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| White Christmas | |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to be providing original sound design, operators and equipment
for the European Premiere of the stage version of White Christmas. Directed by
Barbara Epstein the production features Craig McLachlan, Lorna Luft, Ken Kercheval
and Tim Flavin. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with production engineers Paul
Delaney and Andrew Simpson and sound operators Jeremy Munns and Amy Spencer. | |
| Santa Clause the Musical | |
| We
are again providing complete sound services for Santa Claus the Musical at Liverpool
Empire Theatre. Featuring Susie Blake, Danny McCall, Roy Barraclough and Louise
Plowright the production is directed and choreographed by Gillian Gregory. Sound
design is by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Paul Delaney. | |
| Pantomime Season | |
| MAC
Sound has now been supplying complete sound services to the Pantomime Season for
twenty consecutive years and we are again fully booked with one of our busiest
Christmas periods ever providing sound designers, operators, equipment and transport
for productions in Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Lincoln,
Newcastle, Peterborough, Plymouth and Poole. | |
| Annie | |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to be providing a complete sound system for the autumn tour
of the musical Annie. Featuring Ruth Madoc, Louise English and David McAlister
the production is directed by Chris Colby. Original sound design is by Jamie Priestner. | |
| Martin Audio Line Array | (Oct 2005) |
| We
have just added the Martin Audio W8LM line array speaker system to our hire stock
after extensive testing of several options. With its extremely compact dimensions
and light weight the system is ideal for ground stacking or flying where high
power and exceptional quality are required.(Oct 2005) | |
| DPA Microphones | (Oct 2005) |
| Latest
addition to our hire stock is the DPA4066 headworn boom microphone available in
black or light skin tone for use with Sennheiser SK50 transmitters.(Oct.2005) | |
| Allen & Heath | (Oct 2005) |
| Continuing
the upgrade of our hire stock we have just taken delivery of two new models of
Allen & Heath mixing consoles. The ML4000 32 mono plus 2 stereo was selected
because it offers good facilities at a competitive cost while the ML5000 48 mono
plus 4 stereo provides excellent quality in a very compact frame. Both consoles
offer dual functionality as they can be used front of house or as 12 and 16 output
monitor consoles respectively.(Oct.2005) | |
| ASL | (Mar 2005) |
| We
have just added the excellent ASL cue light control to our hire stock. The TS120
master station is a 12 way bi-colour LED system with individual or all selected
channels 'GO', TS10 outstations have flashing red standby with acknowledge and
green go. The first system complete with dedicated MAC Sound cabling is in use
on the national tour of the King & I until the end of this year.(March 2005) | |
| Steptoe & Son | (Dec 2006) |
| We
are currently supplying a complete computer controlled sound effects playback
system for the national tour of Steptoe & Son in Murder at Oil Drum Lane.
Written by Ray Galton and John Antrobus the production is directed by Roger Smith
and features Jake Nightingale and Harry Dickman in the title roles. Original sound
design is by Clement Rawling. | |
| Cat On A Hot Tin Roof | (Dec 2006) |
| MAC
Sound have supplied the complete computer controlled sound effects playback system
for the current national tour of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof with Lesley Harcourt, Rosemary
Leach, Ben Hull and William Gaunt. Direction is by Richard Baron with original
sound design by Jon Beales. | |
| Neville's Island | (Dec 2006) |
| MAC
Sound are returning to Eastbourne Devonshire Park Theatre for their fourth summer
season with a production of Neville's Island. Featuring Peter Amory, Robert Duncan,
Kevin Pallister and Steven Pinder and directed by Chris Jordan the show runs from
16th August to 16th September. Utilising SFX computer controlled sound effects
playback sound design will be by Clement Rawling. | |
| Gawsworth Hall Concert Series | (Dec 2006) |
| We
are currently providing a complete sound system with Allen & Heath mixing
console plus Meyer main P.A. and monitoring for use on a series of open concerts
at Gawsworth Hall. The programme includes performances from The Houghton Weavers,
The Wonderful West End, Andy Prior, Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band, Barry Cryer
and Hayley Westenra. Sound design is by Robin Watkinson. | |
| Eh Joe | (Dec 2006) |
| MAC
Sound are currently supplying complete sound, cue lights, communications and CCTV
systems for use on the World Premiere production of Eh Joe by Samuel Beckett at
the Duke of York's Theatre. Featuring Michael Gambon with the voice of Penelope
Wilton and directed by Atom Egoyan performances are twice nightly until the 15th
July. | |
| Buxton Literature festival | (Dec 2006) |
| We
are again supplying sound equipment and engineers for the Buxton Literature Festival,
featured speakers include Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, Denis Healey, Gavin
Hewitt, Sir Roy Strong, Gloria Hunniford, Richard Ingrams, Kate Adie and Lord
Robert Winston. | |
| Gawsworth hall Theatre | (Dec 2006) |
| We
are delighted to be again providing a complete sound system for use in the open
air theatre at Gawsworth Hall from June until mid August. The variety of performances
include Twelfth Night, Alan Ayckbourn's Woman In Mind, The Mikado, Mozart By Candlelight
and The Grimethorpe UK Coal Band. Sound design is by Robin Watkinson. | |
| Cheltenham Festival Of Science | (Dec 2006) |
| Continuing
our long association with Cheltenham Festivals we are pleased to have provided
sound design, equipment and engineering services for the fifth Cheltenham Festival
of Science from the 7th to 11th June, 2006. Featured speakers included Terry Waite,
Susan Greenfield, Steven Rose, Maggie Gee, Frank Close, Adam Hart-Davis, Christopher
Frayling and Lord Robert Winston. Sound design was by Clement Rawling with engineers
