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FX Rentals Supports Escape Artists in Brighton
FX Rentals has participated for the second year running as a sponsor for The Great Escape, a music industry forum and showcase held in Brighton over three days in May.
The groundbreaking event, organised by live music venue chain Barfly in conjunction with T-Mobile Street Gigs, saw a daytime programme of seminars and talks presented by leading industry players and more than 150 new acts playing 220 gigs across 20 Brighton venues. Combined with the occasional secret street gig and countless parties attracting 1,000 delegates and 5,000 music lovers, the Brighton event has become firmly established on the music industry’s calendar, and has been dubbed “Europe’s answer to SXSW in Texas” by the Independent newspaper.
For the duration of the event, FX offered all participants and associates a special Great Escape discount rate on the rental of backline, instruments and recording packages, resulting in the hire of top-brand equipment from Sony, Roland, Korg, Ampeg, Fender, Ashdown, Pearl, Yamaha and Nord. In addition, FX supplied a PA system for the industry conference held at The Founders Room at The Brighton Dome, and for live music venue the Red Roaster. Both systems were based around Mackie SRM450 self powered speakers with Mackie 1604VLZ 16-channel desks, and included peripheral gear such as AKG 480 condenser mics with VR61 extension tubes, Shure SM58 mics, Denon DN-360 CD players, Tascam MD801R minidisk recorder/players, TC D-Two delays, multicores, stageboxes and mic stands.
“FX and Barfly have been working together for many years and the opportunity to work together on Great Escape Festival has proven itself in not only extending that partnership but also strengthening it,” says Jon Mcildowie, Barfly’s promotions director. “FX provides world class support to both artists and the festival to a standard required for an international event like The Great Escape Festival.”
Among hot emerging talent to play TGE were The Maccabees, Good Shoes, British Sea Power, The Sonic Hearts, CSS, Willy Mason, The Noisettes, Kate Walsh and Dub Pistols. Meanwhile established acts The Magic Numbers played several sets around town, the Happy Mondays stormed Brighton Pier for a special gig and the Scissor Sisters took to the stage at one of the event’s more unusual venues, the upside-down purple inflatable cow known as the Udderbelly. Other major draws included Shaun Ryder being interviewed by Howard Marks, and Brighton resident Norman Cook in the hot seat with Rob da Bank.
“It was great for FX Rentals to be one of the Barfly’s main Event Partners for this year’s Great Escape, having been involved in last year’s inaugural event,” says FX business development manager Gary Jackson. “It’s a fantastic music festival that engages both the industry and music fans alike, and in only its second year has become a landmark must-attend international music industry calendar event. It has both an informative delegate conference element and some amazing live acts, and I can personally testify that it provides an excellent time for all fans of live music!”
8th June 2007
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