Review Centre: Sound Engineers

"Great to work with, the whole process was effortless and easy to book. They gave me a free upgrade on lights too which was a nice touch! Would definitely recommend for wedding packages"

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"Chris was very pro and set up a great sound system for our wedding (next to Huddersfield). First in the outdoor welcome area for the early stage and then after 10pm in the marquee for the disco part. Chris went above and beyond in making our event a success. Thank you!"

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

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"We hired our local hall for our anniversary and the evening was made by Rudy and the band. Starting off with some mellow jazz standards before bringing the house alive with some fabulous entertainment. Just superb!"

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"Chris responded at pretty short notice (6 days) to a request to provide sound for a gig at The Lescar in Sheffield. He was providing sound for a pretty challenging headline act - Il Sogno Del Marinaio - whose bass guitarist (Mike Watt) was recently in Iggy Pop & The Stooges and perhaps more famously early '80s US hardcore band Minutemen. Chris did a superb job for them, giving them what they wanted in terms of set-up, overcoming some technical issues & really impressing with sound on the night. Likewise the support (Dave Woodcock) were able to set up quickly and their acoustic set sounded superb. The whole night went smoothly and the audience loved it; Chris played a huge part in that. Highly recommend."

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"We chose Rudy for our private event at our home. They were fantastic and I would highly recommend them. They were so professional and appreciative of our requirements throughout the day, even doing an extra set for us later in the evening. 10/10"

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"Chris had his work cut out dealing with our seven piece band but nothing was too much trouble for him. Great equipment, great sound and all round a very smooth operator. Would fully recommend Grimshaw Audio for any type of event - we will definitely use him again."

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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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"We recently got hitched in the UK and a few of the attending guests and I play in band(s) together. We thought it would be nice to extend the wedding weekend and have a day of live music the day after the wedding. As most of the band live and work overseas, transporting our own PA equipment wasn't feasible so we looked into hiring some gear for the day. Grimshaw Audio was recommended by a friend who works in the music business so I contacted Chris through the website and he quickly replied to confirm he was available and offered some great advice on the equipment we required. He also offered to set up and manage all the technical stuff throughout the day so we didn't need to worry about levels, settings etc. The price seemed very reasonable so we progressed with the booking. Following a phone conversation to firm up the details, it was clear that Chris is extremely knowledgeable about about his work and service; Grimshaw Audio was obviously a passionate hobby as well as a professional business. We were scheduled to start the first set at around 3:00pm on the Sunday; Chris and his colleague arrived at 10:00am to set up! The kit they work with is amazing. The speakers are hand crafted by Chris so he literally knows them inside out. Backed up by a remote tablet mixer, he can stroll the venue and and adjust the levels accordingly via a Bluetooth connection (I guess?). We're an amateur band so having a sound engineer and a quality PA set up was a real novelty for us; despite all our rusty mistakes we've never sounded so clear and bright (in our opinion). All the vocals and instruments, (percussion, bass, keys, guitar) were fed through the same PA so Chris was also able to provide us with a full recording on a USB stick. All in all, I can't recommend this guy enough. A young business with a bright future for sure. I just wish he lived in the Middle East so we could hire him for every gig! "

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"Chris provided sound equipment and excellent technical support for our village music festival in July 2017. He was professional and knowledgeable and his sound equipment ensured the sound quality was of a high standard throughout the event. I would not hesitate to recommend his services. "

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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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"I hired Chris on a recommendation by a friend. It was quite a task I set him but he rose to the challenge with aplomb..The concert required constantly changing sound requirements for a series of artists playing throughout the evening, ranging from solo singer/guitarist to 7 piece bands..Seamless changeovers!The venue was no picnic( acoustically speaking )but he got a great sound without blowing anyone’s ears out..Very attentive throughout the evening as well.In short I would recommend this outfit to anyone.Well done."

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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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"Andrew was absolutely fantastic and made our video set look amazing! Couldn’t recommend more and will use again for sure!!! "

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"Chris and the team were brilliant. I wanted a show stopper for our client evening and they pulled it out the bag, with some brilliant ideas. We were all so pleased with the event and the feedback we received from colleagues and clients was really positive. We are hoping to make it an annual thing, so we’ll definitely be in touch again next year. Looking forward to working with you again in the near future 😊."

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