Jpl Design & Production

What Jpl Design & Production does

JPL Design & Production LLC is a privately held, founder-owned professional services firm that provides consulting, design, and production support for professional performance audio systems. The company is headquartered in Oak Park, Illinois, operates with 1-10 employees, and was founded by Jonathan P. Laney, who brings 30 years of experience spanning live sound, systems integration, consulting, and product development. Its service is structured into six modules — Evaluation (venue and systems assessment), Design (systems, infrastructure, specification and documentation), Strategic Planning (short- and long-term), Build (project management, system programming, optimization), Budgeting (maintenance and capital improvement), and Production Support (technician provision, visiting production liaison, maintenance and troubleshooting) — that together address the full lifecycle of a venue's audio infrastructure.

The firm serves venues and organizations seeking to improve the listening experience of their audiences, addressing pain points such as poor acoustics, outdated equipment, and the organizational complexity of audio infrastructure upgrades. Its go-to-market motion is direct and consultative: JPL engages clients on a project-by-project basis, providing assessment, design, and ongoing support under quote-based pricing. The company is differentiated by a hands-on, client-focused methodology that combines acoustic science with practical production realities, but it does not disclose proprietary technology, patents, or productized software assets.

JPL generates revenue exclusively through professional services fees, with no disclosed pricing tiers, subscription products, or software revenue streams. It has no external institutional funding, no subsidiaries, no public partnerships, and no disclosed enterprise customers. The firm's strategic posture is best characterized as a stable, boutique consultancy whose value is concentrated in the expertise of its founder rather than in scalable infrastructure or platform technology.

Name

Jpl Design & Production

Legal name

JPL Design & Production LLC

Website

https://jpldesignandproduction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JPL Design & Production LLC is a founder-owned Oak Park, Illinois professional services firm providing consulting, design, evaluation, and production support for professional performance audio systems at venues and organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Audio Consulting Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Professional audio consulting
• Audio system design
• Venue acoustics services
• Systems integration
• Production support

Headquarters

HQ city

Homewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Audio Services: JPL generates revenue through consulting and professional services for audio system design, including evaluation, systems design, infrastructure planning, specification and documentation, project management, system programming, optimization, and ongoing production support and maintenance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

JPL Design & Production provides consulting, design, and support services for professional performance audio systems aimed at improving audience listening experiences. Its services span evaluation of venue acoustics and existing audio systems, systems design and infrastructure planning, strategic short- and long-term planning, project management and system programming, budgeting for maintenance and capital improvements, and ongoing production support including technician provision and troubleshooting.

Product overview

JPL Design & Production is a service-based audio solutions company that provides Performance Audio Systems as its core unified offering. The company operates as a single-product service provider organized into six interconnected service modules: Evaluation (venue and systems assessment), Design (systems, infrastructure, specification and documentation), Strategic Planning (short and long-term), Build (project management, programming, optimization), Budgeting (maintenance and capital improvement), and Production Support (technician services, liaison support, troubleshooting). Jonathan P. Laney serves as the owner and lead audio system designer, bringing 30 years of experience in live sound, systems integration, consulting, and product development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Performance Audio Systems Services A unified professional audio service offering for venues and organizations seeking to improve audience listening experiences, covering evaluation of venue acoustics and existing systems, systems design and infrastructure planning, strategic planning, project management and system programming, budgeting for maintenance and capital improvements, and ongoing production support including technician provision and troubleshooting.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

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Emerging players

• Clair Brothers: Live sound and audio system provider with growing systems integration and installed-sound design services for venues. Comparable to JPL through its venue audio system work, though primarily rooted in touring and live production.

Direct peers

• Threshold Acoustics: Independent acoustics and audio system consulting firm focused on performance venues, including theatres, concert halls, and worship spaces. Closely mirrors JPL's consultative, design-led approach to venue audio systems.
• SIA Acoustics: Acoustics and audio systems design consultancy serving performing arts venues, broadcasters, and cultural institutions. Comparable to JPL through its emphasis on systems design and venue-focused consulting rather than equipment sales.
• WJHW Consulting: Long-standing AV and acoustics consulting firm for performing arts, worship, and civic venues. Directly comparable to JPL in that it sells design, consulting, and project oversight for venue audio and audiovisual systems rather than products.
• Salter Group: Theatre and performing arts technology consultancy that designs audio, lighting, and rigging systems for new and renovated venues. Comparable to JPL through its specialist focus on venue audio system design and project consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Arup (Acoustics practice): Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated acoustics and audio system design practice serving performance venues, transport hubs, and corporate clients. Comparable as a venue audio consultant but operates at much greater scale and across many disciplines.
• Diversified (audio/AV integration): Large national AV and broadcast systems integrator that delivers end-to-end audio system design and build for venues, corporate, and broadcast clients. Comparable as a scaled alternative venue audio provider but broader in scope than JPL.
• L-Acoustics (Creations division): Premium professional audio manufacturer whose Creations / application engineering team increasingly offers venue audio system design and tuning. Comparable as a venue audio systems provider, though coming from the manufacturer rather than independent consultant side.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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