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Texas College Legacy 2010
Harvey Convention Center
Alan Gilmore is the owner and
namesake of Gilmore Brothers Sound
and Lighting in Tyler, which can
provide anything from a simple
sound system to an LED-lighted
dance floor.
(Staff Photos By Herb Nygren Jr.)
TTyler's Gilmore Brothers Sound And Lighting Has Something For Everyone
By CHAD THOMAS
Staff Writer
You might not need a large-scale laser light show to suddenly break out during the middle of
your wedding reception or retirement party, but Alan Gilmore wants you to know it's not out
of the realm of possibility.
The owner and namesake of Gilmore Brothers Sound and Lighting can provide a simple sound
system with music for an elegant soiree, or he can set up an LED-lighted dance floor that will
transform your company party into a Saturday Night Fever dance-a-thon.
with enough notice, we can do anything (our customers) want," said Gilmore, a 46-year-old
native Tylerite with 30 years experience in the sound and lighting industry.
Gilmore grew up in Tyler and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and Tyler Junior
College. It was here that he got his start in the industry as a teenager, running sound for the
local bands, Illusion and Hobbit.
Since then, he's worked as a freelance sound technician in Dallas, Houston and Austin before
returning to his hometown almost two years ago, after Hurricane Ike destroyed his home in
Galveston.
Shortly after coming back to Tyler, Gilmore started his company with his brother, Greg, in the
fall of 2008. Since then, Gilmore Brothers has provided DJ services, custom lighting and live
music setups for weddings, parties and large social gatherings across Texas and the country.
While Gilmore isn't exactly a one-man band, he runs his business with a hands-on mentality,
overseeing equipment setup and the operation of his light and sound systems. He also works as
a technician for Tyler's Sierra Sound Rental, a company specializing in equipment rentals and
sound mixing services for large, live stage performances.
Gilmore dabbles in music production and promotions and once worked as a promotions
representative for a Colorado-based company that touted major rock acts including Nine Inch
Nails, Gwar and Dread Zepplin, among others.
These days, when he's not busy with a scheduled engagement or running sound at a local live
music venue, he's "drumming up the streets for work" which has been his mantra since
launching his company two years ago.
"We just beat the streets and did a lot of face contact, and I used Facebook and social
networking to get the word out," he said.
Gilmore also designed his company's website, which is about to undergo a major
"professional" overhaul, he said. As it is, the website vaults to, or near, the top of the Google
search results for "sound and light" in Tyler, Shreveport and Dallas, a tool that has given his
business major online exposure.
Thanks to his industry contacts in Tyler and across the state, Gilmore said his sound and light
capabilities "are pretty much unlimited." He customizes his setups for the event and customer
needs.
"It depends on what they want to do," he said. "If they want someone to do sound for them
for a small event, we can do that. Or if they want to go into the Oil Palace and go full
production, we can do that too."
Recently, Gilmore Brothers has handled light and sound for Texas College's 2010 Legacy
Awards, the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast in Tyler, the Natural Wellness Expo and other citywide
events in Lindale and Hideaway Lake.
But Gilmore Brothers also works smaller backyard get-togethers and delivers a DJ rental
package that offers song list of more than 25,000 tunes.