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Grant Wedlake was prosecuted at North Somerset Magistrates Court following a charge brought by North Somerset Council for the breach of a noise abatement notice.
Mr Wedlake did not attend court and the matter was proved in his absence. The court ordered him to pay a fine of £2,400, victim surcharge of £190 and costs of £605.
On 19 August last year a Temporary Events Notice was submitted to the council by Mr Wedlake, who lived in Congresbury at the time, for a family event at Backwell over that bank holiday weekend of 28-31 August.
The application was submitted with a Covid-19 risk assessment for the event.
This assessment stated that the music would be played at a level where people would be able to communicate without shouting. A licence was granted for the event based on the information submitted with the application.
On 28 August complaints about loud music from the event were received by the council and the police. Mr Wedlake was contacted and advised that the music needed to be kept at a level to enable individuals to communicate without shouting and to not disturb occupiers of nearby premises.
On 29 August further complaints were received. During a visit to complainants' properties, nearly a mile away from the event location, an environmental protection officer determined that the noise constituted a statutory nuisance.
A noise abatement notice was issued to Mr Wedlake by hand, requiring him within 20 minutes of receiving the notice to abate and cease to permit the playing of amplified equipment at such a volume and tone that would cause unreasonable disturbance to occupiers of nearby premises.
A breach of the abatement notice was witnessed on 29 August and the council continued receiving complaints about the loud music up until 11pm that day and during the afternoon/evening of 30 August until the music finished at 11pm.
Cllr Mike Bell, North Somerset Council's executive member responsible for public health and regulatory services, welcomed the outcome of the prosecution.
"We welcome events and activities across North Somerset, but it is important that these are run in a way that is safe and minimises unfair disruption to residents.
"When any organiser ignores our advice and impacts on the community, the council will take action. Council officers and the police work hard to respond to these issues, often at very unsocial hours, and I am pleased that we were backed in this case by the court and a fine was imposed."