions, and live events — directly comparable equipment rental and event production profile.
• Microhire: Australian AV and event technology hire company servicing conferences, exhibitions, and live events — direct overlap with Stage & Audio's conference, exhibition, and live event AV rental services.
• Production Audio Services (PAS): Australian professional audio rental company specializing in large-scale concert and touring sound systems — directly comparable to Stage & Audio's concert audio hire and live concert production work.

Regional players

• Corporate Audio Visual Services: Queensland-based AV hire and event production company operating in a similar regional market with overlapping audio, lighting, vision, and staging services.
• North Coast AV: Regional AV hire company serving Queensland's coastal and regional event markets with similar audio, lighting, and staging rental offerings — comparable regional operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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