ABOUT US
JLA Sound and light was formed by James Aleksic back in 2013, on his 16th birthday. The company has grown a lot since then, with us now working on over 40 theatrical productions a year! Highlights have included designing for shows at the National Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as in almost every local venue! Find out more below!
A bit more detail...
James Aleksic
Hi, my name is James Aleksic and I run JLA Sound and Light. I've been working in this industry from a very young age - starting off by doing the disco for my own 8th birthday party. As 'DJ Hamster' I became quite well known in the Ipswich area, doing children's birthday parties most weekends with my family. This continued all the way through school, where I also helped to organise and run lots of school discos, music concerts, shows, awards nights, assemblies and so on. I then started doing these more myself, and put on many charity events - ranging from fetes through to quiz nights, concerts and variety shows.
I then went onto college where I completed a 2 year technical theatre course which was joint run by Suffolk New College and the New Wolsey Theatre. This gained me a Distinction level UAL (University of the Arts London) Level 3 Extended Diploma in Production Arts - and more importantly gave me lots of real world experience and knowledge in the technical theatre field. This then opened up a world of possibilities, leading to me getting a casual job, and then a full time contract in the technical department at the New Wolsey Theatre.
Moving towards the current day, I still pop in for the occasional shift at the New Wolsey, as well as working at other local venues including Dance East - and design & work on lots of productions outside of those (over 40 a year!). I'm also a partner in a new family business, DIY Parties - and am chairman of a local performing arts charity, Limelight Performers - as well as working with Suffolk New College to teach technical elements to their performing arts students and oversee the production side of their shows! I also design a big fundraising light show on my house every December, raising a total of over £3500 for St. Elizabeth Hospice to date.
JLA Sound and Light
JLA Sound and Light was created in 2013, and allowed us to continue doing DJ Hamster's Children's Discos (which we still love doing to this day!) while also expanding into offering technical assistance and services for events.
We've since worked with almost every local community theatre company, as well as in many schools and colleges (shows, concerts, assemblies, discos and even a CD recording), and have helped on many charity events as well as the ones we have organised ourselves. These include working with local charities such as EACH and St. Elizabeth Hospice, as well as raising money for many national charities.
We've worked in all sorts of venues, from the Dorfman at the National Theatre, to the Edinburgh Fringe, but also plenty of village halls, schools and local theatres including the New Wolsey Theatre & Spa Pavilion to name a few!
We've recently split off part of our business, to a new company - DIY Parties - who can now offer our popular DIY Disco package, as well as Silent Discos, Photobooths and lots more!
We're constantly expanding our hire stock, so that we can meet the ever growing requirements of the productions that we work on, and now have over 40 radio mics in stock, as well as 3 digital sound desks, lots of intelligent lighting, and crazy amounts of cable!
With a wide range of packages available to hire, and many services that we can offer - we're sure we'll be able to help you with whatever you need! You can see some of our recent production credits below, or check out our social media pages to see what we're currently getting up to!
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2023
Addams Family Young/Younger@Part | Dance East | PQA Ipswich
Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab & Sound Hires | Streamer Cannons
Aladdin | Martlesham Community Centre | Deben Players
Sound/Lighting Design & Programming | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab, ETC Nomad & Sound Hires
TreeFest | East Anglian Children's Hospices | EACH Treehouse
Full Event Technical Support | Sound, Lighting & Backdrop Hires
New Wolsey Takeover | New Wolsey Theatre | Suffolk New College
Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab & Sound Hires
Calendar Girls | Riverside Musical Theatre Company | Riverside Theatre
Radio Mic & QLab Hires
Forget The Blitz | Suffolk New College Performing Arts
Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab & Sound Hires | Student Teaching | Set Design, Backdrop & Rigging Hires
Witness For The Prosecution | Seckford Theatre | Deben Players
Lighting Design & Programming | Sound Programming | Lighting, QLab & ETC Nomad Hires
The Kitchen Sink | Gallery Studio Theatre | Gallery Players
Lighting Design & Programming | Sound & AV Programming | QLab & ETC Nomad Hires
Student Assessments | Suffolk New College Performing Arts
Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab & Sound Hires
Samphire (NT Connections) | The Garage, Norwich | SNC Performing Arts
Sound/Lighting/Projection Design, Programming & Operation | Lighting, QLab & Sound Hires
O' What A Lover's War & Acting Showcase | SNC Performing Arts
Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Lighting & QLab Hires
Mary and the Poppets | PQA Ipswich
Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Lighting, QLab & ETC Nomad Hires
Samphire (NT Connections) | SNC Performing Arts