Andrew Simpson, Karen Hay and Nick Sagar. | |
| BUPA Great Manchester Run | (Dec 2006) |
| MAC
Sound again supplied multiple outdoor sound systems both conventional and horn
speaker orientated across the city centre for the fourth Bupa Great Manchester
Run which took place on Sunday, 21st May. With 25,000 runners plus spectators
it has become one of the largest 10K races in the world and was again covered
by the BBC. Engineers in attendance were Clement Rawling, David Houghton, Andrew
Simpson, Nick Sagar, Colin Compost, Andy Blacklock, Paul Delaney and Dominic Bell. | |
| Otherwise Engaged | (Oct 2005) |
| We
are currently providing sound design and equipment for the production of Otherwise
Engaged by Simon Gray at the Criterion Theatre following a short tour. Directed
by Simon Curtis the production features Richard E. Grant, Anthony Head, Peter
Wight, David Bamber, Amanda Ryan, Liam Garrigan and Amanda Drew. Original Sound
Design by Clement Rawling. | |
| Santa Claus The Musical | ( 2005) |
| We
are delighted to be providing complete sound services for the premiere production
of Santa Claus The Musical at Southampton Mayflower Theatre. Featuring Gary Wilmot,
Anita Dobson, Roy Barraclough, Christopher Ryan and Hilary O'Neil the production
is directed by Gillian Gregory. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with production
engineer Paul Delaney and front of house engineer Matt Dando. Please click on
the link below to view the performance schedule | |
| Marrying The Mistress | ( 2006) |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to again be providing sound design and equipment for the World
Premiere production of Marrying The Mistress. Based on the novel by Joanna Trollope
both script and direction are by David Taylor, the cast includes | |
| The Shell Seekers | ( 2006) |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to again be providing sound design and equipment for the national
tour of The Shell Seekers. Based on the International Best Seller by Rosamunde
Pilcher the script is by Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham. | |
| Steptoe & Son | ( 2006) |
| We
are currently supplying a complete computer controlled sound effects playback
system for Steptoe & Son in Murder at Oil Drum Lane at the Comedy Theatre.
Directed by Roger Smith the production features Jake Nightingale and Harry Dickman
in the title roles. Original sound design is by Clement Rawling. | |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | ( 2006) |
| MAC
Sound are currently providing sound equipment and personnel for the Birmingham
Royal Ballet production of Carmina Burana directed by David Bintley. Amplification
of three soloists and a forty strong choir was requested by the company so a discreet
system utilising Neumann microphones, Midas mixing console and Meyer speaker systems
was specified by sound designer Clement Rawling with front of house operator Paul
Delaney. | |
| Furman Personal Monitoring | (May 2004) |
| A
new addition to our hire stock is the Furman personal monitoring system. | |
| Pantomime Season | (Nov 2005) |
| For
the nineteenth consecutive year we are fully booked for our Christmas season providing
sound designers, operators, equipment and transport for Pantomimes in Aberdeen,
Belfast, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Manchester, Newcastle, Plymouth and Poole, and
equipment to Nottingham Theatre Royal, please click on the link below to view
the Pantomime cast details and performance schedules. | |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | (Oct 2005) |
| MAC
sound are again providing sound facilities for the Birmingham Royal Ballet production
of Beauty And The Beast directed by David Bintley at Birmingham Hippodrome. The
score requires discreet amplification of selected instruments in the full orchestra
particularly the featured harp. | |
| Twopence to Cross the Mersey | (Oct 2005) |
| Having
first been involved with the show in 1994 we are delighted to again be supplying
complete sound engineering and personnel for the current production of Twopence
to Cross the Mersey at the Liverpool Empire. Produced by Rob and Allan Fennah
it features Eleanor Bron, Jamie Clarke, Melanie Jessop and Garth Bardsley with
direction by Ian Kellgren. Original sound design is by Clement Rawling with operators
Paul Delaney and Simon Powell and production engineers Nick Sagar and Gideon Turner. | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Literature | (Sept 2005) |
| For
the eleventh consecutive year MAC Sound are supplying all equipment and personnel
for the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival of Literature with nearly 400 speakers
in ten days including Maya Angelou, Stephen Fry, Alice Walker, Alan Bennet, Salman
Rushdie, Rory Bremner, Judi Dench, John Humphrys, Robert Winston and Eric Sykes.
Sound design is by Clement Rawling with engineers Andrew Simpson, Paul Delaney,
Tracey Mundy, Karen Hay and Andy Blacklock. | |
| Marrying The Mistress | (Oct 2005) |
| MAC
Sound are supplying sound design and equipment for the current world premiere
production of Marrying The Mistress. Based on the novel by Joanna Trollope, script
and direction is by David Taylor with Adrian Lukis, Caroline Langrishe, Jeremy
Clyde and Polly Adams. Original Sound Design by Clement Rawling. | |
| Boogie Nights 2 | (Jun 2005) |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to be providing complete sound services for the forthcoming
production of Boogie Nights 2 at the Blackpool Opera House. Featuring David Essex,
Sophie Lawrence, Scott Robinson and Mark Jones with direction by Jon Conway performances
are from 19th July to 29th October, 2005. Original sound design will be by Clement
Rawling with production engineers Paul Delaney and Leah Brooker and front of house
engineer Nick Sagar. | |
| Buxton Literature Festival | (Feb 2005) |
| We
are again supplying sound equipment and engineers for the Buxton Literature Festival,
featured speakers include Robert McCrum, Penelope Lively, P.D. James, Will Self
and Michael Buerk. | |
| Dames At Sea | (Feb 2005) |
| MAC
Sound are returning to Eastbourne for their third summer musical - Dames At Sea.
