DJ Equipment Hire City of London

DJ Equipment Hire Clerkenwell  London 24th May 2012

This was a corporate event been held by Boss Design at their showroom in Clerkenwell for thier clients. Natalie Murray (the Boss's daughter) who has successfully deejayed all her life booked me and seemed to run most of the event.
The event was significant inasmuch it was the 1st job undertaken in my brand new van . It was also crowned by the fact it got its 1st parking ticket!!! No prisoners are taken in the City of London.
This was a significant DJ equipment hire . We provided the equipment : 2 x Pioneer CDJ 1000s,2 x Technics 1210 s,DJM 800 mixer Crown MacroTech  amplifier, 4 x EV SX 300 speakers 1 DB Technologies 800 watt active bass unit.1 x Mackie SRM 450 monitor on a tripod. We even provided a 6ft trestle table
Natalie had paid us to collect the DJ equipment the following day so as not to the clients when the event finished that night.
Sounded great and the evening was a big success

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Chelsea FC Asain Star Outdoor PA

Outddor PA Hire Chelsea F.C. 26th May 2012

Amazing job for us. Did a recce and met the Chelsea staff at the famous Cobham training ground (Mr. Roman Abramovich has a lot of money!). We discussed a suitable sound system for their "Asian Star" event which was an event where the Club are trying to encourage young British Asians to play football.
So myself Joe and young Ritchie Welsh arrived early Saturday morning to set up the sound system. Using  a Dynacord Powermate mixer, Crown amplifier and 4 EV speakers on stands . A Shure SM58 radio microphone and lead for their iPod (which apparently had an hours worth of music on a loop -the event was an all-dayer!). The speakers and the control area were situated on a balcony on one of the seemingly many pavilions within the huge training ground complex. Ritchie stayed with the equipment basically to operate and babysit the PA equipment. He did however got dragged into making the usual announcement  about lost children etc.
Joe Nicholson (one of the Chelsea backroom staff)  wrote a very nice email praising our contribution to the event which had been a brilliant success

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PA System Hire Woolwich School

Outdoor PA System 30th May 2012  Woolwich School

Regular clients of ours these days 'Cardwell Primary School' in Woolwich"
This was an event for the pupils of the school celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee
Anna Sullivan is the teacher who books us . Arrived nice and early to set up a straightforward sound system for their event which was been held in the playground. Using 4 x EV SX300 speakers with crown amplifier driving them. A Pioneer DJM mixer was used as they only required the one radio microphone and facility to play their iPod thru the mix was provided too.
The sound system was used for a 2 hour period and with not enough time to go home I strolled into Woolwich , had some lunch, went to 'Poundland' and then crossed the river on the ferry  - yes I did return. 12 crossings an hour and taking about 30 vehicles on each trip. Yes I was a little bored.
Returned to the school just as the rain came down. The staff had already sent the kids inside and tarpaulinned my sound equipment. Thank you Cardwell .
Very successful day. Unfortunately on the way hone as approaching Junction 2 on the M25 I remembered I had left my Diary in a plastic bag in the playground. Shit!
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Outdoor PA Jubilee Event Northwood

Outdoor PA June 2nd at Northwood F.C.

Up and nice and early arriving at Northwood F.C in Herts at 8.30a.m. This was a large outdoor PA system that we hired to a group organising a big fun Day for the local community.
We used a Mackie mixing desk that was brand new ( took a little getting used to !) 4 FOH speakers with a supplementary 800 watt sub bass and amplification. Two Mackie SRM450 stage monitors and two zoned speakers for a second arena  that was about 20 metres away form the main arena where the stage had been set up. Six SM58 microphones on stands that were ostensibly going to be used for a choir  and lastly two radio microphones. We sound checked and left the organisers happy with the  system running. The weather largely held out for the day and all the acts etc were warmly appreciated. by the spectators and there were no hitches with the equipment. Luckily Tim (organiser) and his colleague were previously lighting engineers and were able to operate the sound equipment satisfactorily.
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Digital kaaroke Hire Oxford Street London

Digital Karaoke Hire Oxford Street 10th May 2012

We were to deliver a karaoke system to an office address in Argyle St off Oxford St, London before 11.00a.m in order to avoid parking charges. Andy the delivery guy arrived late so we had to get a dispensation order to enable us to park after that time and luckily Westminster Council duly obliged.
We set up our 11000 song Digital Karaoke system complete with Behringer Mixer, Shure SM58 microphones and EV speakers. Songbooks and request slips were provided. We also set up a 14" HD flat TV screen on a stand for the singers with a small 8" x 5 " monitor TV for the host.
Andy picked up the rented Karaoke system later that night. Their evening was a huge success thanks to the high quality of the equipment provided

