Custom Light & Sound

I traveled from California to Durham to consult with a church in the area on updating their sound. Stayed at the Holiday Inn right next to CLS and saw the QSC banner in the window. When I went in the shop and told the guys I was from California they were a little suspicious :) — but quickly came around when I told them which church in the area I was representing, and that I wanted them to design and install a QSC system in the church.
We are finished with the install and these guys at CLS have been awesome. Bob is one of the finest individuals I have ever come across — and the church could not be happier with the outcome.
If you have a church or other location that needs sound design and support anywhere on the eastern seaboard — these are your people. I would highly recommend them.
Call them and they will show you the system we put in the church in Durham.

My job must be wearing me thin (in the figurative sense, rather than the literal unfortunately). I know this because twice in one month I’ve ordered something online only to discover the week of that I never actually completed the ordering process, clicked «confirm» or «submit» or what have you. And so I find myself flailing the day before an event without a) a giant cardboard cow cut-​out — or in this case b) a video projector.
Panicked, I started pulling up Google searches to see where I could rent one same-​day but most of the places I found were parts of larger organizations that weren’t locally based and didn’t offer same-​day delivery. Enter Custom Light & Sound. I phoned them up and spoke with Matt — sounded youngish, and maybe a little green. Asked me all the right questions though — how big and how dark is the space, how many people are attending. After he took down my info and told me to pick it up before noon, I had to finally ask him how much it was and what the product was. Turns out, he’d picked something out for me based on my needs that wasn’t featured on their website. So, whereas I’d thought the costs for their projectors ranged from $ 100 – 200, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that my not-​on-​the-​website projector was only $ 85!
I went to pick it up and met Lee at the register. The first words out of his mouth were «21» which is an odd thing to say to someone you’ve just met. I looked inquisitively at my husband and then back at him. And he expounded: «We only rent to 21 and up.» Good Lord, I’m pushing 30. But whatever. Turns out he’s best friends with my husband’s former college roommate — so it’s okay that he bruised my ego.
They called Wayne to come out and check on the equipment before handing it off to me. He was a bit gruff, but did look through everything and assure us it had all the required cables, etc. The credit card machine wasn’t working at pick-​up so Lee gave us the okay to take it with the promise that we’ll pay when we return it. Equipment ran great and interactions with the folks here was overall a positive experience.
And don’t be fooled by the cramped-​looking exterior. Once you enter this little treasure trove, you’ll discover it runs deep and is packed to the gills with audio and lighting goodies, plus fun accessories like disco balls and fog machines!