Thames Audio Ltd - Professional Audio Equipment Rental

July 2008 - Dragons Den - Series 6

July saw Thames venture into the Dragons Den, helping Cambridge band 'Hamfatter' to convince the dragons that they were worth a £75,000 investment. In order to adhere to a tight production schedule and with minimal studio space available, a Yamaha LS9 proved to be an invaluable tool. By pre-programming the console, a five way monitor mix, plus stereo studio and broadcast mixes were acheived within minutes and all within a rack footprint of 2ftx2ft.

Watch Hamfatter on 'Dragons Den'

Summer 2008 - Canizaro Park Festival 2008

The Canizaro Festival is back, Just some of the line-up includes: Comedy from Bill Bailey, Jimmy Car and Music from Hayley Westenra, Clare Teal & Puppini Sisters. We are looking forward to a bit less rain this year!

Check out what's on Here.

Spring/Summer 2008 - Culture Show Spring/Summer Season

After completing another successful series of the BBC Culture Show, Thames were proud to assist them in their coverage of the gala opening of The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition 2008 featuring a live performance by Jarvis Cocker. By supplying a Funktion One Res 4 System fronted by our newly acquired Digidesign Profile console we were able to provide audio for both broadcast and live environments whilst keeping the front of house footprint to an absolute minimum.

Watch Jarvis Cocker at The Royal Acedemy

Watch Supergrass on the Culture Show

Watch Ray Davies on The Culture Show

Watch Duffy on The Culture Shhow

Spring 2008 - All Angels Cathedral Tour

March saw Thames embark on a short cathedral tour with the female classical group 'All Angels'. As all of the shows took place in cathedrals, clarity and control were of the utmost importance. By providing a system comprising various configurations of Funktion One Res 4's and AX88's to augment the acoustic qualities of the band, this could be acheived wth great success. In order to maintain an aesthetically sympathetic profile, all equipment was sited backstage with a wireless network installed, allowing the engineer to mix the show by laptop from a discrete position out front.

Spring 2008 - Family Man

Throughout May, Thames provided sound design and a sound fx system for Rikki Beadle-Blairs gritty drama 'Familyman'. With the opening scene requiring over 30 sound cues in under a minute the SCS show control system proved to be invaluable. To enhance the smooth running of technical rehearsals, Thames also provided on site sample editting facilities to tailor and often create each effect to the specifications of director Dawn Reid.

Summer 2008 - The Harder They Come West End

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Spring 2008 - Marilyn & Ella

Thames enjoyed yet another successful production at The Theatre Royal Stratford East, providing both equipment and sound design services for Bonnie Greers' new musical play 'Marilyn & Ella'. The show, which follows the lives and brief encounters of Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald, proved to be most successful, warranting a well received and well deserved extended run.

Spring 2008 - Thomas & Friends

Thomas The Tank Engine returns to the UK Stage.
Thames have supplied a Funktion-One system of Res2's and AX88's.
When the production moves to larger venues a Funktion-One Res4 System is used.

Spring 2008 - Visiting Mr Green

Thames Audio have supplied the full Sound Design and an SFX sound effects replay system for the UK tour of the award winning 'Visiting Mr Green', starring the inimitable Warren Mitchell.

WINTER 2008 - Sundowe

Thames Audio have supplied a Funktion One system for the exciting new Scotish Musical - Sundowe
Funktion-One RE2A's and AX88 were specified for this show, along with a Yamaha M7 console and 6 Aviom personal monitors.

SUMMER 2007 - DIRECT FROM CUBA LADY SALSA

With pulsating Cuban rhythms and the Hottest dancing you are ever likely to see, Lady Salsa starts a UK tour this Summer.

Sound design is by the legendry Neil McDonald. "I have wanted to use Thames and their Funktion One systems for some time now, and wow what a system! The self powered Res2's are awesome"

The show also used Aviom Personal mixers and a Shure in-ear monitor and radio system.

SUMMER 2007 - CANNIZARO PARK FESTIVAL

The Best summer festival in SW London is Back. Thames has supplied a complete festival system with EAW KF730 line array and a pair of Yamaha PM5d's

SPRING 2007 - THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

Thames Audio have supplied a fully integrated Computer FX and multiple speaker system for the UK tour of the Conan Doyle classic Hound of the Baskervilles. Staring Peter Egan and Philip Franks.

