Professional Lighting Systems

Professional Lighting Fixtures &
Control Rentals

We provide professional lighting fixtures, control consoles, and complete lighting systems for concerts, corporate events, festivals, theaters, and live productions of all sizes. From clean, camera-friendly key light to high-impact movement and effects, our lighting rentals are designed to deliver consistent performance, flexible control, and polished visuals across a wide range of venues and production environments.

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Lighting plays a critical role in how an event looks, feels, and flows. Our approach starts with understanding your venue, audience sightlines, ceiling height, and creative goals, then building a lighting system that supports those needs without overcomplicating the rig. Rather than forcing fixed packages, we select fixtures, control platforms, and system layouts that scale appropriately with the size and complexity of the show.

Whether you’re lighting a small club stage, a ballroom keynote, a festival main stage, or a touring production, our lighting systems are designed to integrate cleanly with audio, video, staging, and venue infrastructure. The result is lighting that programs efficiently, runs reliably on show day, and delivers a cohesive, professional look from load-in through final cue.

Our Equipment

Lighting Fixture Rentals

Our lighting fixture inventory is built to support everything from subtle architectural looks to high-impact concert and touring productions. We deploy reliable, professional-grade fixtures selected for output, color quality, and consistency across the rig, allowing lighting designs to scale cleanly with the size and complexity of the event. Whether the goal is precise stage lighting, dynamic movement, or bold visual moments, fixtures are chosen and configured based on venue size, ceiling height, sightlines, and creative intent rather than fixed packages.

Profile & Key Light
Fixtures

Profile fixtures provide the precision, control, and color accuracy needed for front light, key light, and detailed stage shaping to clearly define performers, speakers, and scenic elements, offering clean whites, smooth dimming, sharp shuttering, and reliable performance. Profile and key light fixtures we commonly deploy include:

ETC Source Four LED Series 3 Profile
ETC fos/4 Profile
Martin MAC Encore Performance
Ayrton Diablo
Robe DL7S Profile

Beam & Effect

Fixtures

Beam and effect fixtures are designed to create high-impact visual moments, producing tight aerial beams, fast sweeps, and dramatic looks that cut through haze and open air. They are widely used on concert stages, EDM shows, and festivals where bold movement and visual intensity are key parts of the design. Beam and effect fixtures we commonly deploy include:

Claypaky Sharpy
CHAUVET Professional Maverick Storm 1 Beam
Robe Pointe
Ayrton MagicPanel FX
Martin MAC Aura PXL

Moving Head Spots & Hybrid Fixtures

Moving head spot and hybrid fixtures provide projection, texture, and movement across the stage and audience, including gobos, aerial looks, mid-air effects, and dynamic transitions, making them a core component of concert, festival, and touring lighting designs where flexibility and punch matter. Moving head spots and hybrid fixtures we commonly deploy include:

Martin MAC Quantum Profile
Claypaky Mythos 2
Ayrton Ghibli
Robe MegaPointe
High End Systems SolaSpot Pro

LED PARs, Battens & Audience Fixtures

LED PARs, battens, and audience-facing fixtures provide foundational stage wash, scenic lighting, architectural color, and crowd-impact moments. These fixtures are often used to fill in the rig, light set pieces, define stage edges, and engage the audience with bold hits and warm blinder looks. LED PARs, battens, and audience fixtures we commonly deploy include:

ETC ColorSource PAR
CHAUVET Professional COLORado Series PAR
Elation SixBar
CHAUVET Professional COLORado Batten
CHAUVET Professional Strike 4

Control Systems

Lighting Control & Console Rentals

Lighting control is the backbone of any successful lighting system, and the right console has a direct impact on programming speed, show flow, and reliability on show day. We provide professional lighting control platforms for touring productions, corporate events, festivals, and permanent installs, selecting consoles based on show complexity, operator experience, and workflow requirements rather than forcing a single solution across every event.

Touring & Festival Consoles

Touring and festival consoles are built for large rigs, fast-paced environments, and complex cue structures. These desks support high universe counts, extensive networking, timecode, and multi-operator workflows, making them the standard for concerts, festivals, and arena-scale productions.

grandMA3 full-size
grandMA3 light
High End Systems Hog 4
ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium
Avolites Arena (Titan platform)

Entry Pro & Install-Friendly Control

Install-focused and entry professional consoles are designed for venues that need reliable lighting control with a manageable learning curve. These systems are commonly used in theaters, churches, conference spaces, and multipurpose venues where consistent operation and ease of use are as important as creative capability.

