Marquee Systems

Design Consulting & System Audits

For nightclubs, live event venues, and corporate spaces — practical, vendor-neutral technical strategy across every discipline.

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Who You're Working With

Broadway-level standards, applied to your venue

Years spent designing and directing technical systems — lighting, audio, video, staging, and broadcast — across live entertainment in environments where the system has to work perfectly, every single night. That same discipline applied to a nightclub or event venue means fewer surprises, better guest experience, and equipment that's specified to actually last.

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Multi-Discipline Fluency

Lighting
Audio
Video
Staging
Projection
Broadcast
Intercom
Master Control
Live Streaming

Protocols & Networking

sACN · DMX · Dante · AES67 · NDI · SDI · RTMP/SRT · Clear-Com/RTS

The Problem

Most venues are flying blind on their own systems

No Long-Term Plan

Lighting, audio, video, and show control systems get bought project-by-project, with no one thinking about how it all needs to work together three years from now.

Owners Can't Verify the Work

Most owners don't speak DMX, Dante, NDI, or network architecture — so they're trusting the installer's word with no second opinion.

Nobody Audits After Install

Once a system goes in, it rarely gets reassessed — even as the venue's programming, layout, or brand evolves.

It's a Revenue Problem, Not Just a Tech Problem

A dated or unreliable technical system directly shapes guest experience — and guest experience is the product.

What I Offer

Three ways to work together

Design Consulting

For venues planning a new build, renovation, or rebrand — get the system specified right the first time.

  • Needs assessment: how the space will actually be used
  • Equipment and control system specification, matched to budget
  • Network architecture across lighting, audio, video & show control
  • Budget planning and phased-build guidance
Best forNew builds, renovations, rebrands

System Audits

For venues with a system already in place that isn't performing the way it should.

  • On-site walkthrough and live assessment of the current rig
  • Control and network diagnostics
  • Gap analysis: built-for vs. how it's used today
  • A written report you can bring to ownership or an integrator
Best forUnderperforming rigs, second opinions

Vendor & Integrator Liaison

For venues mid-project who need someone on their side of the table, not the installer's.

  • Review integrator proposals and scopes before you sign
  • Translate between your goals/budget and technical bids
  • On-site checkpoints to confirm work matches spec
  • Final walkthrough and sign-off support
Best forProjects already in progress

Why This Approach

Vendor-Neutral

No product lines to push and no installer commission riding on the recommendation — the plan serves the venue, not a manufacturer.

Show-Standard Discipline

Systems built to the reliability standard of live production, where failure isn't an option.

Speaks Both Languages

Fluent in the creative brief and the network diagram — equal footing in a design meeting or an IT conversation.

Right-Sized Engagements

Scoped to what the venue actually needs — a single audit, a full design process, or ongoing advisory.

How It Works

A simple, low-risk process

1

Discovery Call

A short conversation about the venue, the problem, and the goals — no cost, no commitment.

2

On-Site Visit

I walk the space, review the current system or the plans, and talk to your team.

3

Findings & Recommendations

A clear written report: what I found, what I'd do, and what it depends on.

4

Implementation Support

Optional — I can stay involved through the build or upgrade to make sure the plan is executed.

Track Record

Trusted across entertainment, media, and events

A selection of organizations and productions I've worked with directly or through production teams.

Media & Broadcast
Disney+·National Geographic·CNN·Warner Bros. Discovery·Bloomberg·Sky News·BuzzFeed·The Hollywood Reporter·Food Network·ITV USA
Live Entertainment & Sports
Disney on Broadway·Hamilton·The Kennedy Center·RISE NY·PGA Tour·eMLS
Hospitality & Travel
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings·Virgin Voyages·Casa Cipriani
Corporate & Civic
Blackstone·Google·McDonald's·PwC·U.S. Chamber of Commerce·MetroPlus Health·Biden Presidential Campaign

References and additional case studies available on request.

Let's Talk

Let's get your venue's system right.

Start with a no-cost discovery call — bring your plans, your problem, or just your questions.

Is This You?

  • Nightclub & Venue OwnersPlanning a buildout, renovation, or system upgrade
  • Hospitality GroupsManaging technical standards across multiple venues
  • Corporate Event TeamsIn-house teams and experiential agencies producing brand events
  • Architects & GCsNeeding multi-discipline technical expertise ahead of installation