School End of Year Concert AV Hire Perth
Sound, lighting and operators for Perth school end of year concerts, band nights, choir performances and ensemble evenings. Every act, every mix, every level.
Last updated: 13 May 2026 by Enchant Entertainment
A school end of year concert asks one thing of the sound system. Make every student sound like they have been rehearsing all year. Because they have.
The school music concert is the payoff for a year of Tuesday afternoon rehearsals and Saturday morning band practice. Parents fill the seats expecting to hear something polished. The string trio that sounds thin in the classroom should carry right to the back row of the PAC. The school rock band that rehearses through a tiny practice amp needs a front of house mix that does justice to what they have built.
Dynamic range is the hardest thing to get right in a school concert. A whisper-quiet string quartet followed by a full brass ensemble followed by a solo vocalist. Each act deserves its own mix.
The challenge, every concert
Enchant Entertainment is a Perth family run business that has been delivering AV for school end of year concerts since 2018. We work with your music director to understand the program, identify each ensemble’s specific requirements, and build the rig that suits the night. Based in Kwinana, we service schools across the entire Perth metro area.
Pricing has two parts. Operators at $90 per hour (4 hour minimum) and equipment from $300 depending on your rig. A small music night lands around $660. A full school end of year concert with two operators and a complete rig typically costs between $1,500 and $2,500. You only pay for the gear your program needs.
From program to final bow
A clean four step process for your school end of year concert.
Enquire
Send your concert date, venue and program. We review each ensemble and quote within 48 hours.
Plan
We map every act’s mic and input needs, confirm the rig and visit the venue if required.
Sound Check
Every ensemble is sound checked and levels saved. Lighting scenes set per act. Ready before the first family arrives.
Concert Night
Operator runs front of house and lighting through the full program. Pack down after the final bow.
Every kind of school music concert covered
From a single ensemble night to a full school music spectacular, we scale the rig to your program.
Band Concert
Concert band, wind ensemble, jazz band or rock band. Live instrument mixing, DI inputs for guitars and keyboards, drum microphones and a front of house mix that fills the hall without blowing out the front rows.
Choir Concert
Whole school choir, chamber choir, vocal ensemble. Overhead condenser microphones positioned to capture the full group evenly. Balanced with piano or backing track. Clear and present without the harshness of too much compression.
Orchestral Evening
String orchestra, chamber orchestra or full school orchestra. Multiple condenser microphones positioned to capture the ensemble naturally. Stage lighting that suits the formality of an orchestral performance.
Jazz Night
School jazz band or small group combos. Individual microphones on horns and a DI for the bass and keys. A looser, warmer mix that suits the genre. Stage lighting that gives the jazz night its own atmosphere.
Combined Music Night
Multiple ensembles sharing one concert. Orchestra, choir, jazz band and rock band across a single program. A complex rig with multiple input configurations saved as scenes, recalled as each ensemble takes the stage.
Year 12 Music Farewell
A final concert featuring outgoing Year 12 students as the centrepiece. Higher production value, emotional weight, often combined with a brief speech segment. The same two-part pricing applies with the technical quality to match the moment.
Everything your concert program needs.
Every school concert AV hire includes these as standard.
- PA system sized to your venue and audience
- Condenser microphones for choir and orchestral ensembles
- DI boxes for keyboards, bass and acoustic instruments
- Wireless microphones for soloists and MC
- Stage lighting with per-act scene presets
- Sound check with every ensemble before doors open
- Operator at front of house for the full program
- Delivery, setup and packdown
- WWC certified crew, $10M public liability
Add ons available
Foldback monitors · Second operator for complex programs · Drum microphone kit · Additional DI boxes · Wireless instrument systems · Projector and screen · Live recording · Haze machine · Follow spot
Concert AV hire from $660
Two-part pricing. Operators at $90/hr plus equipment from $300. You only pay for what your program needs.
How pricing works
A single ensemble concert needs less gear than a full school music spectacular. Two-part pricing means you are never paying for equipment your night does not need.
1 operator · 4 hrs · basic PA + mics
1 operator · 5 hrs · full PA + lighting
2 operators · 6 hrs · complete rig
2 operators · 7 hrs · full rig + extras
All samples include delivery, setup and packdown. Final quote based on your specific program and venue.
Professional gear for every ensemble on the program
The right rig for a music concert where every act sounds different and every mix matters.
PA System
Powered speakers sized to your room. Clear reproduction across the full musical frequency range, from the low end of a bass guitar to the top of a soprano voice. Consistent volume from front row to back.
Condenser Microphones
High quality condenser mics for choir, orchestral and acoustic instrument capture. Positioned during sound check for the best balance between ensemble sections. The difference between sounding live and sounding recorded.
DI Boxes
Direct Input boxes connect keyboards, bass guitars, acoustic guitars and electronic instruments directly to the mixing desk. A clean signal without the noise of a cable run. Standard for any band or keyboard-led ensemble.
