Rat Sound

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title: "Rat Sound" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["audio-engineering", "sound-systems"] topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Sound" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

Rat Sound Systems is a sound equipment provider of touring sound reinforcement equipment and services to the concert touring industry, based in Camarillo, California.

Rat Sound Systems was established in 1980 by Dave Rat and Brian Benjamin, and is known for being one of the first sound companies to tour with hard core punk bands such as Black Flag, Fear and the Dead Kennedys.

The list of artists and events that Rat Sound Systems has provided equipment for includes: Black Flag, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack Johnson, R.E.M., AFI, Ben Harper, Blink 182, The Offspring, Rage Against the Machine, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, Eddie Vedder, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, Beck, The Used and many other artists.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has utilized Rat Sound to provide audio as the primary audio vendor since 2001. Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos both tour with sound systems provided by Rat Sound.

References

References

  1. "Pearl Jam Votes Rat Sound".
  2. (21 November 2003). "Rat Sound Supports Red Hot Chili Peppers Benefit".
  3. (6 June 2007). "Rat Continues Coachella Support".
  4. (22 April 2024). "Coachella and Stagecoach sound guy Dave Rat reveals the secrets to keeping the music crystal clear". Los Angeles Times.

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