Featuring Tim Flavin, Kathryn Evans and Tiffany Graves and directed by Chris Jordan
the show runs from 12th August to 17th September with performances in Lincoln
from 19th to 24th September and Guildford from 26th September to 1st October.
Sound design will be by Clement Rawling with production engineer Paul Delaney
and front of house engineer Simon Powell. | |
| Peak 2005 | (Feb 2005) |
| MAC
Sound are again providing complete open air sound services for the Peak | |
| Bounce | (May 2005) |
| MAC
Sound have again been awarded the contract to supply complete sound services for
the tour of Bounce currently in Holland. Formed in 1997 the Bounce Streetdance
Company first staged their theatre production in Stockholm in March, 2001. Utilising
a Midas Venice 160 mixing console and Martin Blackline high power speaker systems,
sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house operation by Andrew Simpson.
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| Gawsworth Hall II | (Feb 2005) |
| We
are currently providing a complete sound system with Allen & Heath mixing
console, Meyer main P.A. and d&b monitoring for use on a series of open concerts
at Gawsworth Hall. The programme includes performances from The Pasadena Roof
Orchestra, The Wonderful West End, Andy Prior, Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band,
Kate Rusby and The Houghton Weavers. | |
| Gawsworth Hall | (Oct 2005) |
| We
are delighted to be again providing a complete sound system for use in the open
air theatre at Gawsworth Hall from June until mid August. The variety of performances
include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Blithe Spirit, The Pirates of Penzance and
The Hound of the Baskervilles. | |
| Bounce II | (Aug 2005) |
| Following a successful tour of Holland Bounce has transferred to South Africa for performances in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban from the 11th July to 20th August. | |
| The Haunted Hotel | (Oct 2005) |
| MAC
Sound are again providing sound design and equipment for the current tour of The
Haunted Hotel. The script is adapted by Philip Dart and Val May from an original
by Wilkie Collins and features Susannah York and William Gaunt and is on tour
until November. Original Sound design by Clement Rawling. | |
| Art | (Feb 2005) |
| We
are delighted to be providing sound equipment and engineering services for the
current National Tour of the award winning play, Art for Nick Brooke Ltd. This
production features Russell Boulter, Michael Garner and Simon Shepherd who also
directs. | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Science | (May 2005) |
|
We are pleased to be providing sound design, equipment and engineering services
for the fourth Cheltenham Festival of Science from the 8th to 12th June, 2005.
Featured speakers will include David Puttnam, Philip Pullman, John Humphrys, Lisa
Randall, Raj Persaud and David King. Sound design by Clement Rawling with engineers
Andrew Simpson, Karen Hay and Nick Sagar. | |
BUPA Great Manchester Run | (May 2005) |
| MAC
Sound are again supplying multiple outdoor sound systems both conventional and
horn speaker orientated across the city centre and in the Town Hall for the third
Bupa Great Manchester Run to take place on Sunday, 22nd May. With entries in excess
of 20,000 it will be one of the largest 10K races in the world, BBC coverage can
be seen during Sunday afternoon. Engineers in attendance will be Clement Rawling,
David Houghton, Nick Sagar, Colin Compost, Andy Blacklock, Karen Hay, Leah Brooker,
Simon Powell and Dominic Bell. | |
| Marantz Solid State Recorder | (May 2004) |
| In
response to requests from clients we are now able to offer the Marantz PMD670
solid state portable recorder for hire. Over 12 hours of recording is possible
on to Compact Flash cards subject to selection of format -WAV, Broadcast Wave,
MP2 or MP3 with sampling frequencies from 16khz to 48khz and switchable bitrate
from 16 to 384kbps. Download is by card reader or USB connection with other features
including unbalanced line in & out, digital in & out and microphone in
with switchable 48 volt phantom power. | |
| Telstar | (Feb 2005) |
| MAC Sound are currently supplying a complete sound system for use on the National Tour of Telstar. Directed by Paul Jepson the show features Con O'Neill, Linda Robson and Adam Rickitt. Sound Design is by Martyn Davis.
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| Shure | (Nov 2004) |
| We
have just added yet more Shure radio microphones to our extensive hire stock.
A quantity of 69 band Series 2 U1 lavalier and U2 Beta 87 handheld transmitters
complete with U4D dual diversity receivers are now available. | |
| DPA Microphones | (May 2004) |
| Latest
addition to our hire stock is the excellent DPA 4065 miniature headworn microphone.
Supplied in black or light skin tone, connection to most professional wireless
systems is possible due to the wide range of adaptors available. | |
| Midas | (May 2004) |
| MAC
Sound has recently taken delivery of a Midas Heritage 1000 console with 44 mono
and 4 stereo inputs. Selected because of it's exceptional quality and our long
standing relationship with Midas the console is proving to be very popular with
operators on one of our long running national tours. | |
| DAS | (May 2004) |
| Due
to the popularity of current DAS products we have now added the DS108A powered
speaker to our hire catalogue. Comprising 150 watt and 50 watt power amplifiers
this compact unit has microphone input on XLR3 and line input on balanced jack
connectors with individual level controls and a master for final adjustments.