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DJ equipment Hire Camberley

12th May 2012 Sound equipment Hire Camberley

We hired out the following sound and light system to a private address in Camberley.
Small marquee in the garden we installed 2 x EV speakers on tripods a Numark Mixer/iPod docking unit with a Crown amp driving the passive EVs . We also provided 2 x Martin mirror scanner lighting effects. The hired speaker system sounded great and there was more than enough volume .
We picked up the rented sound and lighting equipment on Sunday , well Barnaby Blackman (my son ) did
Customers were very happy with our service

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Karaoke with Compere Alfriston East Sussex

14th May 2012 Devonport House Hotel Alfriston East Sussex

This was an event for some of the BUPA employees based in Brighton . A corporate 'wind down' if you like
After dinner, the 15 or so employees came into the main function suite at the delightful Devonport House Hotel with fantastic views of the South Downs .
Party started at 8.30p.m. It was a full Karaoke set up . TV screen  Karaoke player Speakers Microphones with LED lighting creating a nice backdrop  where the singers were performing .No shy employees here at this corporate event. All enthusiastic and ready to go. No shortage of singers all night. In fact they asked us to stay on and compere the event for an extra hour taking us up to Midnight! One girl called Nicole particularly excelled singing an Amy Whinehouse number.
Quick personal observations . They really were an easygoing crowd and very appreciative at the finish but the icing on the cake for me was that the Hotel served Harvey's Best Bitter. Hotels at best will serve John Smith's awful beer . So pleasant surprise for a sad real ale fanatic like myself

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Karaoke Event Kilburn London

Karaoke night KIlburn Pub 26th April 2012

This was an event that took place in an Irish pub called "The Coribb" in kIlburn for a company called Chellozone. Darius Dodd was the guy who booked our Karaoke services for the party
which was run on the same lines as "Britain's Got Talent " with a panel of Judges, a film crew and of course our Karaoke system including the PA ,Radio Mic for the host and extra lighting.
The panel of judges even had a Simon Cowell ''sound a like'' and ''comment a like'' called Richard Cowell!
Five entries, most singing awfully. It was a tongue in cheek event which was run very well with plenty of good humour knocking around. Good pub grub was served halfway thru the event before the judges and their final decisions (more banter following). After the winner was declared . I then hosted the rest of the evening which was basically a free for all karaoke .

Using a Dynacord desk mixer, Karaoke player, 2 x TV sceens on the stage along with a wedge monitor, 4 x SM58 microphones on stands,  EV speaker PA system, 1000's of songs to choose from, request slips. The evening was faultless.

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Karaoke with compere London

26th April 2012 Grange Hotel St Paul's London

We were working for the event company Storm Events and were asked to supply a Karaoke system with an operator.
We arrived early afternoon and supplied a digital Karaoke system with a Behring mixer and two radio microphones along with a 14" flat TV screen on its own stand. The event company supplied the PA system and also managed to plug in to a 3m x 2 meter screen that just happened to be in the room where part of the event was taking place.
Richie Lassie was the Karaoke  compere for the evening
Storm Events were very happy with A1 pro Entertainments contribution to the night.
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DJ equipment Hire Berkshire

DJ Equipment Hire Holyport SL2

A straightforward DJ equipment hire to a private address in the little known Holyport which is off the M4 going towards Reading
The hirer provided a pair of Technics 1210's and a slightly 'iffy' Vestax mixer. We  hired the client an  amplifier speakers, radio microphone  and a sub bass unit. We ran a lead for their iPod connection .
The sound equipment was set up in their marquee . Power was supplied so we were able to sound check and once the customers were happy left for our next sound rental task!
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DJ equipment hire London WC2

