What LMS Entertainment does

LMS Entertainment is a privately held, boutique event entertainment services company founded in 1986 and headquartered in the New York Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut). The company provides a comprehensive suite of in-person event services spanning DJ entertainment, karaoke, photography, architectural and dance-floor lighting, audiovisual staging, video recording and editing, corporate event production, and adjacent marketing services such as social media management and promotional video. Its services are delivered by trained DJs, MCs, photographers, and technical staff using professional-grade equipment including Shure microphones, Color Kinetics LED lighting systems, Nikon and Canon cameras, JBL sound systems, and a content library of more than 50,000 karaoke tracks maintained on state-of-the-art computer systems.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer and direct-to-enterprise model, with all revenue generated through customized, quote-based service packages for individual events rather than recurring subscriptions or productized offerings. Customer segments include corporate event buyers (conferences, fundraisers, product launches, trade shows, team building), private celebrations (weddings, receptions, engagement parties), and Jewish lifecycle events (Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 16s) — the latter supported by a specialized booking form. Enterprise clients named in marketing materials include Samsung, Major League Baseball, AOL, Barnes & Noble, Fox's Nat Geo Network, and Slate, indicating periodic corporate engagement alongside the higher-volume private event business.

The company is owner-operated with no disclosed external investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no documented M&A or funding activity. Marketing is primarily word-of-mouth referral-based, supplemented by a company website, an event photo gallery client portal (syt.lmsentertainment.com), and organic social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X. The operating model is fundamentally labor- and equipment-intensive local services rather than a scalable software platform, which constrains both growth ceiling and operating leverage.

Name

LMS Entertainment

Legal name

LMS Entertainment

Website

https://lmsentertainment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LMS Entertainment is a privately held boutique event entertainment services company founded in 1986, serving the New York Tri-State area with DJ, karaoke, photography, lighting, audiovisual, video, and marketing services for corporate events, weddings, and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Entertainment Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Party DJ, Music & Audio Services (HSACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trade Shows & Industry Expos (B2B) (MPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Event entertainment services
• DJ and karaoke services
• Corporate event production
• Wedding entertainment services
• AV and lighting production

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Entertainment Services: Full-service entertainment company providing DJ services, karaoke, photography, lighting, video recording, and audiovisual equipment for events. Revenue is generated through service fees for individual or bundled entertainment packages tailored to private and corporate events.
2. Equipment Rentals and Staging: Rentals and staging services for presentations, conferences, and events including audio equipment, displays, and specialized lighting.
3. Marketing Services: Digital and print marketing services including business planning, promotional video recording and editing, social media management, website design, and promotional materials creation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LMS Entertainment is a Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT) event entertainment company founded in 1986 that provides DJs, karaoke, photography, videography, event lighting, audio-visual (AV) production, and event marketing services. It books both private celebrations (weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, sweet sixteens, private parties) and corporate/production events (brand activations, corporate parties, media and broadcast production support). Offerings are sold as bundled, project-based entertainment packages tailored to each client's event.

