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Cool Tempo

We make events run in time

Cool Tempo is a full-service event production company in Rajagiriya, Colombo, bringing events to life since 1989.

Our story

Great events feel effortless because everything is in sync

Cool Tempo began in 1989 as a two-person DJ and audio-visual rental service. Over three decades it grew step by step, adding intelligent lighting, LED screens, staging, special effects and a creative team, without losing the service that built its name.

Today a core team of 40 professionals and 30+ contract crew produces some of Sri Lanka's largest corporate, government and entertainment events, plus shows in the Maldives and Dubai. The people who shape your idea are the same people who build it and run it on the day.

A 1992 Mirror Magazine article headlined 'A Cool Tempo with Kamesh and Co.', with photos of Kamesh Malwana and the Cool Tempo DJs
In the press: Mirror Magazine, October 1992
Our mission

To give Sri Lankan events a world-class production standard, without the world-class headaches.

What makes us different

Four things you won't get from a typical supplier

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Design and delivery together

Concept, stage drawings, equipment and crew come from one team, so what's designed is what gets built.

We own the kit

Lighting, sound, LED and staging from our own audited inventory means better availability and no middleman markups.

We work both sides of the table

We manage events for clients, and we supply fellow event managers. We understand what each side needs on show day.

Calm under the lights

A clear run sheet, rehearsed cues and technical crew on site. When something shifts, we adjust quietly.

Our team

The people behind the show

A core team of 40 skilled professionals and 30+ contract crew, working as one from the first brief to the final cue.

Chairman and Founder
Founded Cool Tempo in 1989

Kamesh Malwana

Kamesh started Cool Tempo in 1989 as a two-person DJ and audio-visual rental service. Under his leadership the company introduced high-tech lighting, a wide range of LED screens and new special effects to Sri Lanka, and grew into one of the country's most complete event production houses.

  • Director

    Melani Malwana

  • Director – Marketing & Event Productions

    Thareek Khan

  • Tech Crew

    Waruna

  • Tech Crew

    Dileepa

  • Tech Crew

    Aravinda

  • Technical crew

    In-house lighting, sound, AV and rigging specialists who design, program and run every show.

  • Creative team

    Themed concepts, stage design, graphic design and video content, made to be built exactly as drawn.

  • Event coordination

    Production planning and on-site direction, from the first brief to the final cue.

  • Logistics and safety

    Safety-certified crew who move, rig and strike large-scale events, working to certified load calculations.

Recognition

Three decades of awards

  • Mondo Magazine · 2005

    No. 1 lighting company in Southeast Asia

    For owning the largest number of intelligent lighting fixtures of any single company in the region.

  • MICE · 2020

    Most Reliable Event Management Solution Provider in Sri Lanka

    Recognised for reliability and excellence in event management.

  • World HRD Congress · 2016 and 2019

    Best Employer Brand Award

    Awarded in both 2016 and 2019 for the way we build and support our team.

International credits

Production for international artists and brand launches across Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Dubai, including:

  • Shaggy2001
  • Boney M.2002
  • Bryan Adams2004
  • Michael Learns to Rock2004
  • Shah Rukh Khan2004
  • Engelbert Humperdinck2005
  • Cliff Richard2007
  • Sean Paul2011
  • Jon Secada2012
  • Sonu Nigam2013
  • Akon, Maldives2015
  • The Wailers2015
Who we work with

Three kinds of client, one standard

Corporate clients

Conferences, product launches, AGMs, award nights and MICE programmes for companies that need it done properly.

Private clients

Weddings, milestone birthdays and receptions designed around you and produced with the same discipline as a corporate show.

Event managers

Trade supply of lights, sound, LED and stage to agencies and planners who need dependable gear and technical support.

Tell us what you're building

A short call is all it takes to scope your event or your equipment list.