A live band on stage at the Blue Ox festival under purple and amber stage lighting, with the crowd in the foreground

M3 Sound, Lighting & Staging, Inc.

Live eventproduction.built around your show.

Sound, lighting and mobile staging from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. From the first production conversation to load-in and strike, we bring the planning, equipment and crew together around your event.

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Behind the production

The show.The space.the details.

Start with the show.

A great event starts with what’s happening on stage and how the audience experiences it. From county fair grandstands and multi-day music festivals to packed corporate ballrooms, sound, lighting, and staging have to work together around that single purpose.

We bring technical knowledge and hands-on touring and production experience to the planning, long before the first case rolls off the truck. Sound coverage, power distribution and the stage footprint all get attention in advance. You bring the ideas and priorities; we help put a practical plan behind them.

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Production services

What theshow needs.

Concert-grade audio. Lighting that suits the performance. Mobile stages and modular decks. Explore the systems that bring your event together.

M3 crew deploying a line array system

Clear speech and balanced music, with system design and coverage planned around your venue and audience.

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Blue and gold lighting across a live performance
M3 mobile stage for America’s 250th anniversary
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Selected work

Production in practice.

A few scenes from the work—behind the console, on the deck and in the planning that happens before load-in.

Blue and gold stage lighting at Blue Ox

Blue Ox

Comprehensive audio and lighting packages.

From daytime sets to late-night performances, sound and lighting help shape the festival experience. At Blue Ox, M3 provided the complete audio and lighting package.

Acoustic coverage model reviewed on a laptop at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair

Northern Wisconsin State Fair

Coverage starts with a plan.

Good sound starts long before the speakers go up. Acoustic prediction software helps us model line array coverage and plan speaker placement around the audience area before load-in.

Printed lighting and stage drawings for Blue Ox beside a laptop showing the same plan

Planning

The show doesn’t start when the truck arrives.

Stage layouts, lighting plots, power requirements and patch lists take shape before load-in. It’s the preparation behind a well-run show.

Equipment rentals

Planning your own event or need rental gear?

Browse our rental equipment and packages, build a gear list, and send it directly to our shop. From speakers and wireless mics to lighting and stage decks, our equipment is tested and show-ready. We’ll confirm availability and work through the rental details with you.

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Not sure what gear fits your space? Use our interactive Rental Wizard to generate a recommended equipment package tailored to your crowd size and venue type.

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For bands

Your band.
Your stage plot.

Putting together a stage plot shouldn’t be a headache—or another expense. Use our free Stage Plot Builder to put together your band’s stage plot and input list, and help the production crew prepare for your show.

Start a conversation

What’s on
your calendar?

A concert, a competition, a company gathering—or something a little different. We’d love to hear what you’re planning. Bring a detailed technical rider or start with an idea; we can take the conversation from there.