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SRD Up In The Air Again

Music in the Air is the Army Air Corps annual concert and flying display held at the home base of the AAC, Middle Wallop. With aircraft displays from the Red Arrows, the Blue Eagles helicopter display team and various historic aircraft this event attracts up to 15000 members of the public and service personnel. SRD were contracted by WKD Events to cover the 600m wide and 500m deep runway area with both the music of the Army Air Corps Band and the air display commentators. To achieve this SRD used four 10m Piram towers to fly GAE Director Waveline line array as well as an edge of crowd music quality horn system for those patrons who preferred to view from the fence line. System control was an Allen & Heath iLive 80 via optical fibre and Ethersound allowing a commentary & site control position 400m from the stage while the stage performers were mixed on another iLive 122.

» 30th July 2008

Allen & Heath ILive Now In Stock

SRD have recently added the Allen & Heath iLive digital sound console system to the rental stock. We now have both the iLive 80 and 112 control surfaces making the system suitable for both small corporate events and concerts as well as large scale events needing high channel counts. The system runs over Ethersound so allowing a digital mic split for front of house and monitor applications. Up to 64 inputs and 32 outputs are supported with inputs and outputs available at both the desk and iDR10 stage box. Also using our optional optical fibre link the distance between the desk and the control rack can be extended to 150m or even 300m. Available for hire with or without an engineer, this is an extremely powerful flexible mixing system with a small footprint.

» 25th April 2008

SRD Can Fly!

Following on from our purchase of the new Waveline line array speaker system last year, we have purchased the VMB Piram 10m tower system. This flexible tripod tower has the advantage of being both lightweight and rated to fly 1 ton. Being self supporting the Piram tower does not require large ballast making it ideal for sites with poor or restricted access. It can be used with either a single motor or pair to make adjustments to flown arrays much easier. Due to the size and weight of the truss used, two towers can easily fit into a LWB van and errected with three men in just a few hours without needing telehandlers, cherry pickers or mobile cranes! Please contact the office for more information and a quote for your event.

» 6th November 2007

SRD Are Brainiacs!

The question is can you make a noise from Britain heard in France with a PA system? The answer is you can with SRD! Other highlights included the destruction of wine glasses and a complete greenhouse using the incredibly high SPL from nearly 50kW of GAE Director loudspeakers. Freelance engineer/comedian Vic Reeves took control of the tone generator via a Yamaha M7CL with the desired destructive results

» 15th September 2007

0% Finance Courtesy Of SRD!

Most of our customers think of us for sound, lighting and staging. However sometimes we get asked to provide systems for other applications as in this case where the client wanted a 7metre by 3 metre banner advertising 0% finance on their products displayed at their exhibition stand. SRD were pleased to help by building a truss frame, anchored to the ground and installing the banner. So whatever the application, whether it be for sound, lighting, power, staging or any other technical aspect of an event, SRD can probably help.

» 5th September 2007

Midnight Madness With SRD

SRD have again been chosen as PA supplier for the Nike Midnight Madness finals. This all night event combines the best in UK based Basketball talent with a selection of DJ's and MC's to keep the energy flowing all the way through until 6AM! SRD specified and installed both a GAE Director system in the VIP area and a GAE BR218, PS152 system in the Show & Prove arena. Both sets of DJ's used Pioneer CDJ-1000's, Technics SL-1210's and Pioneer DJM-600's with the MC's using Shure Premier handhelds. System control was via a combination of Yamaha M7CL and O1V with Audient One crossovers along with GAE's own DSC-28.

» 7th August 2007

Ealing Summer Festival Chose SRD

From 13th to 30th July, a festival was held in Walpole Park, Ealing organised by the London Borough of Ealing. The first week has one stage in a large 1100 seat big-top tent with 5 nights of comedy from top acts including Will Smith, Lee Mack, Marcus Brigstocke and many more. Following this, there were 2 nights of opera, a Blues day, a Global music day and 5 days of the famous 'Ealing Jazz Festival'. A second stage was added for the Blues, Global and Jazz part of the festival. SRD specified and installed a GAE System 12/BR215 speaker system for the main and second stages, giving excellent coverage and clarity for both venues. An Audient Aztec console was used at front of house on the main stage, with a Yamaha M7CL 48 channel digital console doing monitor duties. The second stage was controlled with one of our Allen & Heath ML3000 desks. Monitoring was all GAE PS151M and PS121M.

