BLS

Summer is our riggers’ busiest season!

Our crews are hard at work renovating theaters and installing permanent rigging systems that help keep performance spaces safe, reliable, and ready for years of performances.

From structural modifications and custom fabrication to permanent rigging installation, every project is engineered to meet the unique needs of each venue. It’s the work most audiences never see—but every performance depends on it.

We’re proud to partner with schools, universities, performing arts centers, casinos, hotels, and theaters to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports live entertainment.

From concept to reality.

We were proud to partner with to engineer and install the truss structure supporting Andy Arkley's Into the Magic Land.

Large-scale public art doesn't just require creativity—it requires thoughtful engineering, precise rigging, and a team that understands how to safely bring ambitious ideas to life.

Seeing the process is one of our favorite parts. Every connection, measurement, and lift contributes to the finished experience.

Thank you to and for trusting BLS with this project.

Happy Seattle Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

We’re proud to be an LGBTQIA+-owned business creating spaces where everyone feels welcome.

It was an honor to help light up Pioneer Square for the FIFA Pride Match and celebrate the diversity, creativity, and community that make Seattle so special.

At BLS, inclusion isn’t just something we celebrate in June—it’s part of how we work every day. We proudly support q***r, BIPOC, and underrepresented artists, designers, technicians, and creative professionals, and we’re committed to building an industry where everyone has the opportunity to shine.

Happy Pride, Seattle. 🌈

Featured in Lighting & Sound America 🎭

Kirkland Performance Center’s transformation is a great example of what can be achieved through collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to community.

BLS was proud to serve as the systems integrator for this project, delivering rigging, stage systems, lighting and controls, custom drapery, and infrastructure upgrades that help support the venue’s next chapter.

Highlights include:
• The Seattle region’s first ETC Prodigy motorized rigging installation
• North America’s first Harlequin Liberty Switch stage system
• New lighting, control, and stage infrastructure designed to support a wide range of performances and community events

Thank you to Kirkland Performance Center, Batten & Light Studios, ETC, Harlequin, Pacific Lighting Systems, and the many partners who helped bring this vision to life.

Read the full story in Lighting & Sound America: https://link.lsamedia.com/june2026kirkland



Courtesy of Lighting & Sound America, www.lightingandsoundamerica.com.

1,124 yards. 92 curtains. One very busy BLS drape shop.

Custom drapery for an upcoming event is taking shape in our Kent, WA facility.

15 hours a day. 364 days a year.

That’s the kind of workload behind the lighting operations at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

When a facility operates at that scale, every detail matters - from fixtures and lamps to hardware, accessories, consumables, and the everyday production supplies that keep things running.

We’re proud that the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum relies on BLS as a supplier for lighting equipment and event production essentials.

The Smithsonian is one of many museums, performing arts centers, convention venues, government agencies, and public institutions that count on BLS every day.

And that’s a responsibility we never take lightly.

🌈 Happy Pride Month from BLS 🌈

Pride is more than a celebration—it's a reminder that visibility, opportunity, and community matter.

As an LGBTQIA+ owned business, BLS is committed to building a stronger, more inclusive future for the live events, entertainment, and production industries. We proudly support q***r, BIPOC, and other underrepresented artists, technicians, designers, and creators by creating opportunities for learning, mentorship, professional growth, and meaningful collaboration.

We know that innovation happens when different perspectives are welcomed, respected, and empowered. That's why equity, accessibility, and community impact aren't initiatives for us—they're part of how we do business every day.

This Pride Month, we celebrate the individuals who continue to challenge barriers, inspire change, and make our industry more vibrant, creative, and inclusive for everyone.

We're proud to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community—not just in June, but all year long.

When the aquarium closes, our work begins. 🌃

As the sun sets over Seattle, the lifts go up inside the Seattle Aquarium. Our rigging team recently completed the annual inspection and testing of the ETC hoists and rigging systems — an overnight effort focused on safety, reliability, and performance.

It’s the kind of work guests never see… but it’s what keeps the experience running flawlessly day after day.

Behind every seamless show system is a team making it happen after hours.

Seattle theatre, production, and live events folks — we’re hosting a rooftop social on June 29.

Stagecraft Social is a casual evening to connect with others across the live events industry outside of show mode. Whether you work in theatre, touring, concerts, corporate events, or production services, come hang out with the people who make live experiences happen.

We’ll have music, drinks, light snacks, and rooftop views at the Element Hotel Seattle — walking distance from Seattle Center.

📍 Element Hotel Seattle Rooftop
🗓 Sunday, June 29
🕓 4PM–7PM
Hosted by BLS

Stagecraft Social Stagecraft Social brings together Seattle’s theatre, production, and live events communities for a casual meetup!

Today is DMX Day — a nod to the technology that controls lighting and effects in concerts, theaters, attractions, museums, and immersive experiences all over the world. 🎛️💡

If you’ve ever watched lights move perfectly with music, color shifts transform a space, or a show moment hit at exactly the right second… there’s a good chance DMX was behind it.

It’s one of the invisible systems that helps turn ideas into experiences — and we’re proud to work with it every day.