ETC ColorSource Console
ChamSys QuickQ 20
ChamSys QuickQ 30
ETC ColorSource AV
Compact Touchscreen-Based Lighting Controllers

Theatre, Broadcast & Corporate Consoles

Theatre, broadcast, and corporate consoles prioritize precision, repeatability, and clean cue execution. These platforms excel in cue-stacked environments where timing, consistency, and accurate color control are critical for presentations, broadcast workflows, and scripted productions.

ETC Eos Apex
ETC Gio @5 (Eos family)
ETC Ion XE
MA onPC with Command Wing
ETC Eos-family Programming Surfaces

Mid-Scale & Flexible Event Consoles

Mid-scale consoles offer powerful programming features in a more compact footprint, making them well suited for regional touring, houses of worship, corporate events, and venues that host a wide range of show types. These desks balance flexibility, portability, and professional control without the overhead of full touring platforms.

ChamSys MagicQ MQ80
ChamSys MagicQ MQ70
Obsidian Onyx NX4
Avolites Quartz (Titan platform)
MA onPC Compact Control Systems

Complete Systems

Lighting Packages & System Design Rentals

Our lighting packages are designed as complete systems, not just collections of fixtures. Each build considers fixture selection, control, power, data, and rigging to ensure the lighting system performs reliably and integrates cleanly with audio, video, staging, and venue infrastructure. By designing lighting systems around the actual needs of the event, we deliver cohesive looks, efficient load-ins, and dependable performance without unnecessary complexity or overbuilding.

Club & Small Concert Lighting Package

A compact moving-light and LED system for bars, clubs, and 200–500-cap venues, delivering dynamic looks with minimal footprint and fast setup.

Main Stage Festival / Touring Lighting Package

A full touring-style system for headliner stages and large outdoor events, built around high-output fixtures, flown and ground-supported truss, and advanced control.

Festival Stage Package (Small / Secondary Stage)

A scalable outdoor rig for regional acts and daytime programming, combining washes, profiles, beams, and audience elements with weather-appropriate power and data.

Corporate General Session Lighting Package

Clean, camera-friendly lighting for keynotes and conferences, focused on even key light, color consistency, and precise cueing for polished presentations.

Ballroom & Gala Lighting Package

Scenic-focused lighting for dinners, awards, and fundraisers, blending soft stage wash, architectural uplighting, and subtle movement to enhance the room without distraction.

House of Worship Lighting Package

A flexible system for services, concerts, and special events, balancing clear key light, color washes, and limited effects with operator-friendly control.

Theater & Performing Arts Lighting Package

Cue-driven lighting for plays, dance, and musical theatre, centered on profiles, consistent front and side light, and detailed cue stacks.

EDM / DJ & Nightlife Lighting Package

A high-energy, movement-heavy system featuring beams, strobes, LED bars, and audience lighting, designed for live playback and effects-driven shows.

Architectural & Ambient Event Lighting

Mood-driven lighting for receptions, lobbies, and non-stage-centric events, using uplighting and scenic accents integrated with the venue architecture.

Turnkey Touring Lighting System

A pre-designed, road-ready lighting rig for regional and national tours, offering consistent looks, fast integration, and efficient day-of execution.

Venue Integration & House Rig Design

Permanent or semi-permanent lighting systems designed for venues, covering fixture layout, power, data, rigging, and control to support both in-house and visiting productions.

What We Support

Event Types We Light

Our lighting systems support a wide range of live events, from intimate indoor gatherings to large-scale outdoor productions. We design and deploy lighting for entertainment, corporate, cultural, and institutional events where visual clarity, atmosphere, and reliability matter. Events we regularly support include:

Concerts and live music performances
Music festivals and outdoor events
Arena-level touring acts
Corporate galas and fundraisers
Corporate meetings, conferences, and retreats
Product launches and brand activations
Private parties and milestone celebrations
Weddings and wedding receptions
Award shows and formal ceremonies
Trade shows and expos
Nonprofit and charity events
University and school events
Community events and public gatherings
Casino and resort events
Hotel and ballroom events
Nightclub and entertainment venue events
Religious and faith-based events
Government functions and civic events
Live-streamed and hybrid events
Media events and press conferences
Esport and competitive gaming events
Immersive theater and experiential productions
Silent discos and pop-up entertainment concepts
Fashion runway shows and designer showcases
Art gallery openings and projection-mapped installations
Film premieres and outdoor cinema events
Sports watch parties and fan activations
Live podcast recordings and author talks
Culinary events, cooking demonstrations, and food competitions
Car shows, motorcycle rallies, and boat shows
Air shows and large outdoor exhibitions
Construction groundbreakings and public announcements
Courtroom overflow broadcasts and memorial services
Marathon start and finish line productions

Our Clients

Who We Work With

We collaborate with a broad range of clients who depend on professional lighting systems and experienced production support. With experience on both the venue and production sides, we adapt easily to different workflows, schedules, and expectations, whether an event requires a fast turnaround, detailed advance work, or complex on-site coordination. Clients we regularly support include:

Event planners and production companies
Corporate marketing, communications, and events teams
Venues and venue operators
Concert promoters and talent buyers
Tour managers and production planners
Arena and large-venue stage managers
Hotels, ballrooms, and conference centers
Casinos and resort properties
Nightclubs and entertainment venues
Private estate managers and homeowners associations (HOAs)
Museums, galleries, and cultural institutions
Universities, colleges, and school districts
Nonprofit organizations and charities
Trade show organizers and exhibitors
Wedding planners and private clients
Marketing agencies and brand partners
Media companies, broadcast teams, and streaming creators
Film and television production crews
Esports organizations and competitive gaming teams
Sports teams, race directors, and athletic organizations
Fairgrounds, rodeo associations, and festival organizers
Property management companies and real estate developers
Construction firms and architecture or design teams
Breweries, wineries, distilleries, and culinary groups
Farmers’ markets and food-focused event organizers
Car clubs, motorcycle rallies, and boat or yacht clubs
Aviation groups and air show organizers
Libraries, publishers, and author event organizers
Tech incubators, startups, and makerspaces
Municipalities, public agencies, and government entities
Military units and veteran organizations
Hospitals, research labs, and healthcare institutions
Religious organizations and community groups
Funeral homes and memorial service coordinators

Simple & Straightforward

How Our Lighting Rental Process Works

We keep lighting rentals organized, transparent, and predictable through a structured process that prioritizes planning and show-day execution.

Share Your Event Details

We begin by gathering key information about your event, including venue type, schedule, audience size, ceiling height, sightlines, and any venue rules or access limitations. This allows us to design a lighting system that fits the space and avoids surprises later.

We Build a Custom Lighting Package

Based on your needs, we create a lighting package tailored to the event rather than relying on preset bundles. The quote reflects the actual fixtures, control, and infrastructure required. A 50% deposit secures your date once confirmed. Rush or short-notice events may require additional fees depending on scope and availability.

Show-Day Execution

On event day, our team delivers, installs, and tests the lighting system according to the agreed schedule. We confirm focus, color, and control before doors open and handle strike and load-out once the event concludes, collecting the remaining balance per the contract.

Why Choose Us

Why Clients Choose Seattle Entertainment Group for Lighting

Our approach to lighting goes beyond simply supplying fixtures. Seattle Entertainment Group brings hands-on experience from both the production and venue sides of live events, which shapes how we design lighting systems as part of a complete production, not a standalone element.

Because we work closely with venues, artists, planners, and production teams across the West Coast and beyond, we understand how lighting interacts with audio, video, staging, and logistics in real-world conditions. We coordinate across departments to prevent conflicts, streamline setup, and recommend lighting solutions that meet performance needs without unnecessary complexity or inflated scope.

We’re known for being organized, dependable, and easy to work with. With a background in venue operations and large-scale production, we focus on the details that matter most: call times, load-in flow, system reliability, safety, and clear communication. Our goal is to make lighting one less thing you have to worry about on show day.

Regional Coverage

Lighting Service Areas

We provide professional lighting rentals and support throughout the West Coast and beyond, serving venues, planners, and organizations that need scalable, dependable production lighting.

