Sound Division in the Pink with Laurent-Perrier
Over the years, the Laurent-Perrier Pink Party has generated a reputation of being one of London's "hot tickets" on the party circuit. The Pink Party 2005 was recently held in the Long Bar and Spoon at the Sanderson hotel in aid of the Prince's Trust, where London's glitterati were treated to buckets of Laurent-Perrier rose champagne and foie gras. Celebrities spotted boogying away until the wee hours included Will Young, David Ginola, Lady Emily Crompton, model (and more famously, Kylie's ex) James Gooding and presenter Kirsty Gallacher amongst others. Sound and lighting experts Sound Division were called in to provide the PA, DJ system and lighting effects.
Sound Division's Chris Baxter specified three pairs of ElectroVoice Sx300 loudspeakers in white positioned at intervals down the length of the aptly named Long Bar and a separate dancefloor system comprising four stacks of JBL SRX cabinets driven by C-Audio Pulse power amplifiers. A further pair of EV Sx300s run through a Mackie mixer on a separate feed handled coverage of the outdoor terrace. The DJ booth was furnished with industry standard equipment throughout including Technics turntables, an Allen & Heath Xone 62 DJ mixer and a Denon DN4000 CD player.
However, possibly the most important aspect of the evening was the lighting effects. As Chris Baxter put it, "It wasn't a Pink Party for nothing! All the décor was pink, the 'red' carpet was pink, and of course, most importantly, the champagne was pink, so it naturally, all our lighting effects needed to support this theme. In fact, we achieved it in an extremely simple, yet effective manner by placing PAR 64 500w uplighters with bright pink gels throughout the Long Bar and reception area. The results were, well – pink! The event looked and sounded great, the client was delighted, so everyone had a good night."
May 2005