Quadrophenia

Stage Sound Services were thrilled to work alongside Jason Barnes, Sound Designer, on the new version of  Pete Townsend's Quadrophenia production this year.  The style of production was unique and offered the opportunity for Phil Hurley to invest in a brand new AXYS speaker system to compliment the demands of the production.  The system was ideal and proved a huge success for Barnes, and his team, together with meeting the requirements of the touring venues.  

The AXYS equipment was not the only new technology on the tour as Barnes also chose a DigiCo SD8 mixing console for the tour which Stage Sound Services supplied.Jason Barnes - Sound Designer“It wasn't the easy option to go for more new technology on the show but it has certainly paid off. Like the PA I wanted a compact option and the desk is certainly that without losing any of the functionality. I also wanted the desk to be able to cope with the demands of a 9-piece Band and 16-cast all in DPA headsets. It is safe to say there isn’t a spare channel on the desk whilst making full use of the alternative input on all channels as a backup.”Phil Hurley of Stage Sound Services explains.......... “We are very happy with our investment.  I have been looking for a powered speaker system within our rental stock and believe the AXYS products will become one of the next industry standard systems in a very competitive market.  The boxes not only sound great but, combined with the DigiCo desk, we have a PA that is very compact to transport and load into new venues. What’s more, the AXYS boxes are very efficient and the PA pulls a remarkably low current compared to other systems.

The tour started in Plymouth at the beginning of May 2009 and played Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bath, Manchester, Cambridge, Sunderland, Cardiff, Blackpool, Cheltenham, Leeds, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Brighton, Southampton, Norwich, Wolverhampton and ended in Coventry at the end of September.