About
Duck Soup Audio Rentals offers a high quality audio experience without the hassle and stress of the DIY approach or the high costs associated with hiring the average AV rental company in Toronto.
Through friendly and approachable communication we work with clients to understand and meet their needs. Once we understand the requirments we offer a simple and straightforward service:
delivery + set-up + on-call remote support + pickup
This approach is perfect for small to mid sized venues (up to ~150 guests) where the needs involve a few wireless microphones for speeches and an easy way to plug in a phone/laptop and have a dance party! If for any reason throughout the night you have a question or need to get in touch, we’re just a call or text away to help!
Duck Soup Audio Rentals was created in response to a wide gap in the audio rental options available in Toronto. Through personal experience as a professional musician, performing regularly at weddings and corporate events with Toronto band - The Lonely Hearts, I came to notice two approaches: the DIY audio set-up or the over-the-top AV company hire. The DIY approach left a lot to be desired and I often witnessed missing cables, unsafe set-ups and unqualified “tech-savvy” friends of the organizer piecing together a sound system, usually to lackluster results. The standard AV company approach is great if you have a 400-person tent and a 12-piece band.... but for the average wedding it’s overkill in both approach and it’s prohibitive cost. Duck Soup Audio Rentals is here to bridge that gap.
Duck Soup Audio Rentals is owned and operated by Matthew Bailey. Matthew worked for many years as a front-of-house sound technician at Burdock Music Hall, has been a professional touring musician for over a decade and previously owned the recording studio, The Immergluck, for seven years. Matthew combines his wide range of audio expertise with his calm focus, patience, punctuality and great communication skills to offer a service that’s strangely missing from the Toronto landscape.
![]()
photo by: Arden Wray
