A Proud History

Kian Concert Sound Services Ltd. was founded in 1974 becoming one of the first major sound and lighting companies in Vancouver, BC. President, Mark Reimann, joined the company in 1985, utilizing his outstanding engineering skills to help Kian Concert Sound develop their high standards and excellent reputation throughout the music industry.

Kian Concert Sound Ltd. has a vast client list that ranges from well known touring artists, major music festivals and special events to corporate conventions. In the early years, the company toured with Roy Orbison, Jose Feliciano, Paul Williams, Dame Vera Lynn and the Irish Rovers. Through to the present, the company exclusively supported all of Luciano Pavarotti USA and Canadian appearances, much of kd lang touring, supported the Vancouver and Victoria Symphonies special needs, including outdoor appearances that sometimes attracted audience attendance exceeding 40,000 people. It would be much easier to include what artists that Kian did not support than those they have! Some of their favorites include George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Tina Turner, James Cotton, Colin James, Blue Rodeo, Willie Nelson and Emmy Lou Harris. From Classical, Country, and Rock music, through to corporate conventions, Kian Concert Sound Ltd. can cover it all.

In addition to sound reinforcement and lighting systems for touring groups, the company supplied the house sound and lighting systems, along with operators, for the internationally renowned night clubs; The Cave, which acted as a live audience rehearsal venue for Las Vegas acts, and The Commodore Ballroom, one of the most famous nightclubs in Canada, and now a House of Blues venue.

Kian Concert Sound Services Ltd. has also specialized in audio installations that go back to Expo 86 in Vancouver, the Commodore Ballroom and Ameriflora 90 in Columbus, Ohio. Most recently, the company has done state of the art installations in The Great Canadian Casinos River Rock Theatre in Richmond, BC and in their Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam, BC.

Kian Show Services Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 to fill another industry need. This newly formed company operates under The Kian Group umbrella, and provides full staffing needs throughout the industry. Focused on high standards and customer service, the company offers highly skilled labour and technicians to fulfill every need from load-in to load-out.

The Kian Group is committed to offering only the highest standards in technology and service and looks forward to meeting your needs.