Product overview

LMS Entertainment is a boutique event entertainment services company founded in 1986, serving the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut). The company offers a comprehensive suite of entertainment and event services organized around its core offerings: DJ Entertainment, Karaoke, Photography, Lighting, Audiovisual, Video Recording, Corporate Events, and Marketing Services. These services can be booked individually or combined into custom packages. The company also provides a client portal for event photo gallery access. The architecture is services-based rather than a software platform, with each offering representing a distinct professional service delivered by trained staff using professional-grade equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DJ Services Professional DJ performance and music programming for private and corporate events, including milestone celebrations such as weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, sweet sixteens, corporate parties, and brand activations. The service is delivered by in-house DJs and targets both consumer families planning private events and corporate event planners in the Tri-State area.
• Karaoke Services Hosted karaoke entertainment for events, providing a karaoke system, song library, and on-site host/MC to run karaoke sessions for guests. Offered as part of LMS Entertainment's full-service entertainment packages for both private parties and corporate events in the Tri-State area.
• Event Photography On-site event photography capturing key moments at private celebrations and corporate events, delivered by in-house photographers. Offered as a standalone add-on or as part of a bundled entertainment package for families and corporate clients in the Tri-State area.
• Event Videography On-site event videography to record private celebrations and corporate events, delivered by in-house videographers. Often bundled with photography as a single content-capture service for families and corporate clients.
• Event Lighting Event lighting design, setup, and operation for private and corporate events, using professional lighting rigs to set the visual tone of the venue. Provided as part of full entertainment production packages.
• Audio-Visual (AV) Production Audio-visual production services for corporate events, conferences, brand activations, and media/broadcast productions, including sound systems, screens, and on-site AV technicians. Sold as a standalone production service or bundled with entertainment for corporate clients.
• Event Marketing Services Marketing support for events, including on-site promotional content, branded event collateral, and event-day marketing execution. Targeted at corporate and brand clients running activations, launches, and promotional events in the Tri-State area.
• Wedding Entertainment Packages Curated wedding entertainment offering combining DJ/MC services, lighting, photography, and videography into a single coordinated package for engaged couples planning weddings in the Tri-State area.
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Sweet Sixteen Entertainment Packages Specialized entertainment packages for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and sweet sixteen parties, combining age-appropriate DJ/MC hosting, karaoke, lighting, photo, and video services into a single coordinated package for families in the Tri-State area.
• Corporate Event Entertainment and Production Full-service corporate event entertainment and production, combining AV production, DJ, lighting, video, and event marketing for brand activations, corporate parties, conferences, and media/broadcast productions. Buyers include enterprise and media clients such as AOL, Barnes & Noble, Samsung, MLB, Slate, and Fox's Nat Geo Network.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Freeman: Large global experiential and event-production company providing AV, staging, and event services to enterprises worldwide. Comparable on the corporate-events and trade-show side of LMS's offering.
• AEG Presents: One of the world's largest live-entertainment promoters and venue operators producing concerts, festivals, and corporate events. Comparable as a large incumbent in the live-events space where LMS operates at the boutique end.
• Encore Global: Global event technology and AV-services provider (formerly PSAV) serving hotels, conventions, and corporate clients with staging, AV, and lighting. Broader incumbent offering overlapping AV and event-production capabilities to enterprise customers at vastly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Cvent: Event-management software platform used by enterprise corporate-event teams and agencies to source venues, vendors, and entertainment. Adjacent/competing channel on the demand-side that increasingly substitutes for traditional referral-based vendor sourcing like LMS's.
• The Bash (formerly GigMasters): Online marketplace where consumers book DJs, karaoke, photographers, and event entertainers. Increasingly substitutes for the word-of-mouth referral channels on which LMS has historically depended.

Others

• Thumbtack: Service-marketplace platform where consumers request quotes from DJs, photographers, lighting, and AV providers. Indirect competitor reshaping how customers source local event-entertainment vendors.
• BCD Meetings & Events: Global corporate event and meeting-management agency that sources and manages event vendors for enterprise clients. Competes indirectly for enterprise event budgets that LMS services via its corporate-event practice.

Direct peers

• E Rock Entertainment: Tri-State-area DJ and event entertainment company offering DJ, lighting, and photo services for weddings, mitzvahs, and corporate events. Most directly comparable boutique competitor serving the same NY/NJ/CT customer base with the same bundled-service model.
• Elegant Music Group: NY/NJ-area boutique entertainment company providing DJs, live musicians, photo, and lighting for weddings and corporate events. Closely comparable in scale, vertical mix (weddings + corporate + mitzvahs), and Tri-State service footprint.
• Premier Party Entertainment: Boutique Tri-State wedding and event DJ/entertainment provider with bundled DJ, lighting, photo, and video offerings. Directly overlaps LMS's core product mix in the same NYC metro geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LMSEntertainmen
• Facebookfacebook.com/LMSENT
• Instagraminstagram.com/lmsentertainment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lms-entertainment

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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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