At BudgetAV Disasters™, we are not simply an AV rental company — we are budget reallocation consultants in disguise.
While others chase perfection, we specialize in precision failure — a carefully tuned blend of missed cues, underpowered gear, and just enough public humiliation to ignite long-overdue budget increases. It’s not sabotage. It’s strategy.
Turning Catastrophe Into Capital
We believe that the true value of professional AV is only revealed in its absence. And what better way to highlight that absence than through a controlled implosion of your event’s technical setup?
Here’s how it works:
Scenario: The Livestream That Wasn’t
You asked for a livestream on a shoestring budget. You got one encoder, a dodgy laptop, and a single intern with dreams of becoming a DJ.
The feed froze halfway through your keynote. Your guest-of-honor’s speech was pixelated into an abstract art piece. The comments section erupted.
Outcome:
Next week, you’re approved for a dual-system livestream setup with full redundancy, two techs, and a 5G bonded load balanced and aggregation failover router. You’re welcome.
Scenario: The Mic That Made No Sound
A wireless mic, chosen from the lowest bid column, that mysteriously cuts out whenever someone speaks with conviction. After multiple restarts, battery swaps, and subtle acts of prayer, the speaker ends up shouting at the crowd “old-school.”
Outcome:
You now have a line item for Shure ULX-D digital systems with backup handhelds and a dedicated RF coordinator. Problem solved — thanks to us.
Scenario: The PowerPoint Playback Panic
Your client insisted on using their personal laptop. We supported it with “whatever HDMI cable we found in the van.” Mid-event, it auto-updated, the projector blinked, and everyone saw a preview of someone’s vacation folder.
Outcome:
Next event? A proper media server, operator with cue control, and equipment that doesn’t have stickers from a 2009 trade show. All because we didn’t do it right the first time.
Our Promise: Fail Once, Budget Forever
We don’t ruin events out of malice. We do it for a cause.
We are the wake-up call that makes your CFO realize that AV isn’t just “the screen and some mics.”
We are the uncomfortable silence that forces your boss to say, “Maybe we need professionals next time.”
We are the reason your next event runs smoothly — because you’ll finally be allowed to hire someone who does it properly.
And when that day comes, we’ll be standing quietly in the shadows… with a single, buzzing speaker and a USB stick full of corrupted files… reminding the world of the day your event fell apart — and your budget came together.
