Aside from the Gaiety, Shea also has the complex's Royal Hall, Villa Marina and 250-seat Promenade Suite under his charge, and last month he again consulted the Shepperton-based company to advise on a compact and flexible sound reinforcement upgrade solution for the Promenade Suite.
The Promenade Suite is a low-ceilinged venue which is used equally for conferences and staging emerging unsigned acts - so fast derigging was essential to the brief.
Marquee Audio's sales director, Andy Huffer, recommended an RCF 4PRO powered solution, and in addition to the four monitors also provided two 4PRO 600s and four 4PRO 800 subs for the main PA. They also provided a compact 16-channel Yamaha LS9 digital mixer.
"What we have now is a great-sounding PA that we can break down and re-rig easily and quickly, says Shea. "Everything can be controlled from the screen of the compact digital desk without the need for excessive outboard equipment, taking up further valuable space. The whole thing is a straightforward plug-and-play system."
(Jim Evans)
