Stage Labs

Brad was really amazing. He helped us throw our New Year’s Eve wedding at the Bel Air Bay Club, and his lighting was fantastic. We had uplights, twinkle lights over the dance floor and he helped us with curtains blocking a bad eye sore. He also set up soft spot lights for the ceremony and an AWESOME GOBO. Brad was super easy to work with and very responsive. He is a great vendor to use for any of your events.

Brad at Stage Labs is truly a gem! We loved working with him for our special day. I had a vision for the lighting in the room on our wedding day, but since part of the reception took place in the daylight I wanted to make sure it looked good from 5p on. Brad took care of everything! He knew exactly what colors I was looking for, lit all of the tables and important areas (the cake!!!) perfectly, and even strung bistro lights across the dance floor to surprise my husband a few days before. Brad is super easy to work with and very fairly priced. He offered me pricing and creative lighting suggestions to accomplish all of my goals without breaking the bank. To top it all off, he projected our somewhat complicated custom monogram on a chimney at our venue that looked AMAZING! Our guests are still telling us how great it looked! As an entertainment professional, I’ve worked with a lot of lighting/​AV teams. Brad is truly the best!

If you know what you are doing, hire Stage Labs now.
Brad and his team at Stage Labs win the MVP award for my wedding this past June at The Maxwell House in Pasadena. The entire place was absolutely stunning from top to bottom, and it was his lighting that made it all possible.
Early in the wedding planning process, I reached out to Stage Labs and Brad responded right away and suggested we do a walk-​through of the venue to put together our order. I had ideas in mind (mainly pictures pulled from Pinterest), but really did not have specific plans in place. Brad jumped in and had the most incredible recommendations to create a cohesive experience for our guests, from the ceremony room and bar area during the day, to the outdoor dining area as the sun was setting, to the dance party and cake room, and it keeps going. Brad came up with this gorgeous design for our altar, then made sure that all of the rooms (bar, buffet, cocktail area) looked like a page straight out of the royal wedding handbook. He also recommended adding a spotlight for our wedding cake, which came out AMAZING in all of our friend’s photos.
Out front of the venue, there was a beautiful tree that we would pass during our grand exit. Brad suggested hanging these beautiful natural-​looking globes filled with string lights. At night, these were absolutely dreamy.
Brad is truly an artist, and I cannot thank him enough for making my wedding so beautiful.

As an entertainment pro I am picky when it comes to Audio/​Video/​Lighting, and I cannot say enough good things about Brad and the top-​notch Stage Labs team.
Stage Labs took a bare venue with 5+ rooms and office-​sterile lighting, transforming it into the most elegant black-​tie evening. The foyer was a stunner, with rich gold accents, soft spots and lanterns, adding purple hues as the sun went down, and a side room became the hippest-​looking bar in LA.
Beyond the attention to detail I experienced an exceptional level of service, and every member of his crew was incredibly friendly and happy to help.

Brad did a great job doing the sound for our ceremony and the lighting for our cocktail hour and reception! He is very experienced at Hummingbird Nest Ranch and even had great recommendations for us. Definitely recommend working with him.

Brad was a pleasure to work with. He took our vision and made it a reality for our wedding at the Bel Air Bay Club. Stage labs was such an easy vendor to work with in that we gave them pictures and a budget and everything came to fruition! Speaking of budget, Brad’s prices are the best in the business. He is fair, honest, and just wants a happy customer. I would recommend him to all of our friends and family without a doubt!

If I could give Brad more stars — I WOULD!!! I can’t even explain what a dream it was to work with him and his team (JOSH!!!)! I worked with many vendors during my wedding, but I can honestly say Brad was one of the best. He made things so easy. You can tell he enjoys his job, cares about his clients, and went above and beyond in many ways for me (ex: finding a projector and speaker for me at a moments notice — dropping things off at locations that were convenient for ME). And best of all — his prices are completely reasonable. I entertained many lighting companies for my wedding in Bel Air and he was by far the best.
NOW GO HIRE HIM.
Oh and did I mention that the lighting was STUNNINGLY beautiful?! Bistro lights above my al fresco dinner tables… insane uplighting throughout the entire garden… glowing candle path lighting… le sigh.

