Stu's Sound
is a private company specialising in a variety of services including sound design, dry hire and the supply and operation of sound equipment in and around London and the home counties.
What we do...
We are happy to hire you a single radio microphone for a school speech day if that’s all you need – See Equipment Hire.
At the other end of the scale we can design and operate everything needed for a full scale musical theatre production including every piece of equipment and crew to run it – See Sound Services.
Sound Services
After initial contact we will liaise with your Producer, Director and Musical Director to get a 'feel' of what you require for your production before quoting you for the work. We take the venue into consideration when choosing equipment and we will then put a package together that includes Sound Design, radio microphones, speakers, mixing desk and all other peripheral equipment required for your show. We rarely have to hire in anything as we have a vast stock of our own state-of- the-art equipment to choose from - much of which can be also be hired from us (see our Equipment Hire section). Prior to the show we will attend production meetings and rehearsals as required to get more acquainted with your production and during the week of the show we will rig everything in the venue prior to your technical rehearsal.
We supply our own crew not only to rig but there will always be at least one sound No. 2 (dependant on cast size) who will remain backstage throughout each performance to ensure body worn microphones are fitted / removed correctly and to deal with any problems that may occur. The majority of our sound No. 2s are female and all are either DBS checked or licensed chaperones in their own right so we can accommodate child cast members. They will be in constant contact with our Sound No.1 using our own communication system to ensure smooth running of the show. Quite often the band will be in the pit and we will mic as required and provide vocal fold-back to the MD and/or selected members of the band. Fold-back is also normally supplied to the stage so performers can hear cues from the band etc.
At the end of the run our crew will liaise with the stage manager and crew to break down and remove all our equipment. You will then be invoiced within a few days.
For more information, or to book us for your production, please contact us.
Equipment Hire
We have many items for hire, from a single microphone or small PA for speeches to a full sound system for your cabaret or musical production. We only hire Sennheiser as these have proved to be the most reliable. We use the EW300 series G3 models racked into 4's but if you only need one or two, that's fine, we will send you a rack of 4 with just the required number of transmitter packs or handhelds. You will only be charged for this number of units. The racks have been designed to stack so you can run multiples together i.e. 4, 8, 12 or 16 units with one pair of antennas under the one licence (provided). If you need more, we have a large rack of 24 units available. NB - This may require additional licensing if all 24 are used together.
Radio microphones are charged per unit at £30 per day or £60 per week. Delivery and collection is free of charge within 15 miles of Horley and charged at £1 per mile thereafter. We are also happy to help you set up the equipment if required.
We also have speakers, amplifiers, stage pianos, mixing desks and pyrotechnic equipment for hire. Please complete this enquiry form and we will respond shortly.
About Us
| stuart@stussound.com | |
| Phone | 01293 773555 |
| Mobile | 07836 343436 |
Recent Productions
For a comprehensive selection of photos and details of all our recent productions, please see our Facebook page.