What types of churches does SwissMixx Audio work with?

SwissMixx Audio works with churches of all sizes and denominations across the Treasure Valley in Idaho and surrounding communities. From small congregations of under 100 in a single-room space to larger multi-campus churches with complex audio infrastructure, the approach is the same: understand the room, the mission, and the people before recommending anything. Mark has worked with evangelical, mainline Protestant, LDS, and non-denominational congregations across Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, and Eagle, Idaho.

Do you require an ongoing service contract?

No. SwissMixx Audio does not require an ongoing service contract. Many engagements begin with a single assessment or a discovery call and grow from there based on what the congregation actually needs. The relationship is shaped by what works for your church, not by a contract structure.

How long does a church sound system assessment take?

A typical on-site assessment takes two to four hours depending on the size and complexity of the system. This includes an RF frequency scan, acoustic walkthrough, system measurement, and a review of current operational workflows. After the visit, Mark provides a written report with prioritized recommendations.

Can you train our volunteer sound team?

Yes. Volunteer team training is one of the most impactful things SwissMixx Audio does for churches. Training is conducted in your space, on your equipment, using your actual Sunday service workflow as the teaching context. Topics include gain structure, mixing, mic technique, monitoring, and how to respond when something goes wrong mid-service.

What areas of Idaho do you serve for church audio consultation?

SwissMixx Audio is based in Nampa, Idaho and serves churches throughout the Treasure Valley including Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, Kuna, Star, and surrounding communities.

Do you handle livestream audio setup for churches?

Yes. SwissMixx Audio can assess and optimize your broadcast mix routing, address common issues like room bleed on the livestream, configure Dante or analog split feeds, and work with your streaming platform of choice. For churches in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, and across the Treasure Valley, this is a service worth discussing.

City + Festival Vendor Packet | Published Rates, W-9 and COI Ready

Why This Page Exists

You Cannot Open a Purchase Order Against a Phone Call

Every other production company in this market hides pricing behind a form. That is fine for a wedding. It is useless to a parks and rec coordinator drafting next summer's budget in October, who needs a defensible number on a line item before anybody will let them talk to a vendor.

So here are the numbers. Take the one that matches your event, put it in the budget, and call me when you want to talk about the event instead of the price. If your council needs it on paper, the one page version is a PDF you can print or attach to a requisition.

Published Rates

What a City Event Actually Costs

All in for the day. Equipment, engineer, setup and strike. Delivery and travel are quoted separately and shown on the quote, never buried in the rate. Every number here is audio. Staging, power distribution and lighting are quoted separately.

Event	All In
Backyard concert or movie night up to 300 people Two 12 inch tops on sticks, sub, small console, two wireless, playback, one engineer for a 6 hour call.	$2,200
Standard city celebration 300 to 1,500 people Column array or point source main system, 12 channel input list, monitors, two wireless handhelds, one engineer, 10 hour day.	$6,500
Festival main stage, one day 1,500 to 5,000 people Line array hang or ground stack, subs, full monitor world, 24 to 32 input package, A1 plus A2, 10 hour day, inside 50 miles.	$14,500
Full city concert production headline scale, multi day Multi day load in, line array with delay positions for deep sites, expanded input list, backline coordination, A1 plus A2 plus stage tech, travel included in the quote.	from $30,000
Multi stage festival, per additional stage any size Second or third stage system with its own engineer, scheduled around the main stage changeovers.	from $7,500
Parade route, per zone any size Distributed speaker zone with its own feed so the announcer is intelligible down the whole route.	$1,450
Fireworks or drone show audio sync any size Timecode locked playback and distributed audio so the soundtrack lands with the shells, plus a rehearsal pass.	from $8,500