FEBRUARY 2007 - 'The Harder They Come' THE 70's CULT CLASSIC FILM IS BACK TO LIFE ON STAGE!

Following its successful debut last summer, ‘The Harder They Come’ returns to the Theatre Royal Stratford, for an extended run.

Thames Audio was on hand to assist with design and Installation of the Show. Helen Atkinson who is #1 Audio on the show says, “It’s great to have Thames back again, their service is second to none and the have some great design ideas. They have supplied me a Yamaha M7CL digital console which gives me the flexibility to deal with this very live show”

FEBRUARY 2007 - SCOOBY IS BACK!

After a successful year in The USA and South America, Scooby Doo Returns to the UK and Ireland.

Thames Audio has provided a system with Shure UHF-R Radio Mics, XTA controlled Funktion-One Speaker package & Midas FOH console with SFX Playback.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006 - 'Buddy' rounds off 2006 with a tour of Denmark

After a successful year on tour in the UK, Buddy is now touring Denmark. Thames Audio have had over 15 years experience of supplying a very 'custom' sound system for this unique portrayal of Buddy's life and music.

"I am very happy Buddy has had another thriving year on tour" says Peter Cox, Sound Designer & Director of Thames Audio. "The combination of a good Crew, Funktion-One speaker system and Yamaha M7CL consoles, has proven itself, we get very positive comments about the sound everywhere it goes"

SEPTEMBER 2006 - Slava's Snowshow UK Tour

Slava’s Snowshow has chosen an EAW KF730 line array supplied by Thames Audio for their Autumn UK Tour. "We needed a fully scalable package that went together quickly and sounds great, and the system hasn’t disappointed" Said Julian Locke - Touring Systems Designer. The tour begins in Milton Keynes and tours for nine weeks, finishing in Bath.

AUGUST 2006 - Scooby Doo North and South American Tour

Thames have provided a Control and Radio system, for ThemeSTAR'S scoobalicious Americas tour of Scooby Doo - Stagefright!.

A 16 way Shure UHR-R system with computer control, has been supplied. Marc Cohen, sound associate for the production remarked, "The Shure system sounds so clean, with the DPA headsets we are using. I also haven't had one problem with the RF side of the system, and when you consider the radio hostile enviroments here in South America, that's Fantastic!!

AUGUST 2006 - Dora The Explorer and Funktion One

Thames Audio have provided a Funktion One Res2 and AX88 System for 'Dora The Explorer - Dora's Pirate Adventure' theatre tour of the UK Ireland and mainland Europe.

James Edmondson FOH engineer for the show says "I'm blown away by how the system sounds, Clear vocal and punchy tracks - I wish we had had this system on the US tour"

Mixing control is provided by another Yamaha M7CL providing digital outputs to the XTA 448 controllers and the new MC2 475 4 channel amplifiers.

JULY 2006 - Gnarls Barclay goes "Crazy" for Funktion One

Thames Audio provided a Funktion One Res5 System for Gnarls Barclay's Uk dates during the summer.

FOH Engineer and Sound Designer Euan Hill commented

"I love to mix on Funktion One, there are few systems that can give the mid band clarity and huge progressive bass that an F1 system produces. Its always my system of choice."

JULY 2006 - Regents Park Open Air Theatre

Thames Audio have provided equipment and sound production for The New Shakespeare Company’s production of ‘The Boyfriend’.

The equipment includes a Funktion-One proscenium system comprising AX88 skeletal horns, combined with F118 bass enclosures to cover the auditorium, supplemented with Res2SH skeletal horns as infill. The show will make use of our new Shure UHF-R wireless system, the mixing console supplied is a Yamaha PM5D-RH.

Sound Design is by Gregory Clarke.

JULY 2006 - Acoustic Alchemy in Amalfi, Italy

Thames Audio provided full production for a private party in the prestigious Orient Express Hotel – The Carruso in Amalfi Italy.

Acoustic Alchemy insisted on using a Funktion One Res 4 System and Yamaha M7 CL control.

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