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APR Audio Handles its own Party in the Park
APR Audio has provided a complete integrated stage and front-of-house sound system for Swansea's very own Party in the Park, which attracted 15,000 people. APR Audio has already built up a substantial track record as Europe's largest dry-hire source of Electro-Voice branded sound reinforcement systems, and this was one of the first large events to be serviced under the APR banner.
Based in south-west England, APR Audio entered the pro-audio rental sector in some style in 2002, purchasing a substantial inventory of EV X-Line, X-Array and XLC system hardware, complete with the latest remote controlled amplifiers and Midas consoles. Owner Andy Reed has been steadily expanding the company's horizons, first with the move into dry-hire in continental Europe, and now to the independent provision of PA services for significant events in their local region.
Typical of these was the Party in the Park in Swansea, one of the premier pop events in Wales, hosted by South Wales Radio Station 96.4FM, also known as The Wave.
APR Audio provided an EV X-Line array system, flying eight XVLS and two XVLT either side of the stage, plus a ground stack of 10 subs per side. EV1152s were used for fills and EV X-array cabinets were used for delay lines. At front-of-house, an Allen & Heath console was used, with Klark-Teknik Helix DN9344 for EQ.
For the stage monitor system, a Klark-Teknik DN370 graphic EQ was used, with Midas H3000 monitor console and 16 RX115 floor monitors. Monitor engineer Laurie Brace was delighted with his KT DN370; commenting: "Obviously KT has been listening to what monitor engineers have been saying, because this is the ultimate EQ solution for monitors."
APR's Party in the Park was something of a Telex-EVI festival, as one would expect from the company's leading dry-hire source. On stage, all the wireless microphones were EV's RE-1 Series UHF mics. Swansea's public and press alike were full of praise for the quality of sound at the event, and will have the opportunity to enjoy it again, as APR pulls together a similar EV system for a forthcoming show by Busted.
In picture: Rachel Stevens onstage and APR Audio owner, Andy Reed.
20th August 2004
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