Review Centre: Sound Engineers

"Chris at Grimshaw Audio was recommended to us by The Green Dragon Pub in Dronfield. From our very first meeting Chris was professional and helpful. Because this was the first festival I had organised, a PA sound system was very alien to me! Luckily Chris listened to our requirements and helped guide through what was required and offered help and info along the way. From the first meeting through to the festival Chris organised all the PA and sound with all of our performers without me having to get involved. Therefore taking a great deal of pressure off of me! Over the weekend of the festival he was extremely professional and handled any issues or hic-ups we came across on my behalf very efficiently. The sound and the set up was run professionally and we had positive comments from all involved. Afterwards Chris was keen to organise a meeting to run through our feedback and offer his advice on where we could perhaps better our sound achievements for next year. As an organiser it is always great to work with someone who can take their role and run with it without the constant need to "baby sit". Chris has been great to work with - he even accommodated a few last minute changes made on my part without any issues whatsoever! I will hopefully be working with Chris again next year on the Festival and would highly recommend him for any sound requirements."

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"We used Daz for a birthday party. Daz was very professional and had a good selection of tunes. Would definitely book him again. 5 ⭐️ "

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cheers Ash, we loved it all was so friendly and we cant wait to be booked again next year.

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"Really happy with the service , the band got a great sound the equipment was solid and the audience were delighted "

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"Just to say a big thank you again for Saturday, the event was a great success and that is always helped by quality PA so thank you again. "

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"I booked Core Event Hire for equipment hire as I was DJing in Oxford. If I could give them 6 stars, I would. Superb service. So easy to deal with, the equipment and set up were fantastic. Super neat set up with great tidiness & very good pricing. Will 100% use them again!"

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"Totally Superb service. Helpful kind & lovely modern sound system. Highly recommend "

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"Chris knows his stuff, is a great guy, and will go the extra mile. We were a 5-piece rock band playing WMC's and needed a sound engineer - Chris not only did the engineering but also provided extra mics and equipment where he saw fit. We could play with confidence knowing the sound out front was spot on. Can't recommend him enough."

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"We hired a PA system and disco lighting for our wedding reception and we couldn't have been happier with the service: the quality of the equipment was excellent, operating it was extremely easy and intuitive, the value for money was excellent and, most of all, the customer service from Chris and his colleagues in the run-up and on the day were absolutely fantastic (as per many other reviews). Would strongly recommend. Thank you to Chris, Steve and all who helped out at Core."

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"Wanted a disco ball and some uplighters to help my daughter’s 18th birthday party “sparkle”! The friendly team at Core Events were so helpful, from start to finish, with lots of advice on what to hire, and guidance on how to set things up ourselves. The equipment was exactly what we wanted and easy to use. Would highly recommend!"

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"We look forward to working with Chris as he seems like the best provider in the area."

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"Hired the 'Ultimate Party Bundle' to use with our own decks, mixer and radio mike for a wedding (speeches and disco). Equipment was delivered and set up on time and provided great sound and lighting. The package was ideal for the marquee (about 90 guests). Lights and speakers were in excellent condition. Basement Hire answered all my questions in advance regarding connections, cables etc. "

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"James was fantastic in fulfilling all our needs and going above and beyond in making sure we had what we needed. He was in contact throughtout the hire period and the equipment was in perfect condition and all done at a competative cost. We will be using again!"

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"I cannot speak highly enough of Chris and his team, I hired a full DJ kit including 'proper' decks for vinyl , the price was extremely competitive, the service was first class and given by people that truly care. Core Event Hire will always get any repeat business from me and I will be recommending them to anyone else. I Can't thank them enough!"

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"This was my first time using Chris and it was for a musical theatre production of 'Godspell' at the Hasland Theatre. Chris came recommended by a friend of mine (Adam Parrish) after he did the sound engineering for a concert Adam had recently done with Gordon Giltrap. Well what can I say - Chris did an amazing job! He came along for a preliminary meeting with me where we looked around the venue, talked about the requirements for the show which included a live 4 piece band and 10 wireless headset radio mics. Chris then gave a full explanation of what equipment he thought was required to make a great sound within the venue, how much time he would have to dedicate to the project and from that came up with a quote for us. We confirmed it all over email and then it was just a matter of waiting for show week to roll around. This came at the end of March and Chris arrived with all the equipment he needed and got set up ready to go. It was great that the equipment he had was all digital and took up a very small amount of space and that he was able to control it all from his iPad at the back of the theatre, since there was literally no room for him to be anywhere else. Several of the band members commented on how great it was that Chris asked them before every show about their individual monitor mixes, if anything needed changing, if Chris needed to be aware of any issues from previous nights etc and are still talking about it now as something like that which seems really obvious and simple makes a huge difference to those playing and performing. Nothing was too much trouble for Chris even when I had to ask for some additional monitors to be placed on the stage as the actors were struggling to hear the musicians he just turned up with speaker stands and monitors and got them plugged in and ready for the following nights performance. Amazing! It is also important to note Chris's attitude throughout the entire process. Putting on a musical is an exceedingly stressful thing to do and I was having to think about a lot of things throughout the run, but Chris remained calm, level-headed and had a very calming presence which was commented on by several cast members and others within the creative team, which is just what you want in a high stress environment. He was great to work with and lots of laughs were had throughout the week amongst the whole team who he worked well with. A very quick and speedy break down and get out on the Saturday night wrapped everything up nicely. Thanks so much for the time and effort you put into making our show sound amazing and we really cannot wait to be working with you again hopefully in the very near future."

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"I can thoroughly recommend Awesome Audio DJ - just brilliant. Steve was fantastic throughout the process of our enquiry, booking and the night itself. Very responsive running up to our event which gave us full confidence in him. The disco kit was fabulous, set up quickly so he was ready to go practically from arrival. Steve was so polite and courteous; the music he played was just right for us and had everyone on the dance floor. Steve stayed and played until the last one standing left the dance floor which I really appreciated. Thanks so much Steve, you deserve to be fully booked up from the level of service you provide. Our very best wishes to you!"

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