Signal present and overload indicator lights give visual warnings of the speaker
operating condition. | |
| The Shell Seekers | (July 2004) |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to again be providing sound design and equipment for the autumn
tour of The Shell Seekers. Based on the International Best Seller by Rosamunde
Pilcher the script is by Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham. Further
information - www.theshellseekers.com | |
| Pantomimes | (November 2004) |
| For
the eighteenth consecutive year we are fully booked for our Christmas season providing
sound designers, operators, equipment and transport for Pantomimes in Aberdeen,
Belfast, Cardiff, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Plymouth, Poole and Woking,
please click on the link below to view the Pantomime performance schedules. | |
| Footloose The Musical | (May 2004) |
| We
are delighted to be providing complete sound services for the above national tour
directed by Paul Kerryson. Based on Dean Pitchford and Kenny Loggins' popular
80's movie starring Kevin Bacon the show features unforgettable numbers including
Holding Out For A Hero, Let's Hear It For The Boy and Footloose. Sound design by Clement Rawling with production engineer Martyn Davies, and operators Karen Szameit and Leah Brooker. Further information - www.footloosethemusical.co.uk | |
| Gawsworth Hall | (June 2004) |
| We are
delighted to be providing a complete sound system for use in the open air theatre
at Gawsworth Hall from now until mid August. The wide variety of performances
include As You Like It, The Marriage Of Figaro, Private Lives, The Mediaeval Baebes,
The Grimethorpe UK Coal Band and Barry Cryer. Further information - www.gawsworthhall.com | |
| Gawsworth Hall II | (July 2004) |
|
MAC Sound are providing the complete sound system with Midas front of house console,
Meyer main P.A. and d&b monitoring for use on a series of open air concerts
at Gawsworth Hall from now until mid August. The programme includes performances
from The Wonderful West End, Acker Bilk, Andy Prior, Levellers Acoustic, John
Suchet, The Houghton Weavers, and The Magic of Abba. Further information - www.gawsworthhall.com | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Literature | (October 2004) |
| For
the tenth consecutive year MAC Sound has just supplied all equipment and personnel
for the 55th Cheltenham Festival of Literature, the biggest ever with nearly 400
speakers in ten days featuring such diversity as Cherie Booth, Rory Bremner, Jamie
Oliver, Peter Tatchell, Neil Kinnock, Jonathan Miller, Andrew Marr and John Mortimer. Sound design was by Clement Rawling with engineers Andrew Simpson, Tracey Mundy, Karen Hay, Nick Sagar, Andy Blacklock, Steve Brierley and Martyn Davies. Further information - www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk | |
| Ford | (November 2004) |
| We are delighted
to again be working with production company Imagination providing sound equipment
hire and engineering services for a Ford four week promotional tour being staged
in six venues across the country during November and December. Sound operator
is Andy Blacklock. | |
| Buxton Festival | (June 2004) |
| MAC Sound will again be supplying sound equipment and engineers for the forthcoming Buxton Festival of Literature. Featured speakers will include George Baker, Sir. Roy Strong, John Sergeant, Robin Cook, James Naughtie, Joan Bakewell, Douglas Hurd and Melvyn Bragg. Sound design will be by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Andrew Simpson. | |
| Birmingam Royal Ballet | (May 2004) |
| MAC sound
have just completed a long running contract with Birmingham Royal Ballet for a
new touring production of Beauty And The Beast directed by David Bintley. The
score required the discreet amplification of selected instruments in the full
orchestra particularly the featured harp. Sound design by Clement Rawling. | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Science | (May 2004) |
| MAC
Sound are again providing complete sound services for the third Cheltenham Festival
Of Science from the 9th to 13th June, 2004. Featured speakers include Vilayanur
Ramachandran, Heston Blumenthal, Colin Pillinger, Adam Hart-Davies and Kate Humble. Sound design by Clement Rawling with engineers Andrew Simpson, Martyn Davies and Karen Hay. | |
| Great Manchester Run | (May 2004) |
| MAC Sound
are again supplying all live sound facilities for the second Great Manchester
Run to be held on Sunday 23rd May, 2004. With 16,000 entries for the senior race
it will be one of the ten biggest 10km races in the world, BBC television are
to provide coverage during their Grandstand programme. Sound design by Clement Rawling with a team of eight engineers. | |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet II | (May 2004) |
| We
are currently on tour with Birmingham Royal Ballet providing a complete system
for the subtle sound reinforcement of an on stage orchestra. As part of a triple
bill with Allegri Diversi and Dante Sonata, Elite Syncopations is danced to the
music of Scott Joplin with choreography by Kenneth Macmillan. Sound design by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Steve Brierley. | |
| Twopence to Cross the Mersey | (May 2004) |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to again be supplying complete sound services and personnel
for the above production. Featuring Liz Robertson as the narrator with direction
by Ian Kelgren the production has evolved considerably since first being performed
in 1994. Sound design by Clement Rawling with engineers Ken Hampton, Colin Compost, Andy Blacklock and Alex Fielding. | |
| Cheltenham Centaur | (May 2004) |
| We recently provided sound facilities for what is believed to be the largest single Literature event in the U.K. Utilising the Meyer M1 line array system installed in the brand new Centaur multi purpose venue at Cheltenham racecourse with MAC Sound supplied Shure radio microphones and a Midas mixing console, an audience of nearly 2,000 greatly enjoyed Dame Judi Dench in conversation with John Miller. | |
| Ford | (May 2004) |
| We are delighted to again be working with production company Imagination. A short promotional tour for Ford is being stage in four venues across the country during a ten day period. Sound operator is Andy Blacklock. | |
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Martin Audio S18 | (April 2003) |
| We have just added the very compact S18 sub bass speaker to our hire stock of Martin Audio products. Containing a single 18 inch driver this unit can be passively linked to F15 speakers to form a complete system driven by one power amplifier or switched to active mode for use with other cabinets. | |
| The Shell Seekers | (Jan 2004) |
| MAC
Sound are delighted to be providing sound design and equipment for the current
national tour of The Shell Seekers. Based on the International Best Seller by
