Helping You Create Incredible Events with Lighting, Audio, and Video:

At Above AVL, we help amazing people create incredible lighting, audio, and video for live events. We do this primarily in 2 ways: Education, and Gear.

If you're new here, the backbone of everything we do is making sure you get the most out of your gear.

Scroll down to learn more about how to start with AVL, or click here to go to our store and experience the best place to buy audio, video, and lighting in the US. We LOVE to help!

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The 3 Mistakes We See Everyone Make When Buying Gear:

Buying Lighting, Audio, or Video Gear can be confusing and weird.

But, there are 3 BIG things we see people do by mistake every day, and we want to get those into your hands:

Our Latest Articles

Easy Setup Stage Lighting – The Solo Artist

How do you put together a lighting rig that can go together and be setup QUICK for a solo artist? Find out in this guide! ...more

Lighting ,Band Lighting Gear &Set Design

January 09, 2026•3 min read

Can I Touch a Stage Lighting Lamp When I Change It?

If you work with incandescent stage lights, you’ve probably heard the rumor that you aren’t supposed to touch the halogen lamps that power many theatrical lighting fixtures. ...more

Lighting ,Lighting Basics &Church Lighting

January 09, 2026•3 min read

How to Use ONYX for Church Lighting

In this tutorial, I dive into how to use ONYX for church lighting, especially with a volunteer crew. ...more

Church Lighting ,ONYX

January 07, 2026•6 min read

Fog and Foggers – The Ultimate Guide

I want to show you through this page how to create the various types of fog effects, and importantly, how much it costs to get into the fog game. ...more

Hazer ,Fog &Atmosphere

January 07, 2026•7 min read