» 16th July 2007

SRD On The Run!

On July 11th & 12th Battersea Park in London was the race site for the annual JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge. With 24000 runners over two days this event is the largest private entry short marathon in the UK. SRD were again chosen as the main PA contractor for the 7th consecutive year by event co-ordinators Limelight Projects. The size of the site required the extensive use of radio links between delay speaker points and oufills along with GAE System and Prostage speaker systems.

» 16th July 2007

GAE Waveline Used With Amici Forever

Saturday 2nd June at Eastbourne College in East Sussex was a fantastic backdrop for the first outdoor concert to be held on the cricket field in front of the cloisters at the school. Named Field of Sound, the concert featured Classical Brit Award nominees 'Amici Forever' and 'Scala' - a 4 piece strings classical/pop ensemble.
SRD supplied a GAE Waveline Line Array system ground stacked which provided a strong even coverage throughout the venue. Sound desks at both front of house and monitors were Yamaha M7CL digital.
The stage, an 8m x 6m Prolyte arched roof canopy was also supplied by SRD.

» 4th June 2007

Magic Numbers Get Intimate With SRD!

Cooling Castle Barn was the venue for a recent 'intimate' gig headlined by The Magic Numbers, playing to around 120 guests. SRD were pleased to supply the sound, staging and lighting for the show which was attended by competition winners from Kent based radio station KMFM. A Yamaha M7CL digital sound console was used to run the show which enabled the support band to share mic lines without the need to re-patch which would have proved difficult on a small stage.

» 12th April 2007

Yamaha M7CL 48 Channel Added To Rental Stock

The Yamaha M7CL has recently been added to SRD's rental pool to provide added versatility to our range. The M7CL excels in providing a great sounding all-in-one solution for touring theatre shows, being equally at home as a front of house or monitor desk.There is very rarely a need for additional outboard with each of the 48 channels being equipped with its own dynamics as well as 4 band EQ and full recall facility which can be stored onto a USB memory stick. Please contact us for further information and pricing.

» 9th February 2007

SRD Going With A Bang!

SRD was proud to be again chosen to provide PA, Lighting, Staging and Generators for Kent's largest fireworks display. Over 20 000 people eagerly awaited the two 20 minute firework displays and were entertained between the displays by live acts and DJ's from Kent's KMFM radio station

» 6th December 2006

SRD At The Nike 10 K Run.

SRD Group were proud to be selected by event co-ordinators Limelight Projects as the PA contractor for the Nike 10K in Hyde Park on Sunday 8th October. With over 22,000 runners and a main site of over 45 000 sq/m the only option was to use a combination of GAE Director Waveline line array and delayed linked via radio links. SRD also provided the PA for two en-route stages to entertain both runners and spectators alike.

» 9th October 2006

SRD Purchase More Litedeck

SRD have recently purchased an additional 12 sections of Litestructures Litedeck to add to our hire inventory. This incredibly popular product is both lightweight and durable. SRD are also able to offer a range of Litedeck ancillary products including handrails, treads and canopies for the complete small stage solution.

» 19th September 2006

SRD Purchase GAE Waveline Line Array

After extensive trials, SRD have purchased a 12 element GAE Director Waveline speaker system. Sub-bass extension is provided by 12 new BR218 cabinets. The system is powered entirely by MC2 E45 and E25 amplifiers. Further elements are to be added to the system soon.The purchase was in response to a growing demand amongst our customers for a high power compact line-array system. So far, the system has already been used in Hyde Park, Manchester MEN arena and several small outdoor shows with great results.

» 17th September 2006