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5 Star is On The Case with Harrods
One of 5 Star Cases' most recent clients has been the famous London department store, Harrods.
5 Star designed, manufactured and delivered a super-streamlined specially customised DJ ‘booth in a box' flightcase for Shock Solutions, who were asked to provide DJ equipment, along with a long-term portable solution for setting-up temporary DJ operating positions on the shop floor for special events.
The need was specifically prompted by a new promotion with superclub Ministry of Sound, involving regular DJ appearances in the Menswear department.
Shock's Andy Hook in turn approached 5 Star - his first time working with them - after speaking to a number of other case manufacturers. "They were definitely the right company for the job," he says. He and 5 Star's Andy Harford and Andy Stockdale - yes, that's three Andy's - together designed the portable booth.
The case contains all the DJ kit required for a show - including two Pioneer CDJ-1000s, a DKM800 mixer and rack mountable screens, together with a series of custom connecter panels to integrate with the store's existing Technics 1210 vinyl decks and Bose Lifestyle "monitor" speakers. The latter are now incorporated into the top left and right hand corners of the case. The store also wanted Bose Acoustima subs fitted into the case - which 5 Star has designed into its base. Custom patch panels are also integrated in the design, so DJs can plug their own laptops, effects and other kit in if they so wish.
The case can be quickly and easily wheeled into the required positioned around the store and opened up, offering an instant, highly-specified DJ environment familiar to any visiting DJs.
Once the initial design was agreed, 5 Star moved forward very rapidly with the project, and by this time they were really up against the clock to deliver the case in time for the first event. "They were fantastic," says Hook, "They paid lots of attention to the details and worked extremely fast and thoroughly.".
5 Star's Andy Stockdale undertook most of the design and CAD drawings using their "Solid Edge" software, which was vital in the process of transforming the paperwork into the smart black Tour Grade case. This was also used to create the cableways inside and all the supporting structures for the kit. At 1792 mm long, 1800 mm deep and 1422 mm high, it's nearly double the size of a normal DJ trunk.
It was also essential that it should be aesthetically pleasing, so the finished product has a distinctly space age appearance.
The case arrived at destination on the morning of the first event and the clients are delighted with the results.
6th May 2008
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