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Washington

Seattle
Tacoma
Bellevue
Everett
Spokane
Vancouver
Olympia

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California

Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Oakland
Sacramento
Anaheim
Irvine
Santa Monica
Palo Alto

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Oregon

Portland
Eugene
Salem
Bend
Hillsboro
Beaverton
Medford

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Idaho

Boise
Meridian
Coeur d’Alene
Nampa
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls

Get A Quote For Lighting Rentals

If you’re planning a concert, corporate event, festival, or private production, we’re ready to help you design the right lighting system for your space and audience. Our team will review your goals, venue requirements, and timeline to recommend lighting fixtures and control that fit your production and your budget.

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Questions & Answers

FAQs – Event Lighting Rentals, Concert Lighting & Production Services

Can lighting equipment be rented without booking operators or technicians?

Lighting equipment is commonly rented as an equipment-only package when a venue already has a Lighting Director (LD), house electrician, house console, or visiting touring staff. In these cases, systems are delivered fully shop-prepped and QC-checked, including pull lists, shop prep, bench test, burn-in, bench focus, calibration, homing, firmware version verification, fixture profile and personality confirmation, DMX footprint validation, pre-addressed universes, pre-patched systems, showfile creation, showfile backup, user profile setup, version compatibility checks, labeling, looming, and case pack planning. Prep also includes lamp hour tracking for lamp-based fixtures, LED engine inspection, spare lamps, spare fixtures, touring frames, omega brackets, clamps (C-clamp, half-cheeseborough, mega-clamp), safety bonds/safety cables, and road cases so the rig moves efficiently from load-in through strike.

What types of lighting fixtures are available for rental?

Inventory spans touring packages, festival packages, ground packages, resident rigs, showroom rigs, ballroom rigs, corporate packages, and private-event systems. Fixture categories include moving lights / automated fixtures, intelligent lighting, static fixtures, conventional fixtures, LED fixtures, hybrid fixtures, wash lights, spot / profile fixtures, beam fixtures, LED PARs, Fresnels, ellipsoidals / Lekos, cyc lights/cyclorama lights, strip lights, pixel bars, pixel tape, LED battens, blinders/audience blinders, strobes, followspots (manual and automated), work lights, practical fixtures, architectural fixtures, house lighting fixtures, temporary house lighting, IP-rated fixtures (IP65 / IP67), and weatherized fixtures for outdoor use.

How are fixtures evaluated and selected for a venue or event?

Fixture selection is based on optical and performance criteria including beam angle, field angle, zoom range, fixed lens versus variable zoom, throw distance, trim height, output (lumens / lux), CRI, TLCI, color temperature (Kelvin), tungsten balance, daylight balance, RGB, RGBW, RGBA, RGBAL engines, CMY color mixing, CTO / CTB correction, shutter blades, framing shutters, edge focus, frost, prism, iris, gobo type (steel or glass), gobo rotation, hotspot control, and the intended use for stage wash, audience wash, IMAG wash, architectural accent, or scenic lighting.

What internal components and maintenance considerations are accounted for?

Rental prep addresses lamp-based fixtures versus LED engines, lamp hours, spare lamp allocation, encoder calibration, pan / tilt accuracy, cooling systems, fan modes (silent / auto / full), firmware consistency, addressing, DMX footprint size, fixture homing, bench focus accuracy, touring frame installation, safety bond verification, and spare package planning to ensure reliability across rehearsals and live shows.

How is lighting control delivered for concerts and high-profile events?

Control is provided through lighting consoles and control desks delivered as complete desk packages, including touring consoles, house consoles, backup consoles, redundant desks, wings, programming wings, fader wings, command wings, touchscreens, external monitors, console software, offline editors, onPC systems, session configuration, showfiles, showfile backups, user profiles, and visualizer integration. Programming incorporates cues, cue stacks, presets, palettes (position / color / beam), groups, submasters / executors, effects, chases, sequences, fade time, delay time, snap cues, tracking, block cues, mark cues, move-in-black, highlight / lowlight, blind mode, live mode, and timecode triggers using SMPTE or MTC.

How is data, networking, and signal distribution handled?

Lighting networks are designed using DMX512 and RDM, expanded via sACN (E1.31) or Art-Net across multiple universes. Distribution includes nodes, gateways, opto-splitters, DMX splitters, DMX runs, home runs, termination, redundant paths, backup lines, Cat5e / Cat6, EtherCON, fiber optic transport, managed network switches, VLAN configuration, IP addressing, and monitoring for mission-critical reliability.

What power and electrical systems support rental lighting?