CDJ Hire - One Aldwych London

We were delivering a CDJ Sound package to the Axis restaurant situated in the basement of a prime located Hotel (One Aldwych) near The Strand.
Parking was not as awful as we expected and the access, thanks to an extremely helpful Porter (unusual in West End hotels ) was relatively good considering we had corridors and lifts to negotiate
We hired the following items (to a  Natalie Murray of Boss Design who in her spare time DJs) 2 x CDJ 1000's - Pioneer DJM 800 Mixer - 1 x C.Audio Amp - 2 x EV SX 300 speakers - 1 x 400 watt sub bass unit - 2 x Martin lighting effects - microphone and all stands, leads and cables. Joe my helper stayed in the van on 'Traffic Warden watch' whilst I assembled and sound checked the equipment. There was an attractive but assertive restaurant manageress making sure everything was positioned to her liking. Nice room off the main restaurant was where the hired DJ equipment was placed.
Joe returned later that evening to collect the sound and lighting equipment but he had a little moment . "Could'nt find the place" despite been there earlier and having a Sat Nav. - I at home in pyjamas!! I ended up guiding him over the phone whilst holding a magnifying glass against the pages of a tiny London A-Z atlas. All in a days work I guess. Very happy customers so all good
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PA System Blackheath

6th April 2012 Blackheath

Andy Apron (An A1 Pro employee) helped me provide a battery operated sound system for a religious service held for a gathering on Good Friday on Blackheath common.
Arrived early and set up two battery operated speakers on tripods . We also provided a radio microphone with  microphone stand.
The service lasted less than an hour so it was a relatively easy job all told
The clients were very happy with the the rented PA system that we provided

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Karaoke system Hire Surrey

Karaoke Hire 14th April 2012

Last minute Karaoke Hire at a private address in Walton on Thames.
A simple but effective Digital Karaoke hire set up. Used a Media hard drive with 11,000 songs on it and ran it through the customer's laptop which was placed so the the singers could easily read from it. Ran the sound into a 4 channel Behringer mixer with reverb effects for the microphones. Used a couple of DB Technologies active speakers . We also supplied 1 x LED lighting effect . Oh and the SM58 microphones!
This was a successful simple hire and the client was so pleased that he  booked our Karaoke equipment for a Diamond Jubilee event
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Karaoke with Operator

14th April 2012 karaoke Hire

Wired Events booked us for a 'social' for 'DHL has got Talent evening' at Hemel Hempstead Cricket Club 
Arrived really early to set up Karaoke equipment using a Karaoke player Dynacord 10 channel mixing desk Radio mics and a small flat TV screen on its own stand pus of course 2 x Electrovoice speakers . I also put a small laser light projecting on to the 'DHL's got Talent' backdrop .
Neil form DHL was filming some of the acts and set up his mini camcorder on a  tripod .
I went off and sampled some of Hemel's takeaway restaurants before returning at about 7.00p.m
The evening was slow bit it did end up been a party thanks to the copious amounts of alcohol been consumed by the party goers.The singing was consistently mediocre but a girl called Paige more than held her own.
Although the job was meant to be an 'operator only' I did end up compering and running the evening, a little begrudgingly admittedly as I was somewhat unprepared for this new assignment.
Midnight finish and a long drive hone after a long day
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karaoke with Operator East Midlands

Karaoke with Operator DHL Castle Donnington March 23rd 2012

I personally covered this event for "Wired Events" based in London . DHL are holding an internal "DHL has got Talent" competition. The acts all taken from DHL employees. They  are filmed  interviewed and then judged at a later date by the Film crew and 'Wired Events' . The Finalists will eventually be going into a head to head at  a later date to be voted/judged by their colleagues.
I travelled up to Castle Donnington (which is by East Midlands airoprt. DHL 's main operation is here as well)
Stayed in a delightful B & B the evening before  the event. Next day early rise and to work
Another company had laid on the PA system and cameras etc. I just supplied the Karaoke system so the competitors could sing along to backing tracks if they were not doing their own thing.
It was  a long day with big gaps between the acts. (Some  that could only be descibed as excruciating)
However there were at least a couple of very good artists (both had their own guitars ). However there was one common denominator for all the acts and that was nerves and there were heaps of them.
A long day 8.00 a.m. to 6.30.p.m and then a drive home back to London. Obviously we all kept each other amused and this heped the day go a little faster.
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Wedding Disco Hotel Mitre March 2012

17th March 2012 Wedding DJ Hotel Mitre

Andy Dolphin was the DJ at the Hotel tonight picked from our professional team of excellent DJs
Andy has had many years from Deejaying at Weddings and his bubbly and humorous personalty plus his skill in selecting 'feel good' music makes all his discos successful and tonight was no exception. The Bride and Groom and all their guests enjoying the Hotel Mitre and its DJ.