Rosamunde Pilcher the script is by Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham. Directed by David Taylor it features Stephanie Cole, Karen Drury and Veronica Roberts and is on tour until March. | |
| Pantomimes | (Dec 2003) |
| For the seventeenth consecutive year we are fully booked for our Christmas season providing sound designers, operators, equipment and transport for Pantomimes in Aberdeen, Belfast, Cardiff, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Guildford, Nottingham, Plymouth, Poole and Woking, please click on the link below to view the performance schedules. | |
| Allen & Heath XONE:02 | (April 2003) |
| MAC Sound now has the Allen & Heath XONE:02 professional DJ mixing console available for hire. Microphone and dual stereo inputs for line and RIAA sources are complimented by three band equalisation with effects loop switching. Channel, pan and crossfade faders are all VCA type for noise free operation, stereo outputs are electronically balanced. | |
Pioneer CDJ - 1000 | (April 2003) |
| We have recently added the Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD digital turntable to our hire stock. Featuring the worlds largest jog dial with integral display the unit offers true vinyl emulation - scratch, cue, brake and release. Hot cue allows three cue points per CD on any track, there is tempo adjustment of 6, 10, 16 and 24%, a 16 second shock proof memory and anti-vibration construction. | |
| Marantz CDR500 | (January 2003) |
| We have just added the Marantz CDR500 C.D. recorder to our hire stock which features a separate CD player and recorder allowing internal copying of discs. Compatible with Data, CDR and CD-RW discs, SCMS information can be fully manipulated. Inputs include XLR and Phono with level trim and SPDIF Digital on coax and optical, outputs are on Phono and SPDIF. | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Literature | (July 2003) |
| We are delighted to again be providing complete sound services for the Cheltenham Festival Of Literature from the 10th to 19th October, 2003 featuring four hundred leading figures including Donna Tartt, Harold Pinter, Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Clive James, Martin Bell and Ranulph Fiennes. MAC Sound has held the contract for ten years and this year sound design will be by Clement Rawling with engineers Andrew Simpson and Martyn Davies in attendance. Further information can be found at www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk. | |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | (July 2003) |
| MAC Sound has again been awarded the contract to supply all sound equipment, personnel and engineering services for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by Birmingham Royal Ballet to be staged at the 3,500 seat National Indoor Arena with a 70 piece orchestra. Sound design will be by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Ken Hampton. | |
| Barnum | (July 2003) |
| We are supplying complete sound services for the summer run of Barnum at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne featuring Chris Jordan until Saturday 16th August, 2003. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Martyn Davies. | |
| Buxton Festival | (July 2003) |
| MAC Sound are currently supplying sound equipment and engineers for the Buxton Festival of Literature with guest speakers including Matthew Parris, Tom Stoppard, Ben Okri, Kate Adie, Michael Frayn and Fiona MacCarthy. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Andrew Simpson. | |
| Great Manchester Run | (April 2003) |
| MAC Sound are delighted to have been awarded the contract by Nova International to provide all sound equipment, engineering and personnel services for the first Great Manchester Run on Monday 26th May, 2003. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with engineers David Houghton, Andrew Simpson and Martyn Davies. | |
| Old World | (April 2003) |
| MAC Sound have been contracted to provide sound design and playback equipment for the forthcoming National Tour of Old World directed by Christopher Morahan and featuring Angela Thorne and Tony Britton. Sound design will be by Clement Rawling. | |
| Corpse | (April 2003) |
| We are currently providing playback facilities for the national tour of Corpse featuring Peter Duncan, Colin Baker and Louise Jameson. Directed by Robin Herford, sound design is by Rod Mead. | |
| Heaven Can Wait | (March 2003) |
| We are currently providing complete sound facilities for the national tour of Heaven Can Wait. Directed by Michael Winter the show features rock 'n' roll classics from the fifties and is on tour until June. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Paul Delaney. | |
| Ratecard | (February 2003) |
| A new printed short form ratecard is now available, if you require this then please email us with your full address and a copy will be posted out by return. | |
| Shure U1 Radio Microphones | (December 2002) |
| MAC Sound has just taken delivery of a further quantity of Shure U1 lavalier radio microphone transmitters complete with U4D dual receivers for our hire stock. All units are the new Series 2 range offering a greater selection of frequencies with improved tolerances. | |
| Ragamuffin | (April 2003) |
| MAC Sound are providing the complete sound system for use on the forthcoming national tour of Ragamuffin. Incorporating drama, comedy, music, dance and film the show is played out against the rhythms of dance-hall, raga, hip-hop, drumming and Haitian vodou sounds. Playback is on conventional Technics SL1210 decks and Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD digital turntables with front of house operation by Martyn Davies. | |
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Imagination | (March 2003) |
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MAC Sound have again been contracted by Imagination to provide complete sound and communications facilities for the current Mazda UK Dealer Roadshow . | |
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Cheltenham Spring Weekend | (January 2003) |
| MAC
Sound are again returning for the Cheltenham Festival of Literature Spring Weekend
to be held in the Town Hall and selected venues on the 4th, 5th and 6th April,
2003. Sound design will be by Clement Rawling with a team of four engineers. (January
2003) | |
| Moment of Weakness | (December 2002) |
| We are currently providing sound design and playback equipment for the National Tour of Moment Of Weakness. Directed by David Taylor the cast includes Gwen Taylor, Michael Jayston and Clare Buckfield. | |
| Girls Night Out | |
| MAC Sound are currently providing sound effects services and playback facilities for the national tour of this very popular show. Devised by Paul Farrah, written by Dave Simpson and directed by Carole Todd it is on the road until March. | |
| Shure PSM700 | (March 2002) |