Sound/Lighting/Projection Design, Programming & Operation | Lighting, QLab & Sound Hires
Limelight at the Movies | St. Peter's by the Waterfront | Limelight Performers
Production Management | Sound/Lighting/Projection Design, Programming & Operation | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab, ETC Nomad, Projection & Sound Hires
Daddy Long Legs | Gallery Studio Theatre | Gallery Players
Sound/Lighting Design & Programming | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab, ETC Nomad & Sound Hires
Frozen Jr | Gallery Studio Theatre | Limelight Performers
Production Management | Sound/Lighting Design, Programming & Operation | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab, ETC Nomad, LED Pixel & Sound Hires | Set Design
The Addams Family | St. Alban's High School
Sound/Lighting Design & Programming | Radio Mic, Lighting, QLab, ETC Nomad, Rigging & Sound Hires
2022
Robin Hood | Seckford Theatre | Deben Players
Winter Showcase | Suffolk New College Performing Arts
Aleksic Christmas Lights
Legally Blonde Jr | PQA Ipswich | Dance East
Sunday in the Park with George | Gallery Studio Theatre | Gallery Players
Student Assessments | Suffolk New College Performing Arts
Cheshire Cats | Seckford Theatre | Deben Players
Legally Blonde Jr | Gallery Studio Theatre | Limelight Performers
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 | Gallery Studio Theatre | Gallery Players
Happily Ever Laughter | St. Peter's by the Waterfront | Deben Players
Annie (Poppets Version) | PQA Ipswich
The Addams Family | Farlingaye High School
You Don't Have To Make A Big Song And Dance Out Of It | National Theatre (Dorfman) | SNC
Legally Blonde Jr | Dance East | PQA Ipswich
Legally Blonde | SNC Performing Arts
Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Gallery Studio Theatre | Gallery Players
Fifty! | SNC Performing Arts
You Don't Have To Make A Big Song And Dance Out Of It | The Garage, Norwich | SNC Performing Arts
Beauty and the Beast | Seckford Theatre | Farlingaye High
The Surrendered Wife | SNC Performing Arts
You Don't Have To Make A Big Song And Dance Out Of It | SNC Performing Arts
School of Rock | St. Alban's High School
2021
Sleeping Beauty - Seckford Theatre - Deben Players
Winter Showcase - SNC Performing Arts
Aleksic Christmas Lights
All Together Now! - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Limelight Performers
County Lines Talks - Suffolk New College
Miscast Musicals - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Limelight Performers
Wizard of Oz (Poppets Version) - Gallery Studio Theatre - PQA Ipswich
Matilda (in 20 minutes) - Gallery Studio Theatre - PQA Ipswich
Miscast Musicals (Highlights) - New Wolsey Theatre - Limelight Performers
Streamed Summer Season - SNC Performing Arts
2020
Christmas Light Show Spectacular - Co Op Juniors
Super Awesome Digital Disco - Dance East - Unit.
Aleksic Christmas Lights
Lockdown Digital Content - Limelight Performers
Wind/Rush Generations - SNC Performing Arts
Be Yourself, Be Amazing - Dance East - PQA Ipswich
Industry Day Light Show - New Wolsey Theatre
Le Cabaret Nouveau - SNC Performing Arts
Team PQA in Concert - St. Peter's by the Waterfront
The Limelight Ensemble - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Limelight Performers
2019
Red Riding Hood - Seckford Theatre - Deben Players
Winter Showcase - SNC Performing Arts
Aleksic Christmas Lights
Musicals Through The Years - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Limelight Performers
Berlin Girl - Edinburgh Fringe - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Berlin Girl - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dale Hall Primary School
Alice in Wonderland - Sir John Mills Theatre - PQA Ipswich
Little Shop of Horrors - SNC Performing Arts
Monologue Days - Sir John Mills Theatre - PQA Ipswich
Wyrd Sisters - Seckford Theatre - Deben Players
Summer Showcases - SNC Performing Arts
Pride and Prejudice - SNC Performing Arts
Seussical Jr - Seckford Theatre - CBM Theatre
An Evening of Musical Theatre - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Sad Club - Norwich Playhouse - SNC Performing Arts
Be Yourself, Be Amazing - Dance East - PQA Ipswich
Sad Club - SNC Performing Arts
A Night at the Musicals - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - CBM Theatre
2018
Winter Showcases - SNC Performing Arts
Aleksic Christmas Lights
What's a Musical - Otley VH - CBM Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors - Spa Pavilion - CBM Theatre
Dogfight - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Matilda in 20 Minutes - PQA Ipswich
Alice in Wonderland - Dale Hall Primary School
Annie (Poppets Version) - Sir John Mills Theatre - PQA Ipswich
Hairspray Jr - Dance East - PQA Ipswich
Footloose - Spa Pavilion - CBM Theatre
Battle of the Bands - Westbourne Academy
Drowsy Chaperone - SNC Performing Arts
[BLANK] - Norwich Playhouse - SNC Performing Arts
Monologue Evening - Sir John Mills Theatre - PQA Ipswich
High School Musical - Spa Pavilion - CBM Theatre
Romeo & Juliet - SNC Performing Arts
[BLANK] - SNC Performing Arts
2017
Grinchmas - Woolverstone Hall - PQA Ipswich
Bugsy Malone - Spa Pavilion - CBM Theatre
Rock of Ages - Spa Pavilion - CBM Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde - St. Peter's by the Waterfront - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Last Five Years - Headgate Theatre - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Two Gentlemen of Verona - Avenue Theatre - Eastern Edge Theatre Company
Guys and Dolls - Spa Pavilion - Eastern Edge Theatre Company