Stage Lighting
Scene presets programmed per ensemble during sound check. Warm tones for orchestral, cooler wash for choir, colour shifts for jazz night. Clean transitions between acts in under two seconds.
Foldback Monitors
Stage monitors for soloists and small ensembles to hear themselves and their accompaniment. Significantly reduces tuning issues and performance nerves. A worthwhile add-on for any concert with vocal soloists.
Digital Mixer
Digital mixing console with scene recall. Every ensemble’s mix is saved during sound check and recalled exactly on concert night. The string quartet does not suddenly sound like the band that followed it.
The dynamic range problem
A school end of year concert covers more dynamic range than almost any other event we run. A junior string duo playing delicately at low volume. Then a full concert band at high volume. Then a solo vocalist with piano accompaniment. Each act has a completely different level requirement.
The wrong approach is to set one level for the whole night and leave it. The audience in the first few rows will be uncomfortable during the band and straining to hear during the string duo. The right approach is to set the correct level for every act during the sound check, save each as a scene, and recall it as the program moves forward. The audience hears every act at the right level without realising anything changed.
This is not complicated with the right equipment and operator. It is however the difference between a concert that sounds professional and one that sounds like a school hall. The gear and the process are what make it work.
Get your quote
Compliant. Certified. Insured.
Everything a WA school requires before allowing contractors on site.
Working With Children
All staff hold current WA Working With Children Check cards. Documentation on request.
$10M Public Liability
Certificate of currency with every booking. Meets all WA Department of Education requirements.
Tagged & Tested
All electrical equipment regularly inspected, tagged and tested to Australian safety standards.
Net 30 Invoicing
Invoiced after the event. No deposit required for school bookings. Suits school purchase order processes.
We know school music
School concerts have unique acoustic challenges that require more than a PA and a cable run. Our team understands what a music director needs and how to deliver it.
Live Music Experience
Our team has mixed school bands, choirs, orchestras and jazz ensembles across Perth since 2018. We understand the acoustic challenges of each format and what makes each one sound right.
Scene Recall Workflow
We save every ensemble’s mix during sound check and recall it precisely on concert night. No manual adjustments between acts, no inconsistent levels. The audience hears every group at the right volume.
Acoustic Instrument Knowledge
Miking a string orchestra is different to miking a brass band. We know microphone placement for a wide range of acoustic and amplified instruments, and confirm positioning during sound check for each ensemble.
Kwinana Based
Family owned and Kwinana based since 2018. Fast access to all southern suburbs, Rockingham, Fremantle and the CBD. More availability through the busy Term 4 concert season.
Works With Your Music Director
We work with your school’s head of music or performing arts coordinator to understand the program before we arrive. No surprises on sound check day. Every input need confirmed in advance.
Backup Gear On Site
A DI box or microphone failing during a student’s solo is not acceptable. We carry backup gear to every concert. Problems are resolved before they become visible to the audience.
School concert AV terms explained
Common sound and lighting terms you will hear when planning a school end of year concert.
DI box
Direct Input box. Connects an instrument (keyboard, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, laptop) directly to the mixing desk with a balanced signal. Removes the noise and hum that comes from a long unbalanced cable run. Standard for any keyboard or electric bass in a school concert.
Condenser microphone
A sensitive microphone suited to capturing acoustic instruments and choirs. More detail and frequency range than a dynamic microphone. Standard for choir overhead mics, orchestral sections and solo acoustic instruments. Requires phantom power from the mixing desk.
Foldback
Stage monitors angled back at the performers so they can hear themselves and any accompaniment. Separate from the front of house PA the audience hears. Important for vocal soloists who cannot hear themselves clearly on a large stage without it.
Gain
The input level on a microphone or instrument channel, set before the main volume fader. Getting gain right during sound check means the signal is clean and consistent. Too little gain and the instrument disappears in the mix. Too much and it clips and distorts.
Front of house
The main PA system and mix position facing the audience. The operator at front of house controls what the audience hears. In a school concert, keeping consistent levels across quiet string duos and full concert bands is the core front of house skill.
Feedback
The high pitched squeal that occurs when a microphone picks up its own output from the PA speakers and loops the signal. Caused by microphones being too close to speakers or gain being set too high. Prevented by careful microphone placement and level management during sound check.
Scene recall
A digital mixer feature that saves every channel level, EQ and effect setting for an ensemble and recalls it instantly. Means the operator presses one button as each act starts rather than adjusting multiple controls live. Enables consistent, reliable level changes between ensembles.
Bump in
The setup phase before a concert, when equipment is brought in, cabled, tested and positioned. For a school concert, bump in happens in the afternoon ahead of the sound check. Bump out is the reverse, packing down after the final bow and the audience has left.
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Our family run team is based in Kwinana and services schools and performing arts venues across the entire Perth metro area.
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What people say about the work
“Lighting design makes the most of the limited stage area, working closely with the peculiarities of the set to emphasise the emotional highs and lows of the characters.”