Bespoke software
Mobile, web, and application development for ops dashboards, crew-facing apps, room systems, signage, and integrations.
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Bespoke software & technical delivery
When off-the-shelf is not enough, BLD scopes, builds, and deploys mobile, web, and application software for operations, AV, and production teams. Entertainment technology consultant and custom software developer based in Melbourne.
In-house & bespoke is our specialty
Not every problem maps to a product on the shelf. When you need someone who can scope the architecture, write the software, integrate the APIs, and understand what happens on show day, that is where BLD comes in.
Alex leads technical design for Mandylights, an entertainment architecture studio delivering concert tours, city-scale light artworks, broadcast, and immersive experiences across Australia, the UK, and the US.
Discuss your projectTechnical leadership
Architecture, vendor evaluation, network design, and delivery oversight through commissioning.
Live events & AV
Production ops, control systems, and show-critical integrations built for real deadlines.
Typical consultancy work
- Custom software development for ops, production, and workplace teams
- Integrations between production, logistics, HR, and business systems
- Bespoke ops dashboards, wall displays, and crew-facing tools
- Meeting room and venue AV software tailored to your hardware
- Lighting control, production networking, and console automation
- Technical project scoping, vendor evaluation, and commissioning
- Extending or white-labelling BLD products for your environment
How we work
Partnership, not just software
Understand your workflow
We learn how your team operates, the systems you rely on, and whether a product, integration, or custom build is the right answer.
Design and deliver
From deploying a BLD product to building bespoke software, we handle architecture, integration, and tailoring to your environment.
Support and evolve
We iterate with the teams who run the systems and extend capabilities as needs change.
Selected work
Representative consultancy projects
Real builds from touring productions, studios, and operations teams. Anonymised where required.
Crew resourcing platform
End-to-end scheduling for touring production crews, syncing HR availability, project management, and calendars.
Result: Roster planning cut from days to hours per tour leg.
Show-sync mobile experience
Timecode-locked audio and video PWA for on-site audiences, synchronised to the lighting rig for frame-accurate playback.
Result: Reliable show-sync without dedicated broadcast hardware on site.
Chat ↔ project management bridge
Two-way bot between team chat and project management so conversations become tracked work during load-in.
Result: Fewer missed actions during fast-moving production weeks.
Console cuelist bridge
grandMA3 integration mapping external data to console cuelists, eliminating hours of manual programming on repeat deployments.
Result: Automated looks driven by upstream systems on every show.
ONVIF camera adapter
Turn JPEG snapshot cameras into virtual ONVIF devices so existing NVR platforms adopt streams without replacing the security stack.
Result: Unified monitoring without a full camera hardware refresh.
sACN-to-smart-lighting gateway
Map lighting universes to consumer smart bulbs with discovery and a web mapping UI for prototyping and smaller venues.
sACN2LIFX on GitHub →
FAQ
Common questions
What kind of work do you take on?
Custom software, product deployments, integrations, ops dashboards, AV and control systems, and extending BLD products for your environment. If you are not sure whether it is a product or a bespoke build, that is a good conversation to have.
Do we need to replace what we already have?
Usually not. We design around existing hardware, workflows, and platforms. Integration-first is the default.
Who will we actually work with?
Directly with the people who scope, build, and support the work. For most engagements that is Alex, the founder.
Discuss your project
A short description of your team, environment, and what you are trying to solve is enough. We will follow up with next steps.