Sound Division nominated
installer of the year in National BEDA Awards
left to right: Charles Breeden - Lonsdale,
David Graham - Sound Division, Henry
Besant - Lonsdale |
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Audio-visual contracting and entertainment service
specialists Sound Division have just been nominated
Installer of the Year in the prestigious National
BEDA Awards for their AV installation in what
has become something of an icon on the London
bar/club scene, Lonsdale House. The National BEDA
Awards traditionally recognize the best individuals,
venues and products in the industry, and this
year, for the first time, has created a brand
new category to honour installers.
The brainchild and creation of owner Charles
Breeden, Lonsdale House has become a veritable
Mecca for connoisseurs of high-class, high-octane
London nightlife. Boasting sumptuous yet modern
design from Fusion architects, Breedan was equally
clear that he wanted the best in terms of his
audio-visual installation. He chose Sound Division
as a direct result of the work the company had
done in top London restaurant, Momo. "I'm
a huge fan of Momo," he stated. "I love
everything about it. Indeed, I chose the architects
partly on the basis of the work they had done
there, and the same goes for the audio-visual
contractor. The Sound Division Group was responsible
for the installation at Momo, which I greatly
admire, so they seemed to be the natural choice
to supply the audio for Lonsdale House."
Lonsdale House |
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Sound Division managing director David Graham
is very pleased with the nomination. “I
feel that it’s a great achievement for Sound
Division,” he stated. “We’ve
made a conscious effort over the last two year
to focus our energies on the London contracting
market, and we are fortunate to be able to count
a number of very prestigious and high-profile
venues as our clients, including Lonsdale House.
And clearly we must be doing something right,
because the more we do, the more we are asked
to do, which is exactly the result we’d
hoped for. On top of that, to be nominated for
the national BEDA Awards is great, and I’m
proud of the team here that has helped us to achieve
such recognition.”
The system at Lonsdale House is a sophisticated
Crown-powered Turbosound system throughout based
on the Turbosound QLight range of compact loudspeakers
with TSC compact sub-woofers controlled via two
BSS Soundweb devices. Spread over three floors,
Sound Division has treated each area as a separate
entity and has designed the system utilising CAT5
cabling throughout so that any music source can
be routed to any area. As a result the system
is extremely flexible, yet works very well as
a whole if that is what is required. Most of the
time it just ticks over comfortably, but there
is enough headroom to turn it up to club levels
if needed. The DJ area is also extremely well
equipped with and Allen & Heath Xone 62 mixer,
Technics turntables and Pioneer CD players. Sound
Division has also supplied a large video screen
and Sanyo projector to complete the AV package
in the upstairs lounge bar area.
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