Crew & Gear Hire
Hire experienced production sound crew, specialist operators, and professional audio equipment from a Cape Town team led by Jeff Hodd.
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Select the crew and gear you need for your production.
Hire experienced production sound crew and professional audio gear for location, broadcast, playback, PA, interview, podcast, and reality sound support.
Jeff Hodd's crew covers film, TV, commercials, documentaries, live events, conferences, and regional productions from a Cape Town base. Gear can be hired on its own, with crew, or as a combined package.
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Stratosphere Sound provides location sound expertise, engineers and equipment at competitive prices to international and local productions for various disciplines.
Local and international reality shoots, TV broadcast, multi-camera set-ups, ENG-style shoots, documentaries, TV drama series, feature films, commercials, live events, wildlife and natural history projects.
All our high-quality equipment is serviced and maintained on a regular basis to ensure reliable operation. To minimize technical problems, backup equipment is provided on each production at no additional cost.
We are also the official South African agents for twelve of the world's most renowned sound equipment brands for the television, film and staging industries.
A consistent standard of excellence has resulted in Stratosphere Sound receiving international recognition for its sound production.
We have the flexibility to offer solutions from the smallest shoot requirements to full-scale productions. Jeff Hodd, Founder & CEO of Stratosphere Sound, oversees every step of the production process, team building, crew facilitation, managing projects, being on location and ensuring the utilisation of the best sound equipment for each job.
It is communication, hands-on involvement, a commitment to the relevant production's success and working across departmental boundaries that has been Stratosphere Sound's winning formula.
Our extensive experience in the field and day-to-day use of the equipment over decades has resulted in an exceptionally vast array of product knowledge and understanding.
This enables us to give comprehensive, reliable advice and guidance across sales and hire requirements.
- Sound recorders and mixers
- Multitrack devices
- Radio mics
- Rack mount receiver systems
- Antennas, active and passive options
- Lapel mics
- Boom poles
- Rifle and shotgun microphones
- Video recorders and monitors
- Timecode Lockit boxes and smartslates
- Studio and staging microphones
- Carry bags
- Rechargeable batteries and chargers
- Accessories
Crew and gear hire questions
What sound crew can I hire?
You can hire production sound recordists, sound supervisors, ENG sound engineers, boom operators, sound assistants, PA sound engineers, playback engineers, reality sound engineers, and full reality sound teams.
Can I hire gear without crew?
Yes. Stratosphere Sound supports gear-only hires for suitable productions, including ENG sound kits, interview kits, podcast kits, playback systems, wireless lapel systems, mixer-recorders, IEM wireless, desks, speakers, and monitoring systems.
Can I hire crew without gear?
Yes. If your production already has an equipment package, you can hire experienced sound crew to operate it. The team can also advise when extra microphones, recorders, RF systems, or playback equipment are needed.
What production types do you cover?
The crew and gear hire service supports film, television, commercials, documentaries, reality formats, live events, conferences, interviews, podcasts, music playback, and broadcast-style ENG work.
What areas do you cover?
Stratosphere Sound is based in Gardens, Cape Town and works across Cape Town, the Western Cape, South Africa, and regional productions by arrangement.