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DJ equipment Hire Savoy London March 2012

16th March 2012 DJ Equipment Hire

The Law Society of London (the student branch) were holding a ball at the Savoy Hotel in Westminster London on a Friday night. Matt who was the guy who booked us for the DJ equipment hire negotiated the sound and lights required for the event. We hired the following equipment for the event  - 2 x Pioneer CDJ 1000 mk 3 CD players - Pioneer DJM 800 mixer - Crown Macrotech 2400 amp driving 4 x EV SX 300 speakers - 2 x DB Technologies Opera Sub bass units rated at 800 watts each.-  4 x Martin Scanner effects - 2 x laser units and 4 x Par can up lighters.
The access to the Savoy is relatively simple - we were set up in 'The Queen Mothers Room.' My friend Dick Irish was helping me out on this occasion . We almost arrived late as my colleague wanted to take  a diversion to Shepherds Bush on the way?. A little complicated when we arrived as unbeknown to us there was a Band in situ on the stage which is where we had anticipated  was where we were going to be! Plus the band went thru our PA! Again this was news to us! The guys at the Law Society were so helpful etc - it was not a problem to accomoadate these belated deamnds . Mr Irish then also learnt the the rig was to be picked up at Three in the morning as opposed to 2 o'clock which had been originally agreed. A bottle of wine and a small charge soon sorted out this problem however. The sound was great and lights looked brilliant as well.

Happy customers
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Karaoke hire Wimbledon London

10th March 2012

A basic cheap Karaoke system hire at a private address in Wimbledon. Mr. Sausage delivered the equipment incuding a TV, Speakers, Karaoke CD consoe,l microphones and disco lights to a private address in Wimbledon
Mr. Sauasge was unable to collect the equipment as we had vehicular problems so Mr. Dolphin picked it up . He turned up to collect the gear but no one at home -wasted journey. Not all goes according to plan in our business

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DJ equipment Hire Dorking Surrey

10th March 2012

We hired out the following DJ equipment hire a Pair of EV  speakers and sub bass unit - DJM 600 mixer and two LED lighting effects to a private party held at the Friends Provident Club in Dorking Surrey. We delivered the sound system early that afternoon and set up the speakers lights etc when we arrioved there
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PA System Hire Park Lane Hilton

20th February 2012

The venue was the infamous Park Lane Hilton nr. Hyde Park London . Blink Productions were running the event .
The Staging, lighting and star clothed drapes (which incidentally cloaked all 4 walls of the 35 x 25 meter room) Cocktail bar with a 2 meter deep black tiled and disco lighted floor were all supplied from other sources.
We at A1 Pro Entertainments were providing  the PA system for the DJ and an acoustic Duo .
Marc from Blink Productions wanted surround sound that was essentially for background effect. In total we used 8 EV SX 300 speakers equally spaced around the main room and the Ante Room, powered by the awesome Crown Macro Tech amps . Shard the DJ supplied the control (Mixer and CD decks ) This was plumbed into  the master Desk we were using that night, namely a Soundcraft EFX 14. Myself and Barney exacted the installation which was made easier by the fact that all the long cable runs could be hidden behind the drapes . The Musicians were unfortunately placed a good 20 metres from the control area. We ran one monitor speaker for them and DI'd their guitar.The singer who was fantastic ( did not get her name) used  a radio microphone. For Shard (the DJ) we gave him a Mackie SRM 450 for a monitor (Spoilt)! and a sub bass just so that he could have a bit of bottom end . The sound was good and everyone seemed happy
The shenanigans involved in the Loading bay area /Security Guys obviously caused a problem or two but for once I managed to complete a London delivery and set up and not get ticketed or pay some OTT parking fee

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Mobile Disco Hampton Court Surrey

18th Feb 2012 Hampton Court Surrey

As we are getting some photos ready for showing on our website we set up some extra lighting effects to compliment the disco lights that we already use at the venue which is our regular work place "The Carlton Mitre". So besides 2 intelligent lighting effects and a small cluster laser we also used 4 RGBW (Red Green Blue White) Par 64 Par Can up lighters and an extra laser light. The results were brilliant making the dancing area of the Pavillion room look like a mini Night Club. The DJ (Julian English) used a Twin Denon CD player with a QSC amplifier driving 2 Electrovoice SX 200's
Tonight's event was a 50th birthday party and was attended by  a mixed group of about 40 people. Most propel danced and an eclectic mix of music was played to the diverse range of guests present
For all your mobile disco ,sound equipment ,Karaoke and Lighting requirements . Please see us at  www.a1proents.com