Crew, Delivery and Travel

A1 engineer, day Load in, show, load out. Front of house or monitors.	$850 - $1,200
A2 or stage tech, day Patch, mic swaps, stage management support.	$625
Add a tech to a rental Delivers, sets up, runs it, tears down. Up to 8 hours.	$950
Theatre wireless, per channel Run of show, up to 14 days. Coordinated and bench tested.	$245
Delivery Treasure Valley. Utah quoted off the drive from the Clearfield staging point.	$250 each way
Mileage, past 50 miles Round trip, measured from Nampa or Clearfield, whichever is closer to you.	$1.25 / mile
Lodging, when the call requires it Only when the schedule makes a same day return unsafe. Receipts go on the invoice.	at cost + $75 / night
Per diem Per person, per day, only on out of area calls.	$55

Terms

These sit on every quote, so nothing on the invoice surprises your finance office.

A day is

10 hours on site, first truck to last case.

Overtime

Hours 11 and 12 bill at 1.5 times the crew rate. Past hour 12, 2 times.

Multi day events

Day two and after, equipment drops to 50 percent because the system stays rigged. Crew stays at full rate, because they work a full second day.

Gear without a crew

Dry hire is 30 percent off the operated rate. You run it, you carry the risk.

To hold a date

25 percent deposit. The date is not reserved until it is paid, and I will always tell you straight where a date stands.

Renting gear without a crew is cheaper and sometimes the right call. All 74 items and their day rates are on the rental rates page.

Paperwork

Ready Before You Ask

The reason city work stalls is almost never the sound. It is a vendor who cannot produce a certificate of insurance the week the permit is due.

Certificate of insurance

Same day, named however your city needs it

W-9

On file and sent with the first quote, not after you ask twice

Flat written quote

Equipment, engineer, delivery and overtime terms on one page

Vendor registration

I will register in your portal the same week you ask

Track Record

Public Events, Named

Cowboy Legends, Antelope Island14 years, three stages, 10,000 people over the weekend, for Utah State Parks
Camp Floyd Day of the CowboyUtah State Parks Service
Salt Lake CityTwo major annual events, five years running
Crit bike race seriesFive years of race day sound and announce
Corporate holiday eventsBoeing, Ancestry.com, Avetta
School and community theatreWireless packages and full production across Davis and Weber County

Twenty nine years behind consoles. Ask for a reference from a coordinator who runs an event like yours and I will give you a name and a number, not a logo wall.

Ask for a Quote Live Event Sound

Coordinator Questions

Straight Answers

Why publish prices when no other production company does?

Because you cannot open a purchase order against a phone call. A coordinator building next summer's budget in October needs a number to put on a line, and every other shop in this market makes you book a sales call to get one. I would rather you build the budget, decide I fit, and call me about the event instead of about the price.

Can I get a certificate of insurance and a W-9?

Yes, same day, named however your city or your risk manager needs it. The W-9 goes out with the first quote instead of after you chase me for it. If your city uses a vendor registration portal, tell me which one and I will register the same week.

Are these prices firm or a starting point?

The packages above are real numbers for what is described. Unusual venues, generator power, extra stages or long load ins change the total, and I tell you exactly how before you commit. Nothing changes after the quote is signed.

What happens if the audio fails during the program?

On corporate and municipal work, if an audio failure on my end stops your program, you do not pay for the show. Backup gear rides in the same truck on every job. That is not a marketing line, it is the reason the backup exists.

Are you one person or a crew?

Both, depending on the show. I am the person you plan with start to finish, and when a job needs more hands I bring in other owner-operators, not day labor. Entrepreneurs bring drive and judgment I cannot train into a temp, so I pay more for better people and the event goes better.

Do you actually do big outdoor coverage, or just small park shows?

Big outdoor coverage is the specialty. Fourteen years of a three stage festival on Antelope Island with 10,000 people across the weekend, plus parades, crit races and fireworks sync. A basic DJ rig will cost you less and half the park will not hear it. That is the honest trade and I will tell you which one your event needs.

BUILD YOUR BUDGET LINE BEFORE YOU CALL ME