Islington Green is a large county comprehensive facility that educates over 1,000 students in the heart of one of the most culturally diverse areas of London. Sound Division’s brief was to provide a system for the main hall that was capable of handling everything from speech reinforcement to live and pre-recorded music in a variety of situations, including awards ceremonies, assemblies and drama productions.
As a result, the company specified and installed a Crown-driven ElectroVoice sound system based on EV Sx300 loudspeakers supplemented by Sx100A powered monitors with a Behringer DSP 1124P feedback destroyer. A number of Sennheiser EW112/22 lavalier radio microphone systems were also supplied, together with a pair of E664 overhead ambience mics and a further K6-P and ME66 ambience mic, also from Sennheiser. Finally on the audio side, Sound Division supplied a Soundcraft FX8 16-channel mixing console - ideal for both stage and studio use, and particularly suitable for live recording. The lighting system was built around a range of Selecon fixtures, all controlled through a Zero 88 Alcora mixing desk.
According to Sound Division’s David Graham, the installation went very smoothly. "We’ve always made a point of prioritizing local business, because we feel it’s important to be on hand for service and back-up - it instils a level of confidence in the customer that might not necessarily exist if we were further away."
(Ruth Rossington)