Our experience with «Stage Labs», run by Brad Kemp, for our wedding was extremely positive. They were reliable, and provided an excellent consultation, which gave us the opportunity to personalize our experience with options we had never even heard of! The light tech, Raul Lopez, was not only courteous, but also very experienced and provided creative and effective solutions to our planning wherever it was needed. Our guests were impressed and positively surprised with the work, and the equipment was so well hidden guests kept asking how it was done. The photographs of our names and wedding date projections went right onto our thank you card designs.

The awesome staff at Stage Labs did the lighting for our summer wedding.
The work Stage Labs put together were stunning and really matched the feel of our wedding. We could not have asked for a better artist to bring the wedding to life. Everything, from the set up, actual lighting, and the tear down, were more than we could have asked for!

Stage labs did the lighting for our early spring wedding at Smog Shoppe. They made it look incredible. All the guests had a wow moment when they walked into the indoor space for dinner. Can I give more than 5 stars?

Stage Labs recently provided tech services for my wedding, reception and a pre-​wedding event which involved a live band, lights, and a giant video screen. Brad and his team were a dream to work with. Everything was executed perfectly, looked/​sounded great, and I couldn’t believe how easy the whole experience was to plan. They handled every detail perfectly. I could not have been happier with their work or the experience.

At two weeks prior my wedding in Malibu, the budget was already blown through the roof and I still had to book lighting and valet. My wedding planner had given me the quote from Stage Labs six months earlier and I asked her to negotiate the price downward as we were getting closer to the deadline. Pin spot lighting and uplights were included in the invoice. Brad threw in dimmers and explained to my planner how to operate the lights since I couldn’t afford to keep him there all night. Brad went the extra mile and put stars on the ceiling. I knew that lighting is essential for a wedding, but it really made a difference in transforming the space into a party atmosphere. Brad was really friendly and accommodating. He didn’t mind that I waited til day of to hand him the check. Whatever you do, the lesson is Do Not Forgo Lighting. I definitely recommend this guy and wish that I could afford to throw more parties so that he could do his magic again.
If you want more info or referrals for other wedding vendors, feel free to convo me.

I preface this with the fact that I am a wedding planner in need of vendors on a regular basis. I’ve worked with Brad at Stage Labs several times and not only feel content with their services but know that they will always exceed my expectations! I always experience wonderful communication and professionalism, be it via email or in person. Keep in mind that I have access to a full range of potential lighting companies for my events and I know that Stage Labs will always be the best in terms of quality and pricing.
Stage Labs will always be #1 in my book.

Stage Labs did the lighting for our wedding.
It looked like an awesome rock concert!
It was amazing. Everything was lit so well.
During the walk through, I would ask Brad if we could do something with lighting in a corner and he suggested five different scenarios.
If I get divorced and then get married again, I would suggest Stage Labs for my second wedding (Although, that’s not going to happen, at least I hope :)). I kid.

Not many people realize how important Lighting is, until you have seen it done right. I am a wedding DJ and have seen a ton of weddings, some with lighting, and some without. The ones with lighting always look better, but to be honest I have seen a lot of cheesy lighting jobs, or where the lighting is very clearly «lit». You actually see uplights on the floor, and they get in the way.
I had seen some of Brad’s work and knew that when my big day came that he was the man to hire… and boy was I right!
He literally TRANSFORMED OUR BALLROOM! And gave it a glow and a vibe, that when everyone walked in they just went «wow». I wish I could show pictures of how spectacular the room looked. He not only lit the ballroom, but he gave my cocktail hour a cool vibe. glow, and was so sweet he even lit the ugly bathrooms at the venue to make them appear «cool».
Brad was super professional and easy to work with and also did a great job setting up our wedding slideshow with a rear projection, which went effortless and super smooth.
Pick up the phone now… and if you are wondering «hmmmm I don’t know if we have room in our budget for lighting… its not that important» MAKE ROOM FOR IT! I cannot express it enough, Brad is the best guy for the job.

I asked Stage Labs to help set up a music event at a hotel banquet room for the wedding of my dearest friends. In addition to superb live sound, the event required video projection so the audience could sing along with the lyrics. Brad Kemp and his excellent team came through with flying colors, delivering crystalline audio and video that could be seen clearly from every point in the room. Best of all, they handled the logistics with ease and a wonderfully reassuring, can-​do attitude. The event was a smash and we couldn’t have done it without Stage Labs. They’re the very best at what they do and just happen to be perfect gentlemen as well as consummate pros.