| MAC Sound are now offering the latest UHF In Ear Monitoring for hire. The Shure PSM700 is a stereo synthesised system with two groups of sixteen compatible frequencies. Receivers offer level and balance control with switchable limiter and high frequency equalisation and are supplied with E1 earphones as standard. | |
| Audio Technica ATM35 | (December 2002) |
| MAC Sound now have a quantity of Audio Technica ATM35 microphones in the hire stock. This unit is a wide range miniature condenser microphone with a cardioid polar pattern. Because of it's integral clip and gooseneck it is suitable for mounting on a variety of wind and percussion instruments and will accept very high sound pressure levels without distortion. | |
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Pantomimes | (December 2002) |
| For the sixteenth consecutive year we are again involved in a very demanding Christmas season providing sound designers, operators, equipment and transport for Pantomimes across the country in Aberdeen, Belfast, Cardiff, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Plymouth, Poole and Woking ......... yes, we are fully booked!! | |
| Bounce | (March 2002) |
|
MAC Sound are delighted to have been awarded the contract to supply complete sound services for the European tour of Bounce. Formed in 1997 the Bounce Streetdance Company first staged their theatre production in Stockholm in March, 2001. Utilising the recently introduced Midas Venice 160 mixing console and a Meyer P.A. system 'sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house operation by Paul Delaney. | |
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Midas Venice 160 | (March 2002) |
| Continuing our long association with Midas we have just added the recently launched Venice 160 console to our hire stock. With a nineteen inch rack mount option the unit comprises eight mono and four stereo microphone or line inputs with sweepable equalisation and switchable phantom power, four sub-groups, two stereo master outputs, two effects sends, two monitor sends and two auxiliary sends. | |
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Soundcraft Spirit FX8 | (December 2002) |
| Latest addition to our range of Soundcraft mixing consoles is the Spirit FX8 with optional rack mount facility. Features include eight microphone or line inputs, two stereo inputs and a Lexicon digital effects processor. | |
| Evita | (December 2002) |
| MAC Sound are providing sound design, equipment and personnel for the forthcoming production of Evita staged by Tunbridge Wells Operatic & Dramatic Society at the Assembly Hall from the 26th to 30th November, 2002. Directed by Peter St. James, sound design will be by Clement Rawling with front of house operator Martyn Davies. | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Literature | (December 2002) |
| We are delighted to again be providing complete sound services for the Cheltenham Festival Of Literature from the 11th to 20th October, 2002. MAC Sound has held the contract since 1994 and this year sound design will be by Clement Rawling with engineers Andrew Simpson, Paul Delaney, Martyn Davies and Tracey Mundy in attendance. | |
| Credit Cards | (December 2002) |
| MAC Sound now accepts all major credit cards. Please advise us when booking your hire equipment or making a purchase if you would like to make use of this facility. (January 2002) | |
| Imagination | (July 2002) |
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MAC Sound have been contracted by Imagination to provide personnel, radio communications and sound equipment services for the T-mobile conference at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool. In attendance will be sound engineers Paul Delaney and Jon Wiles. | |
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Evita | (May 2002) |
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MAC Sound are providing complete sound services for the forthcoming production of Evita at The Grand Theatre, Leeds from the 5th to 15th June, 2002. Staged By Sing Live the show will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge. Sound engineers Martyn Davies and Lorraine Ashfield will be in attendance for the duration. | |
| Cheltenham Festival of Science | (April 2002) |
| MAC Sound have been awarded the contract to supply sound equipment and personnel for the first Cheltenham Festival of Science to be staged in the Town Hall, Everyman Theatre and various small venues from the 22nd to 26th May, 2002. Featured speakers will include, Richard Dawkins, Helen Storey, Robert Winston, Steve Jones, Adam Hart-Davis, Simon Singh and Noel Sharkey of the BBC's Robot Wars. Sound Design will be by Clement Rawling with operators Andrew Simpson and Rowena Edwards. | |
| Cheltenham Festival | (March 2002) |
| MAC Sound are returning for the third Cheltenham Festival of Literature Spring Weekend to be held at the Town Hall and selected venues on the 5th, 6th and 7th April, 2002. Featured writers will include Margaret Thatcher, Antonia Fraser, Marina Warner, William Boyd, Sue MacGregor, Tim Smit, Hanif Kureishi, Victoria Glendinning and Bel Mooney. | |
| Heaven Can Wait | (March 2002) |
| MAC Sound are currently providing complete sound facilities for the national tour of Heaven Can Wait. Directed by Peter Rowe the show features rock 'n' roll classics from the fifties and is on tour until July. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Martyn Davies. | |
| Africa Africa | (March 2002) |
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We are pleased to be providing a complete sound system including Sennheiser SK50 radio microphones and Meyer UPA1 speaker systems for the national tour of Africa Africa. Sound design is by Marc Cohen. | |
| Hobson's Choice | (March 2002) |
| We are currently providing additional sound equipment for the tour of Hobson's Choice which is playing nationwide until June. | |
| Pantomimes | (December 2001) |
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We are again involved in a very demanding Christmas season providing sound designers, operators, equipment and transport across the country in Aberdeen, Altrincham, Belfast, Cardiff, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Greenwich, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Plymouth, Poole and Woking .......... yes, we are fully booked!! | |
| White Christmas | (December 2001) |
| MAC Sound has just completed a series of one night concerts for West End International featuring Scott Davies, Andrew Halliday, Sally Ann Triplett and Jill Washington with conductor Martin Yates. Sound design and operation was by Andy Collins with engineers David Houghton and Andrew Simpson. | |
| Cheltenham Festival | (December 2001) |
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We have just completed providing comprehensive sound facilities for the Cheltenham Festival of Literature. MAC Sound has held the contract since 1994 and this year sound design was by Clement Rawling with operators Andrew Simpson, Paul Delaney, Martyn Davies and Gina Hills. | |
