AV Production + Operations · Vancouver · Victoria · Vancouver Island

Live events,
made clear.

Two senior AV hands covering both sides of the water. We run the technical side of your event (audio, video, lighting, staging and crew) end to end, so planners, venues and clients can breathe. Vancouver to Victoria, one calm team.

Available now ● 20+ years combined ● Mainland & Island

Both sides of the water

Vancouver & Metro VancouverDowntown hotels, convention centres, theatres & concert venues
Victoria & Vancouver IslandInner Harbour, conference centres, hotels & staged shows
One team, one ferry awayMulti-city roadshows & tours covered without juggling vendors
20+Years combined in live events
2Senior leads, no juniors learning on your show
A–ZAudio, video, lighting, staging & crew
2Coasts covered: mainland & Island
Coverage

Whatever side of the water your event is on

Most AV teams cover the mainland or the Island. We cover both. Between us, we know the venues, crews and vendors in Vancouver and Victoria, so a two-city roadshow, an Island conference or a downtown gala all run through one organized team.

Vancouver Mainland

Metro Vancouver's hotels, convention spaces, theatres and concert rooms, with the local crew and gear relationships to pull a show together fast.

  • Downtown hotel ballrooms & conference centres
  • Theatres, concert venues & live-music rooms
  • Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, the North Shore & Whistler

Victoria The Island

Victoria and up-Island events handled by someone who lives there, not flown in at a premium and gone by load-out.

  • Inner Harbour hotels & conference venues
  • Galas, AGMs & corporate meetings
  • Theatre & staged productions across Vancouver Island

Doing both cities? Run your Vancouver and Victoria dates through one team. Consistent setup, consistent show-calling, one point of contact, and no paying two separate AV companies to figure out your event from scratch.

What we do

Events we manage

From a single AGM to a multi-day conference or a concert, we own the technical side from first plan to final load-out.

01

Conferences & Meetings

Multi-day conferences, AGMs and summits. General sessions, breakouts, staging, screens and show-calling, clean from load-in to load-out.

02

Corporate & Galas

Product launches, awards nights and ballroom galas. Polished, on-brand production that makes the room, and the client, look exceptional.

03

Concerts & Live Music

Sound, lighting, stage and crew coordination, backed by real venue and promoter relationships across the coast.

04

Theatre Productions

Technical direction and production management for theatre and staged shows. Cues, crew, and a calm hand on the desk when the house is full.

05

AV Operations Management

Contract operations leadership for AV companies and venues: floor management, labour planning, gear logistics and vendor relations.

06

Consulting & Advisory

Help your team stand up or sharpen its AV operation: staffing models, workflows, service standards and crew mentoring.

Why Clear Coast

The calm, organized team behind the show

We protect the show and the schedule at once, because we've stood in the room as the technician, the operator and the manager. We know what a great event is supposed to feel like, and exactly what it takes to deliver it.

Client satisfaction first

The whole job is making the client look great and feel calm. If the client is happy, we're happy. Everything else serves that.

Every side of AV

Audio, video, lighting, projection, rigging and staging. We're fluent across the whole stack, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Deeply connected on both coasts

Decades in the BC live scene means we know the venues, crews, vendors and promoters in Vancouver and Victoria. We pull shows together fast.

Organized & reliable

Schedules, run-of-show, labour plans and budgets, tight and clear. We cut the chaos out of complex events so the day runs smooth.

The partners

Two senior leads, one standard

No account managers, no juniors learning on your show. You work directly with the people running it.

MC

Michael Caswell

AV Project Management & Operations
◍ Vancouver, BC

Twenty years in live events, film and games production. Michael has run high-profile productions at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and across the city's hotels, theatres and concert venues, served as Operations Manager and Technical Supervisor for a national AV provider, coordinated feature-film VFX pipelines, and shipped polished games through rigorous QA.

He's relentlessly organized, fluent across the whole AV stack, and deeply connected to the crew, gear and venues that make Vancouver events happen.

Hyatt Regency Vancouver Encore / Freeman Scanline VFX Scene in the Dark
SB

Steele Bergen

AV Operations & Production Management
◍ Victoria, BC

Based in Victoria, Steele leads the technical side of events across Vancouver Island, with deep experience in AV production and operations management. He plans crews and logistics, runs complex shows on-site, and keeps productions on schedule and on spec.

The same calm, organized hand whether it's a conference, a gala or a staged production. Steele knows the Island's venues, vendors and crews, and is fluent across the full AV stack: audio, video, lighting and staging.

AV Operations Production Management Vancouver Island
Track record

Shows delivered under real pressure

A snapshot of the rooms we've worked and the standards we hold.

Flagship

High-profile events at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver

AV and operations for ballroom conferences, corporate meetings and galas at a premier downtown hotel, delivered to spec under real pressure.

ENCORE CANADA · FREEMAN AUDIO VISUAL
Operations

National AV operations

From lead technician to Operations Manager: technician workflows, labour scheduling, gear allocation and flawless delivery for hotel and corporate clients across Metro Vancouver.

FLOOR OPS · LABOUR PLANNING · VENDOR RELATIONS
Live music

Scene in the Dark

Founder and concert photographer since 2009, 1,600+ shows shot from the pit and deep relationships across BC's venues, promoters and live-music community.

16+ YEARS · COMMODORE BALLROOM & BEYOND
Pricing

Simple, transparent, scoped to your show

Every event is different, so final pricing is always scoped on a quick call. The numbers below are honest starting points for budgeting.

Discovery Call

Free / 30 min

Tell us about your event. We'll tell you exactly how we'd run it, and what it should cost.

  • Scope and goals review
  • Honest feasibility & risk read
  • Ballpark budget & next steps
  • No obligation
Book the call

Day Rate & Retainer

From $750 / day

On-site project management by the day for AV companies and venues, or ongoing consulting on retainer.

  • Contract on-site project management
  • AV operations consulting & advisory
  • Fractional ops support, monthly
  • Custom & multi-day rates available
Discuss a retainer

Travel beyond Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria, equipment rental and crew are quoted separately and transparently. Inter-city (Vancouver ⇄ Island) events scoped on the call.

Book a free call

Tell us about your event

Grab a free 30-minute call. We'll talk through your event, what success looks like, and what it should cost. The fastest way to find out if we're the right team to run your show.

MC
Michael Caswell Vancouver, BC [email protected]
SB
Steele Bergen Victoria, BC [email protected]
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Questions

Good to know

We own the technical side of an event from planning to load-out, aligning your vision with the right gear and crew, building the schedule and run-of-show, managing vendors and the venue, running the show on-site, and making sure audio, video, lighting and staging all land on time and on budget.

Vancouver and Metro Vancouver (Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, the North Shore and Whistler), plus Victoria and Vancouver Island. Because we're based on both sides of the water, we're well set up for events that span the mainland and the Island.

Yes, that's a big part of why we teamed up. Run both cities through one team for consistent setup, consistent show-calling and a single point of contact, instead of hiring and briefing two separate AV companies.

Both. We take on contract project management for AV companies and venues that need an experienced lead for a high-profile event, and we work directly with planners and producers who need someone to own their production end to end.

Every event is scoped individually. On-site project management starts at $750 per day, and full event production management starts around $2,500 per event. Book a free 30-minute call and we'll give you a number tailored to your show.

The sooner the better for large conferences and concerts, but we're used to fast turnarounds and last-minute saves. If your date is close, reach out and we'll figure it out.