Sound Division's audio design team, David Graham and Elliot Patterson, opted for a Crown-powered JBL system based primarily on JBL Control 25AV loudspeakers. "As is the case with so many of our restaurant clients, the keyword here was quality," said David Graham. Mark Evans, operations manager for Shish, agreed. "We were looking for a high quality background music system which would do justice to the kind of World Music we feature here which is crucial to the atmosphere we are trying to create. For the restaurant it was particularly important that the music be both audible and crystal clear without being overpowering, while downstairs in the cocktail bar where we also have provision for a DJ, the system needed to be able to pack a bit more punch."
To that end Sound Division supplied a total of eight JBL Control 25AVs for the restaurant area on the ground floor, with a further eight gracing the cocktail lounge and bar area in the basement. The DJ control area features a pair of JBL Control 29AVs plus an Allen & Heath Xone:62 pro DJ mixer, twin Technics SL1210 Mk3 turntables and a Denon 1800F twin CD player. The whole system is controlled via an Allen & Heath DR66 digital processing unit and two Allen & Heath PL1 remote music source and level control panels. Mark Evans also pointed out that Sound Division have sourced much of the music that is a defining part of Shish's identity.
(Ruth Rossington)