| AKG | (December 2001) |
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MAC Sound are currently testing twenty CK77WR miniature microphones of a totally new design. Probably the first model to have actually achieved the required miniature dimensions combined with a capsule that can be unscrewed and changed while being worn by the performer this microphone sounds great as well. | |
| Martin | (December 2001) |
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A new addition to our comprehensive hire stock of the excellent Martin speaker range is the F15, containing a 15 inch lf driver and 1.4 inch hf exit compression driver with rotatable horn the multi-angle enclosure can be utilised as a serious passive wedge monitor or drumfill but is equally useful mounted on a stand for P.A. applications. | |
| Yamaha | (December 2001) |
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We have just taken delivery of a quantity of Yamaha P1600 two channel power amplifiers to offer further choice with our existing range. To ensure greater reliability and lower running temperatures this model utilises an EEE (Energy Efficient Engine) which has resulted in a reduction in size and a low handling weight of only 12kgs. | |
| Yamaha II | (December 2001) |
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We have just added MV800 rack mount mixers to our hire stock, only 2u in height they have 8 balanced microphone or line inputs with 2 band equalisation, noise gate, insert facility and selectable 48 volt phantom power. Dual stereo balanced outputs with headphone monitoring and stacking jacks to combine two or more MV800 mixers provide great flexibility. | |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | (July 2001) |
| MAC Sound has been awarded the contract to supply all sound equipment, personnel and engineering services for a production of Swan Lake by Birmingham Royal Ballet at the National Indoor Arena. Five performances only will take place in the 3,500 seat venue on the 20th, 21st and 22nd September, 2001. Original sound design will be by Clement Rawling with front of house engineer Paul Delaney. | |
| DAS | (July 2001) |
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Following the success and reliability of the Factor 5 and DS8 models we have now added DS12 speaker systems to our hire stock, with an RMS Power Handling of 300 watts the mineral loaded polypropylene units look good and weigh only 8kgs. | |
| Honk! | (March 2001) |
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MAC Sound are delighted to be providing complete sound design, equipment hire, engineering and personnel services for the national tour of Honk! with Norman Pace, Clive Rowe, Tracie Bennett and Richard Dempsey. Directed by Julia McKenzie at the National Theatre the production was winner of Best New Musical in the Olivier Awards 2000. Sound design is by Clement Rawling with production engineer Martyn Davies a front of house operator Paul Delaney and number two operator Mash Baird. | |
| Cheltenham Spring Weekend | (March 2001) |
| MAC Sound are returning for the second Cheltenham Festival of Literature Spring Weekend to be held at the Town Hall and selected venues on the 20th, 21st and 22nd April, 2001. Featured writers will include Amy Tan, David Lodge, Brian Aldiss, James Ellroy, Terry Waite, John Cole, Antony Sher and Timothy West. Original sound design will be by Clement Rawling with a team of four engineers. | |
| Midas | (March 2001) |
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Due to upgrading we currently have for sale a Midas Heritage 2000 48 input mixing console complete with cable tray flightcase. Purchased new in March, 2000 this console has been in static use on one production only so has never toured. If interested then please submit an offer or contact David Houghton at MAC Sound for further information. | |
| Phantom of the Opera | (January 2001) |
| MAC Sound are supplying the complete sound system for the current national tour of Phantom of the Opera directed by Chris Colby. The system utilises SFX total computer control for all recorded sound effects and voice placement with Sennheiser SK50 UHF radio microphones for live vocals. Having been sound designer for the original Ken Hill West End version Clement Rawling is delighted to be designing sound for this new production with production engineer Paul Delaney and front of house operator Bo Collier. | |
| Pantomimes | (December 2000) |
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The season is upon us again so we are currently providing sound facilities in Aberdeen, Altrincham, Belfast, Bournemouth, Buxton, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Plymouth, Poole and Woking - and yes, we have absolutely no equipment available until the New Year. | |
| Sennheiser | (December 2000) |
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Due to the exceptional demand for quality radio microphone systems we have just added a further 16 channels of Sennheiser SK3063-U transmitters with EM3532 receivers to our hire stock. Similar to the EM3032 the new EM3532 receivers have many additional facilities including software interface for PC remote control and monitoring. | |
| Peak 2000 | (December 2000) |
| Continuing our run of outdoor contracts MAC Sound provided the complete sound system specified for use at the Peak 2000 Summer Camp. Organised by the Derbyshire Scout and Guide Associations there was an attendance of 5000 from around Britain with an additional 1000 from Overseas for the various events and entertainments provided all week. | |
| Abbadabbadoo | (July 2000) |
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MAC Sound returned to the Opera House, Blackpool in September for an eight week run of this premiere production with music, comedy archive footage and live performances featuring the sights and sounds of the 70's and 80's with Lionel Vinyl, David Copperfield and Rebecca Storm. | |
| Breeze'2000 | (July 2000) |
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Having provided all sound services for the first Breeze multi stage rock festival in 1997 and again in 1998, MAC Sound were pleased to return to Temple Newsam Park for this year's festival which was a great success. The team of twelve engineers were greatly relieved when the rain eventually eased halfway through the eight hour non-stop performances! | |
| Opera in the Park | (July 2000) |
| MAC Sound were this year awarded the contract to supply all sound equipment, engineering and personnel for this prestigious Leeds City Council event believed to be the largest free opera concert in Europe with a ticket issue of 50,000. Despite threatening rain the exciting programme culminated in Nessum Dorma followed by an enthusiastic standing ovation from the capacity audience. | |
