East Bay Sound and Lighting

One word: PRO. Scoots put in the time before the event to solidify the event production. The night of the gala, the ambiance was on lock and the programming went smoothly. Five stars not only for the production level but for the ability to work with a whole team.

Scoots was one of the nicest vendors that I’ve worked with — both in my personal and professional career. He was a little bit late on setup day, but called to let us know and it really wasn’t an issue. Setup was done exactly how we wanted and in less time than he originally said. We made a few modifications when he arrived and Scoots was very easy to work with. Our wedding lighting was awesome and I highly recommend this company.

Scoots was amazing from the first moment I contacted him for pricing and details. I chose him because he was responsive and helpful, and easy to work with. I do not regret it!!! The day of my wedding he was prompt, setting up my lighting and sound with ease, and made sure the whole day went off without a hitch. The music he provided was incredible, so much that my guests can’t stop talking about it and even gave him extra tips! He really went above and beyond what we had asked, and what was paid for, and we had the best day imaginable because of it! We won’t hesitate to recommend him, or use him for future parties!!! Thank you, Scoots!!!

We worked with Scoots and EB Sound and Lighting to provide sound equipment for our wedding at Stern Grove in SF. We self DJd with an iPod but Scoots provided DJ caliber sound equipment for our dancing. He also provided a basic sound system for the toasts at dinner outside. His prices were the most reasonable we found and he was very personable and easy to work with in the lead up. Though we were probably one of his smallest orders (no lighting), he didn’t act like it and provided great service.
The only reason for a one-​star reduction is that one of the speakers for the dancing was not set-​up correctly (maybe a cord wasn’t right?) and no sound came out. Luckily we had a number of musicians at our wedding so they were able to fix it and we were in business fast but it was unfortunate that the sound wasn’t right for our first dance. I would recommend that Scoots check before he leaves after set-​up that all is ready to go.

Used East Bay S&L for my 60^th birthday party for both sound and lights. All gear was top notch and owner, Scoots, stayed to expertly run sound for a 4 piece rock ensemble. They transformed the drab community center into a dream and I didn’t have to worry about a thing, which is what you want at a party. Price was also the best out there for a sound and lighting package. Very professional and dependable!

Scoots really does an amazing job of transforming a space with light at a great price, and the sound system we rented was perfect for our needs. However, what made this experience ok instead of phenomenal was that Scoots was very late getting set up at our venue.
We used Scoots for sound and lighting at our wedding in San Jose. Scoots had scheduled to set up on Friday afternoon after most of the big rentals were in place, but he did not start setting up the poles for the lighting until Saturday evening, and he only began stringing lights and setting up the sound system in earnest on Sunday morning, the morning of our wedding. As a result, Scoots was setting up the lights until the very last minute. Members of my family had to work very hard (breaking a sweat in their nice clothes) alongside Scoots to get the sound system set up in time, and Scoots was often not at the sound board when we needed him throughout the evening.
We were really surprised by Scoots’ lateness because in the months leading up to our wedding, he was one of the most professional vendors we dealt with. We learned from Scoots that the reason he was late was that he took on a last-​minute job in San Francisco just prior to our event.
Scoots is really a great artist and technician with his lights, and one of the most friendly and calming vendors you could deal with. However, to make sure that his clients get the level of service they expect from him, I would suggest that Scoots think twice before taking on last-​minute contracts or else have associates on call who can help him set up and run events smoothly.

It is Tech week for our Shakespeare performances and our theatrical lighting starts to turn itself off at random times… NOT good. Our students have been working on this show for 10+ weeks.
The day before we opened, I found Scoots on Unilocal and called him at 2 pm. He arrived at 4:30 pm. Within an hour he was able to resolve issues and get the lights working properly. After the performances, we’ll bring them in for maintenance and permanent repairs, but with his help we have working lights in time for opening night.
His rates are reasonable, he is knowledgeable, was extremely responsive, and helped us out when we needed it.
Thank you Scoots for your help, it is much appreciated.

I would highly recommend Scoots. He recently did the lighting at our event. He went above and beyond in providing great service. I couldn’t believe that this level of service could exist… I am a customer for life… thanks Scoots for making our event special!

I was in a pinch. My wedding was only 4 days away and while I KNEW I wanted orange uplighting, I had put off ordering the DIY LED lights you can get online until I was sure it was in our budget. By the time I realized lighting was a go, my $ 19 lights were impossible to get in time. My venue was charging an arm and a leg for 7 – 8 lights that would barely cover my space, so I found Scoots. He gave me a quote for less than my venue would’ve charged and for 16 lights! They covered all the walls in the dining hall, the coffee and tea room, the bar, the appetizer station, everything! The room looked amazing and he had it all set up in plenty of time before the wedding. Thanks for the last minute fix!

I had scheduled a appointment to meet with Scoots at our venue about a month ago to get his recommendations and to make sure whatever he quoted us for our wedding was what we needed. Today was our meeting/​appointment and he completely let us down. Our meeting was for today at our venue.
On Wednesday of this week he called me asking if we could move our appointment from 11am to 10am instead because he had a quite a few events the day of our appointment due to the Superbowl. No problem, I switched the appointment to 10am.
Today, the day of our appointment at 10am, I get a phone call from Scoots saying that he had a event last night that lasted later than he expected and that he would be running late today and that he would meet us at 11am. Ok, no problem, so we waited. 11:15am comes around and still no Scoots. I give him a call and then he tells me he is still running late and will not be at the venue until 30−45min later (so more around 12pm). I asked if he is even on his way and he said he would be in a little bit (he was not even on his way).
Ultimately in the end, my fiancé and I decided to go ahead and just cancel the appointment altogether and now are on the search for another company. We didn’t understand why Scoots did not just re schedule with us or let us know from the beginning that he would he was expecting to be 2 hours late. Up until today, he was very professional and very responsive whenever I contacted him before, but I guess he was too busy for us.

Lighting was perfect for our wedding this past Friday!!! Thank you so much for taking care of it & being so budget friendly!!! We’ll add pics when we get them :))

This is a review for Scoots Ramirez and his company, East Bay Sound and Lighting.
They did the lighting for my wedding reception at a hotel in San Jose (reception hall was big enough to hold 400 people).
I am going to review more of my vendors soon but I had to review Scoots and his team right away.
1) Price — incredibly fair for what they offered. We got more than we paid for.
2) Professionalism — off the charts. He arrived early, set up perfectly, and was always a gentleman with me, my Mom, and my Dad. Fantastic.
3) Product — when I walked into the reception and saw the lighting my reaction was «are you kidding me!!!» 6 stars out of 5 quality. The lighting looked amazing, better than promised, and was clearly high end world class lighting.
If you are having a wedding anywhere in the Bay Area — San Jose, Silicon Valley, East Bay, San Francisco, you name it — Scoots and East Bay Sound and Lighting should be your first call. You will thank me for this advice.