History

 

"Our roots date back to 1979, but since 2006, Soundesign Productions offers audiovisual and entertainment services to corporate and private customers alike. Offering a wide range of event services, we can customize our packages to suit your every need, whatever the size, from a private event like an engagement party with 50 guests, your very special and unique wedding day with 200 guests or the most elaborate corporate events with more than 1,000 guests."

 

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•    1979 - Jose Valente opens an event production company called Moonshine Association. At the time, the company organized social events and concerts.

• 1994 - Jonathan Valente (Jose's son) mixes at his first hired event, a graduation party. (1992-94Fun Radio (1990-92) and Kiss FM (1993). He already has 4 years of radio experience under his belt, La Loco Disco (1992) and Tabu Night Club after  Roll's Club Tahiti and director ofDJbecomes resident Benjamin Varney ).

• 1995 - Jonathan takes over the company and changes the name to MJ Productions. Benjamin inaugurates a 2nd club "Mayana" and hosts "the Big Teuf on NRJ Tahiti".

• 1997 - The company recognizes the potential in the growing rave business; it offers sound, lighting and DJ booking services to rave organizers in the greater Montreal area. Jonathan mixes house music in raves such as Roxanne 97', 98', black and blue and many more. At the same time, Jonathan is resident DJ at club Trans and club Underground in Montreal. Benjamin inaugurates the largest Tahitian club "Krypton Palace" by mixing with David Guetta, Jean Rock and Claude Monnet (who mixed for 1 million people with Jean-Michel Jarre on the Champs Elysees in Paris).

• 2000 - The company sees growth in private events, weddings, birthdays, etc; the company image is blooming. Benjamin decides to take a break from clubs to start in the audiovisual and event productions business. Until 2006, he presents major events on stages across the country to several thousand people.

• 2006 - The company adopts a new name, SounDesign. By popular demand, Benjamin returns to the nightlife with his new club, Be Angel, its slogan, "Where U Must Be!". At the same time, he hosts a radio show every morning from 9 am to 11 am on Radio 1, "Au Bonheur des dames".

• 2009 - Benjamin still wants to see more and decides to conquer North America; his direction, Quebec. He is immediately hired by an event management company and will quickly take on hundreds of events.

• 2013 - After a record year, Soundesign takes on a new challenge, becoming the benchmark for mobile entertainment in the greater Montreal area. To do this, Benjamin Varney joins the team and becomes a partner.

• 2014 - The company changes its legal name slightly; it becomes "Les Productions SounDesign". It also makes important investments and purchases state of the art Electro-Voice (EV) sound systems, as well as new, LED intelligent moving head lighting.

• 2016 - SounDesign launches a brand new website, SounDesign.ca utilizing the best technology available to prove once again, it's professionalism, and dedication to quality.

• 2018 - SounDesign once again invests in LED stage lighting, TV's, projectors and more.