| Party in the Park | (July 2000) |
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We were also awarded the contract to supply all sound equipment, engineering and personnel for this one day open air event at Temple Newsam Park. Featuring artists including Honeyz, Sid Owen, Girl Thing, Heather Small, Louise and Mel B, simultaneous broadcast facilities were provided to radio station 96.3 Aire FM for their six hour live transmission. The audience of over 60,000 relaxed in the sunshine while listening to the high quality Meyer distributed and delayed speaker systems ~ in stereo! | |
| La Cava | (July 2000) |
| '.... Clement Rawling has supplied a sound system that can cope with high-class singers and give them room to breathe against a terrific orchestral score.' | |
| La Cava | (March 2000) |
| We were delighted to have been awarded the sound design, equipment hire and personnel contract for the world premiere production of La Cava the Musical which completed it's run at the Victoria Palace, London on Saturday 22nd July, 2000. Based on a true story with book by Dana Broccoli, the show re-opened at the Piccadilly Theatre, London on Monday the 21st August, 2000 for an indefinite run. Original sound design is by Clement Rawling with production engineer Paul Delaney, front of house operator Tracey Mundy and number two operator Helen Vining. | |
| Something Wonderful | (March 2000) |
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Clement Rawling's sound design is spot on.' John Martland | |
| Midas | (March 2000) |
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MAC Sound have taken delivery of Midas Heritage 2000 consoles shortly to be followed by Heritage 1000 as a natural progression from the well established XL200 series. With extensive features including automation the new consoles are destined for the West End and a series of open air concerts ranging from Rock to Opera during the summer. | |
| Phantom of the Opera | (January 2000) |
| MAC Sound are supplying the complete sound system for the current national tour of Phantom of the Opera directed by Chris Colby. The system utilises SFX total computer control for all recorded sound effects and voice placement with Sennheiser SK50 UHF radio microphones for live vocals. Having been sound designer for the original Ken Hill West End version Clement Rawling is delighted to be designing sound for this new production with production engineer Paul Delaney and front of house operator Bo Collier. | |
| Gary Wilmot | (January 2000) |
| MAC Sound are delighted to have secured the contract to supply sound design, engineering, equipment and personnel for the forthcoming U.K. tour featuring Gary Wilmot. The production commences in Hanley on the 10th March and finally concludes in Southampton on the 21st May having been as far north as Inverness. Original sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house operator Paul Delaney and stage engineer Rowena Edwards. | |
| DDA | (January 2000) |
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MAC Sound has now added DDA CS8 mixing consoles to the hire stock, selected for their extremely compact dimensions, comprehensive range of facilities and the ability to bus link consoles together. Initial units have 20, 28 or 36 mono inputs and 4 stereo inputs as standard. | |
| The Hobbit | (January 2000) |
| MAC Sound provided sound equipment including twelve Sennheiser radio microphones and engineering services for the 1999 National Tour of this production directed by Roy Marsden and have been awarded the contract for the 2000 National Tour which re-commences in September. | |
| Something Wonderful | (January 2000) |
| The U.K. premiere of a show that was originally performed in New York, Something Wonderful is touring nationwide to theatres and concert halls for between one and three shows at each venue over a period of nine weeks. Directed by Hugh Wooldridge it is a musical revue which celebrates the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Original sound design is by Clement Rawling with front of house operator Rowena Edwards. | |
| Pantomimes | (December 1999) |
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It's pantomime time again,
oh yes it is!! | |
| Sony II | (December 1999) |
| A quantity of the new professional MDS-E11 minidisc recorders are now available from our hire stock. Measuring an incredible 1u high with balanced connections and full remote facilities these machines complement our existing range of minidisc recorders. | |
| Sennheiser II | (December 1999) |
| In order to increase the MAC Sound range of 69 band radio microphones a quantity of SK3036 16 channel transmitters with EM3032 twin 32 channel receivers have been purchased for the hire stock. | |
| DAS II | (November 1999) |
| We have now added the small Factor 5 to our hire stock as a worthy alternative to the JBL Control 1. | |
| West End | (October 1999) |
| It was three in a row for MAC Sound this summer on Shaftesbury Avenue with Animal Crackers followed by Tango Pasion at the Lyric Theatre and the long running Defending the Caveman featuring Mark Little at the Apollo Theatre. | |
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Martin | (October 1999) |
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Hire stocks of the Martin Wavefront range have been increased with the addition of the W0-5 speaker purchased for the rear auditorium system used on Goosebumps Live. The unit is a high quality very compact general purpose speaker system. | |
| DAS | (October 1999) |
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DAS speakers have for the first time been included in the MAC Sound hire stock with the selection of the DS8 model for it's low weight, compact size and exceptional quality. | |
| Sennheiser | (September 1999) |
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It is now possible to convert the Sennheiser MKE2 or almost any other miniature microphone in to a head boom microphone format with the addition of an NB2 adaptor, we have a large number in our hire stock. | |
| Sony | (September 1999) |
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With the continuing increase in the use of minidisc MAC Sound has added the Sony MDS-JE530 to the hire stock. Considerably more compact than the full professional models it still offers outstanding quality and editing facilities at a budget price. | |
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Cheltenham Festival | (September 1999) |
| MAC Sound was again awarded the contract for the prestigious Cheltenham Festival of Literature which this year celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary. Sound Design was by Clement Rawling with sound operators Andrew Simpson, Paul Delaney, Rowena Edwards and Tracey Mundy in attendance. | |
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