PA Sound sytems Hire Battersea Power Station

15th February 2012 PA System Hire

A multiple sound system hire for a company called 'Blink Productions' who were putting together a promotional film shoot for the SSX Play Station Snow Boarding game at Battersea Power Station London.
We arrived about 10.45 am Wednesday morning with 4 Sound systems to install . Each comprised of 2 speakers, desk mixer and a CD player. We used a combination of brands and models. Specifically  Electrovice SX 300 speakers, Mackie SRM 450 Speakers, Pioneer CDJ 1000 CD players and Pioneer DJM mixers . All the set ups were identical in as much as they all had 2 x speakers, 1 x Desk Mixer, 1 x CD player and an iPod connecting lead. Two PA systems were inside and two  were installed outside. One of the outside ones was up 10 flights of stairs below the chimney line of the Power Station, fortunately we were helped with the lugging! and rewarded by some spectacular views over London. The systems were to give the participants and the selected audience a sense of atmosphere during the filming . It seemed to do the trick according to the main event organiser Marc Davidson.
Myself and Barney very much enjoyed the interesting nature of the set up including looking at the inside of the old Power Station building imagining the huge turbines that would once have been housed here. It is now empty shell looking like a set from an apocalyptic futuristic city.
We picked up the sound systems later that night and watched some of the crew zooming down the 500 meter cable from the roof of the station down on to the purpose built platform situated on the ground level.
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Karaoke Hire Camden London

6th Feb 2012

A small company staff party weer holding what can be only termed as a corporate event at the Adelaide Pub in Camden London on a Monday night . Barney the Bolt delivered a basic set up to the pub earlier in that evening. Using a Karaoke Cd based system comprising of 3 cabled microphones, Numark twin CD player, Flat TV screen, 2 x Mackie SRM 450 speakers, all stands and cables. 4500 songs on Karaoke discs with the appropriate song books and request slips for the customers. They operated the rented Karaoke equipment successfully and evidently all present enjoyed themselves
The event ran on quite late so Barney picked up the karaoke equipment the following day  which alas meant that we had to pay 2 lots of congestion charges.
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DJ equipment Hire & Wireless Microphone Hire London

28th January 2012

A Chinese entrepreneur called Si Li (Silly) booked our company to provide a DJ based sound system with Radio microphones for a Charity Fashion show been held at the lovely Harbour Club Notting Hill West London
Our telephone conversations preceding the event were more like a haggling war in a street market " wot yor bes price" was the only words tthat I seemed to hear. Anyway we worked out a deal that seemed to suit both parties.
Arrived eventually (the Sat Nav did not seem to recognize Alfred Street (the address of te harbour club ) and waned to take us onto the Flyover . We consulted my dilapidated A-Z book and got there )
I had taken my 12 yr old son Arthy with me ( the prospect of seeing lots of beautiful models was a carrot that he found difficult to resist). We unloaded the van and took all the sound equipment and lighting effects into the lift at the club. It was on the 1st floor that the fashon show was taking place.
We used the following equipment at the event 2 x EV SX300 speakers- 1 x 400 watt DB sub bass unit, Dynacord Powermate 600 desk mixer, 3 x radio microphones , 2 x Numark NDX400 CD players (the German DJ was a joke and commmented that the CD players were rubbish and that he did not know how to work with them, this was made funnier as  earlier he had commented that he was a DJ and could work with anything put in front of him. There are a lot of DJs like this. To be fair Si Li (Silly) had not wanted to pay the extra cost involved for the superior Pioneer CDJ 1000 Mk 3 CD players which most DJs prefer) Lastly we provided two LED lighting effects.
There were then the inevitable sound checks for the singers, a few dead batteries been exchanged for new ones on the wireless  microphones . On leaving the sound was good and the lights looked terrific. All good except for a highly strung DJ and Si-Li (Silly) who wanted to part pay then and part pay later. Had to remind him of our terms & conditions where all monies are paid on satisfactory completion of installation. Sigh

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Karaoke Hire Sutton Surrey

28th January 2012

We hired out a Karaoke system to a private address in Sutton near  North Cheam Surrey. Arrived early Saturday afternoon to set up. The equipment we hired out  was a CD Based one using the following gear. Twin CD Numark karaoke player. 2 x DB Opera speakers, 3 x Audio Technica Midnight Blue Microphones, 15" flat TV screen on a stand, a 3000 song catalogue of old and up to date songs, an iPod connection
On picking up the gear the next day after the God fearing family had attended church, it was evident that they had been more of a dancey crowd and had used their iPods for music as opposed to the Karaoke machine

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