Popup Audio delivers live audio directly to your audience’s own headphones, giving event creators the freedom to take wellness, guided, creative and immersive experiences anywhere — without the need for traditional sound equipment.
Create anywhere. Connect everyone.
Popup Audio is changing the way people experience live events.
We’re a live audio platform that lets event hosts connect with audiences through their own smartphones and headphones — delivering live voice, guidance and audio directly to each person, without the need for traditional amplification.
From outdoor wellness and fitness classes to guided experiences, creative events and pop-up activations, Popup Audio makes it possible to create engaging group experiences almost anywhere.
We believe great experiences don’t always need a stage, speakers or a sea of cables.
Popup Audio gives hosts the freedom to take their events outdoors, into unexpected spaces and into environments where traditional sound systems simply don’t work.
Guests simply use their own phone and headphones to tune in. The host delivers the experience live, with their voice heard clearly and personally by every participant.
It’s simple, flexible and designed for the way people experience events today.
Popup Audio is about creating a stronger connection between host and audience.
Whether you’re guiding a Pilates class, leading a meditation, taking people on a walking tour, hosting a creative workshop or delivering a unique brand activation, your voice stays at the heart of the experience.
And because participants hear the experience through their own headphones, they can be immersed in the moment without disturbing the surrounding environment.
Popup Audio gives you the flexibility to only pay for what you use. Instead of hiring expensive sound equipment, paying for technicians, transport and setup — or committing to ongoing software subscriptions — you pay just $1 per attendee, per event.
Whether you’re running an intimate wellness class or a larger group experience, your cost scales with your event. No expensive equipment to buy or rent, no long-term subscriptions and no unnecessary overheads.
Simple pricing. Flexible events. Pay only when you use it.
Popup Audio opens up new possibilities for events.
Wellness
Take yoga, Pilates, meditation and fitness beyond the studio.
Guided experiences
Deliver tours, walks, talks and experiences with clear, live audio.
Creative events
Bring workshops, performances and interactive experiences to unexpected places.
Brand activations
Create memorable, immersive experiences that connect brands with audiences in a fresh way.
Community events
Bring people together without the infrastructure and environmental impact of traditional sound equipment.
Popup Audio is built for a more sustainable way to gather, making it possible to create immersive experiences without the need for speakers, PA systems, generators, extensive infrastructure or a physical stage.
By using technology people already carry — their smartphone and headphones — events can take place in parks, beaches, galleries, streets and other unexpected spaces with minimal setup, transport, visual clutter and environmental impact.
We call these Zero Footprint Events — experiences designed to leave little more than the experience itself behind.
Less equipment. Less setup. Less impact. More possibilities.
Popup Audio was founded by Candice Epthorp, a creative entrepreneur with more than 20 years' experience across event management, brand activations, partnerships, marketing and photography.
Candice has spent her career creating experiences that bring people, brands and communities together. From producing events and brand activations to working with businesses and capturing their stories through photography, she has always been fascinated by the way an experience can make people feel, connect and remember.
It was this creative and events background that led to Popup Audio.
Candice saw an opportunity to rethink the traditional approach to live events — particularly experiences happening outdoors or in spaces where conventional sound equipment wasn't practical.
What started as a solution to an event challenge became a new way of thinking about how people experience live audio.
Her background as a photographer also brings a different perspective to the platform. Photography has taught Candice to look at experiences through a creative lens — considering the environment, the atmosphere, the audience and the small details that turn an ordinary moment into something memorable.
That same creative lens is at the heart of Popup Audio.
It’s not simply about delivering sound.
It’s about designing an experience.
Candice's work as a photographer has always been about more than taking pictures. It’s about observing people, understanding an environment and finding ways to tell a story.
Popup Audio brings that same philosophy into the live event space.
It gives creators the tools to design experiences that are immersive, personal and unexpected — whether that’s a sunrise Pilates class overlooking the water, an audio-guided creative experience, a walking tour, a wellness event or a brand activation in an unconventional location.
Popup Audio is where technology meets creativity, events and human connection.