Sunshine Coast SoundCoolum, Sunshine Coast

Funerals and memorials — chapels, halls, gardens and beaches across the Sunshine Coast

Every word heard. Everyone who couldn't travel, there.

Quiet, reliable sound for the eulogies, a screen for the photo tribute, and a live stream for family who can't be in the room. We arrive early, stay out of the way, and leave nothing to chance.

What we do on the day

We arrive well before the family, set up in the place the celebrant or director asks, and test everything quietly. A microphone on a stand for the eulogies and readings, with a second at hand for anyone who wants to speak from their seat. Music ready to play at exactly the moment it's needed, and to fade when the words begin.

If there's a photo tribute, it's assembled the night before from whatever the family sends, checked, and run from our laptop so nobody has to find the right file at the lectern. If family are watching from interstate or overseas, a discreet camera and a private link carry the service to them with clear sound.

Then we pack down after the last guest has left.

Garden or headland memorial setting before guests arrive: chairs, flowers, a lectern with a microphone, a small speaker on a stand tucked to one side. Landscape, soft light, no people. Hero shot.mem-01-garden-memorial.jpg

Wherever the service is

Chapels and churches

Working alongside the venue's own system, or replacing it where it isn't up to the day. Sound for the eulogies, a screen where there isn't one, streaming from the pews.

Community halls and clubs

A full set-up: microphones, speakers sized to the room, a screen, music. Surf clubs and bowls clubs are common choices on the Coast.

Gardens and private homes

Battery-powered, so nothing trails across the lawn. Speakers placed so the words carry to the back without being loud at the front.

Beaches and headlands

Microphones and placement chosen for the wind. Sand-safe, weighted, and carried in by hand.

Graveside

A single battery speaker and a wireless microphone, set discreetly, so the committal is heard by everyone standing.

Wakes and celebrations of life

Background music, a microphone for stories and toasts, and the tribute running on a screen through the afternoon.

Screen in a hall or chapel showing a neutral landscape or floral image standing in for a tribute, flowers beneath, speaker tidy at the side. Landscape, no faces, no real photos.mem-02-tribute-screen.jpg
Discreet camera on a tripod at the back of a chapel or hall, aisle and lectern in soft focus ahead. Portrait or landscape, no people.mem-03-stream-camera.jpg
Single battery speaker and wireless microphone on a headland or beside a garden path, ocean or trees behind, early light. Portrait.mem-04-headland-speaker.jpg

Family watching from far away should hear the words, not the echo of the room.

A phone propped on a chair gives the people who couldn't come a distant picture and sound they strain to follow. We take the audio straight from the microphones, so a daughter in London or a brother in Perth hears the eulogy as clearly as the front row, and the camera is placed with the family's wishes in mind.

You receive a private link to share however you like. The service can be watched live or later, and a recording is sent to the family afterwards.

Early and unobtrusiveSet up and tested before anyone arrives. Dark clothes, quiet voices, out of the photographs.
Nothing left to a phoneMusic and tribute loaded and checked on our laptop the night before.
Clear streamMicrophone audio into the stream, a private link, a recording afterwards.
Short notice is normalTime held for services arranged within days. Ring and we'll tell you straight away.

What we can arrange

Fixed prices including GST, delivery and set-up, so there's one less thing to think about. Funeral directors and celebrants can book on the family's behalf.

Sound for the service

$290inc GST, any venue, indoors or out

  • Speakers sized to the space, battery if outdoors
  • Lectern microphone and a wireless handheld
  • Music played at the right moments
  • Set up before the family arrives, packed down after
Call to arrange

Sound and screen

$390inc GST, delivered and set up

  • Everything in the sound package
  • Screen and projector, or a large TV
  • Photo tribute assembled from what you send
  • Run from our laptop by someone who stays
Call to arrange

Sound, screen and live stream

$790inc GST, private link and recording

  • Everything in the sound and screen package
  • Discreet camera, microphone audio into the stream
  • Private link for family to share
  • Recording sent to the family afterwards
Call to arrange

A graveside committal added to any service, a second screen for a large hall, and sound for the wake afterwards are quoted simply on request. Sunday and public-holiday services are the same price.

For funeral directors and celebrants

We work from your brief, arrive before the family, and keep to the running order. For services at halls, gardens and beaches without their own systems we can be your standing AV — one call, a fixed price, the same crew each time. Ask about an account.

Sending us the tribute

Photos, video and music can be emailed or shared by link in any order and any format, up to the evening before. We assemble it, put it in the sequence you want, and check every file plays. If the family would rather bring it on the day, we'll have a backup ready regardless.

Questions families ask

How much notice do you need?

Very little. Services are usually arranged within a few days and we hold time for them. Ring rather than email and we'll tell you straight away.

Can we send photos and music the night before?

Yes, in any order and format. We assemble the tribute, check it plays, and run it from our laptop on the day.

How does the live stream work for family overseas?

A discreet camera with clean audio from the microphones, a private link to share, and a recording afterwards. Family can watch live or later.

Can you do a service on the beach or in a garden?

Yes. Battery-powered, no leads across the grass or sand, and microphones chosen for the wind.

Do you work with funeral directors?

Yes, regularly. We take the brief from the director or celebrant, arrive first, and stay out of the way.

Ring us

Tell us the date, the place and roughly how many people. We'll tell you straight away whether we can be there, and what it will cost.