Review Centre: Sound Engineers

"After a misunderstanding with organizing PA system for my show, we called up James from Basement Hire on a one hour notice. It was a Friday night, he drove to Bournemouth, set it up perfectly, and I couldn't have asked for better service. The sound was top quality."

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"I recently used core event hire for a big birthday party! The equipment and lighting used was of top quality, delivery and set up was done without a hitch and Chris was fantastic! We will 100% use the company again and would highly recommend!!"

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"I want to really thank and recommend Grimshaw Audio/Chris for his work with us on an event at Batley Bulldogs Rugby Stadium. Chris provided exactly what we needed for an event with over 1,000 school children. The equipment/sound he provided was perfect for the needs of the event. The way in which he adapted to OUR last minute changes was hugely professional and courteous with lots of patience. The event which was a first for our organisation to plan had all we needed in terms of sound (across a huge venue) which included individual speakers, school choirs, samba band and soloists. I would really recommend Grimshaw Audio - for our huge event he offered to us all we needed and more. Thank you so much and so sorry this review has taken so long for me to complete. If anyone would want to speak about my recommendation then please feel free to get in touch. "

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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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"Finlay and the team were great - really flexible with altering the package to suit our requirements, great comms and did a great job with the setup. They went the extra mile to make the outdoor party look fantastic once the sun had gone down too. Would absolutely recommend using them. Thanks!"

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"We’ve used chris for a number of house party’s now, great service and very fair price. Equipment is excellent too!"

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"Great job thank you. Very impressive sound both indoors and outdoors which a large number of people commented on."

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"Chris and his team did a stunning job transforming our wedding venue to a exactly how we imagined it to be. Great to work with him and go through what we wanted and the end result was great. Massive thanks to Chris and his team."

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"We hired some sound and lighting equipment for our wedding reception a few weeks ago and couldn't recommend Chris or the team highly enough. With a very vague outline of what we were after Chris guided us through the lighting options and managed to help us to exceed the effect we were originally after. They made sure we had everything else we required to make sure the day went off without a hitch - it is fair to say that Chris' experience in this field is un-surpassed and didn't leave a stone un-turned - thank you! p.s. prices were extremely competitive too!"

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"George was absolutely the star of the show, keeping things going smoothly in the background. He put in a lot of work and we couldn’t have had the musical night we did without him. Shout out to Cam too for helping! Will definitely be in touch again and I highly recommend. Cheers southside sounds."

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"Hired some sound and light equipment for my wedding. Fantastic service from start to finish even when I had to add to my order, cannot recommend them enough!"

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"This is a full day conference that was held at Shelley Theatre in Bournemouth. Having support with the tech is such an important aspect and BH put everything at ease and a great team to work with. Highly recommended.....great company."

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"I Can highly recommend TMS AV hire. They provided sound and lighting for our wedding venue, for the ceremony and running right through to the evening do. The lighting was AMAZING and totally transformed the venue, every effort was made to make it look extra special and this was really appreciated by us and noticed by all the guests. So many people were impressed with the lighting including the venue themselves. The brilliant sound engineering enabled the ceremony to run very smoothly and the evening do to be a fantastic party. "

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"Great service, friendly and helpful. So much easier and cheaper cutting out the DJ, able to play the songs I wanted still with great sound and lighting. Having the equipment set up and collected also reduced any hassle."

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"Really appreciate the prompt and professional service! You really helped me out of a tight spot at short notice and we had such an incredible day.”"

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