STRAY Production Services

What STRAY Production Services does

STRAY Production Services is a privately held, full-service live event production and audio/video/lighting (AVL) system integration firm headquartered in Lititz, Pennsylvania, founded in 1999 by Chris Strayer. The company provides turnkey audio, video, lighting, staging, mobile stages, and crew services for concerts, festivals, fundraisers, corporate events, and community gatherings, alongside the custom design and permanent installation of AVL systems for churches, schools, performance venues, corporate, conference, and hospitality spaces. Underlying technology is conventional but professional-grade AVL hardware — including a four-model mobile stage fleet (APEX 2016, APEX 3224, SL100, SL320), integrated touch-screen AVL control systems, and 2025-vintage Elation PARAGON IP54-rated LED fixtures — combined with in-house integration design expertise tailored to each client's space and operating team.

STRAY generates revenue across five streams: live event production services, permanent AVL system installations, equipment rentals, mobile stage rentals, and equipment sales, with all services custom-quoted based on project scope. Its go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, anchored by a single point of contact across discovery, design, deployment, and delivery, with supplementary channel access via the COSTARS cooperative for Pennsylvania schools and grassroots brand-building through community sponsorships and industry events such as Experience Live. The customer base spans four primary verticals — nonprofits and education (churches, K-12, colleges), hospitality and corporate, cultural and community centers, and event planners/promoters — concentrated in the Lancaster County / Mid-Atlantic region, with no disclosed external institutional ownership, M&A activity, or funding rounds.

Name

STRAY Production Services

Legal name

STRAY

Website

https://straypro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

STRAY Production Services is a privately held, full-service event production and AVL system integration firm based in Lititz, Pennsylvania, providing live event production, equipment rentals, mobile stages, and permanent AVL installations to nonprofits, schools, churches, and corporate clients across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Production and AVL System Integration Services

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Production & AV Services (HSACADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Temporary Structures (Truss Roofs, Tents, Barricades) (MPAGAKAK), Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB), Staging, Scenic & Set Fabrication (Stages, Backdrops, Scenic Builds) (THAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Live event production
• AVL system installation
• Mobile stage rental
• Event equipment rental
• Concert production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lititz

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. Live Event Production Services: Full-scale live event production including audio, video, lighting, staging, and crew services for concerts, festivals, fundraisers, corporate events, and community gatherings.
2. AVL System Installation: Custom design and installation of permanent AVL systems for churches, schools, performance venues, corporate, conference, and hospitality spaces. Includes ongoing training and maintenance support.
3. Equipment Rentals: Rental of professional-grade AVL equipment including lighting fixtures, sound systems, LED walls, projectors, displays, staging, special FX, furnishings, and draping for events.
4. Mobile Stage Rentals: Rental and delivery of mobile stages with setup and breakdown services for outdoor events, graduations, fundraisers, and community gatherings.
5. Equipment Sales: Sale of professional-grade AVL supplies and select new-in-box equipment including cables, consoles, lighting fixtures, microphones, mixers, speakers, projectors, and switching systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

STRAY Production Services provides full-scale live event production including audio, video, lighting, staging, mobile stages, and crew for concerts, festivals, fundraisers, corporate, and community events. They also design and install permanent AVL (audio, video, lighting) and system control solutions for churches, schools, performance venues, corporate, conference, and hospitality spaces, supported by professional equipment rentals and sales.

Product overview

STRAY Production Services is a full-service event production and AVL installation company offering a unified portfolio of services. The core offerings consist of Live Events Production (audio, video, lighting, staging, and crew for live events) and AVL Installs (permanent system installations for venues). Supporting these are Mobile Stages (four models: APEX 2016, APEX 3224, SL100, and SL320 with varying load capacities and dimensions) and Event Equipment Rentals (audio, video, lighting, special FX, furnishings, and draping). Additionally, the company offers Equipment Sales for professional-grade AVL supplies. The company has recently invested in Elation PARAGON LED profile fixtures for its outdoor event roster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Events Production Full-scale live event production covering audio, video, lighting, staging, and crew services for concerts, festivals, fundraisers, corporate events, community gatherings, and signature association events.
• AVL Installs (System Integration)
• APEX 2016 Mobile Stage
• APEX 3224 Mobile Stage
• SL100 Mobile Stage
• SL320 Mobile Stage
• Event Equipment Rentals
• Equipment Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Reliable, professional-grade AVL systems installed on time and within budget for diverse facility types

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• COSTARScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSTRAY is a pre-approved vendor for schools and educational facilities through the COSTARS purchasing cooperative program in Pennsylvania, enabling government and education entities to easily procure their services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Production Resource Group (PRG): Global provider of event production services, equipment, and technology for live entertainment, corporate, and broadcast events. Comparable across concerts, festivals, and large-scale event production.
• Freeman: Leading global event experience and production services company covering exhibitions, corporate events, and live experiences. Overlaps STRAY's event production and AV services within the broader experiential services space.
• Encore Global (formerly PSAV): Largest event technology and venue services provider globally. Overlaps STRAY's corporate event AV production and serves many of the same venue and meeting-planner customers at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Clair Brothers: Lititz, Pennsylvania-based audio and live event production company. Shares STRAY's exact hometown, customer segments (regional events, tours, festivals), and core audio/lighting production capabilities, making it the most directly comparable peer in the market.
• LD Systems: Texas-based full-service event production and AVL integration company. Closely comparable service portfolio combining live event production with permanent AVL installations across corporate, education, and worship verticals.
• AVI Systems: National AV systems integrator serving corporate, education, and government clients with design, integration, and managed services. Comparable in its AVL install business and customer segment overlap.

Others

• Harman Professional Solutions: Major audio, lighting, and video equipment manufacturer (JBL, Martin, AMX). Comparable as the equipment ecosystem that STRAY integrates and resells across its install and rental business lines.
• Elation Professional: Entertainment lighting manufacturer whose PARAGON LED fixtures STRAY recently invested in and which won the 2025 LDI Best Debuting Product Award. Key supplier/partner relationship shaping STRAY's outdoor lighting differentiation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StrayProduction
• Facebookfacebook.com/strayproductionservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/straypro

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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