Power systems include power distro, dimming racks, dimmer modules, relay modules, constant power, non-dim circuits, feeder cable, cam-lock connections, spider boxes, breakouts, Edison, stage pin, twist-lock, PowerCON, True1, grounding, phase balancing, load calculations, and inrush current management to meet venue and NEC requirements.

What rigging and mounting hardware is included?

Mounting and rigging options include box truss, triangle truss, ladder truss, pipe, batten, fly bars, grid mounts, vertical truss, horizontal truss, goalposts, ground support, booms / towers, dead hangs, motorized truss, chain hoists, motors, pick points, point loads, distributed loads, safety factors, and pipe-and-drape integration.

How are atmospherics and visual effects supported?

Atmospherics inventory includes hazers, foggers, low fog systems, CO₂ effects (lighting-adjacent), fan placement planning, output density control, fluid type selection, and residue considerations. Specialty effects may include laser systems with proper laser classification, laser scan-fail protection, flame bars, and pyro elements (lighting-adjacent) where permitted.

How do you support touring artists and visiting productions?

Touring support includes advancing, technical rider review, equivalent fixture substitutions, console compatibility checks, touring frames, consistent patching, pre-addressed systems, spare packages, sub-rental coordination, and efficient integration with house rigs versus touring packages.

What happens when lighting requirements change close to show date?

Live production changes may include fixture substitutions, additional spares, beam or profile swaps, gobo changes, Kelvin adjustments, CRI targets, RGB/RGBW/RGBA/RGBAL engine changes, CMY color mixing updates, revised power plans, or modified data layouts. Availability, prep impacts, and pricing adjustments are communicated clearly.

Do you support outdoor events and festivals?

Outdoor support includes IP-rated fixtures, weatherized cabling, proper grounding, wind-load planning, engineered rigging, festival site lighting, tower lighting, audience wash, stage wash, power village integration, and redundant control paths.

Can you support residencies and recurring venue partnerships?

Long-term partnerships are supported through repeatable systems, consistent patching, touring cases, spare inventory, maintenance cycles, and predictable showfiles for casinos, civic centers, fairgrounds, and multi-season programming.

What information is required to quote lighting rentals accurately?

Accurate quotes rely on venue name, event date, hold date, release date, stage dimensions, trim height, audience capacity, production schedule, CAD drawings, lighting plots, instrument schedules, dimmer schedules, power plans, cue sheets, run of show, rigging documentation, availability, substitutions, replacement value, damage waiver terms, loss and damage coverage, and clarity on touring versus resident use.

Do you design and install permanent architectural lighting systems?

Architectural lighting installs are provided for government chambers, casino floors, theaters, lobbies, and multipurpose venues using permanently installed fixtures, architectural dimming, centralized processors, and long-term infrastructure.

How do architectural systems differ from rental lighting systems?

Architectural systems do not involve load-in, strike, truss, motors, or portable distro. Control relies on scene recall, cue recall, preset stations, wall controllers, touch panels, DMX gateways, and zoned lighting rather than live cue stacks.

What control options exist for permanent installations?

Permanent systems may include preset stations, wall controllers, touch panels, DMX gateways, centralized processors, occupancy sensors, daylight sensors, emergency lighting, egress lighting, and building management system (BMS) integration.

What performance factors matter most in architectural lighting?

Architectural performance prioritizes uniform coverage, accurate beam and field angles, consistent white light, high CRI, longevity, safety, usability, and minimal maintenance. RGB or RGBW fixtures are typically used for accent lighting.

How is safety handled across rental and permanent lighting systems?

Safety practices include UL listing verification, NEC compliance, grounding, load ratings, safety bonds, heat clearance, cable management, lockout/tagout procedures, replacement value documentation, loss and damage policies, and damage waiver coverage.

What language should clients expect during show operations?

Common show-day language includes power up, power down, bring to home, park fixtures, clear the rig, focus call, notes session, tech rehearsal, cueing session, blackout, go dark, bring up house, open haze, kill haze, and strike coordination.

What other event production services do you offer besides lighting?

In addition to lighting systems, we also provide sound system rentals, concert PA and line array systems, video walls and LED screens, staging, and full event production services. These are commonly integrated with lighting packages for concerts, festivals, corporate events, and high-impact branded productions.

Professional Lighting Fixtures & Control Rentals