Two Weeks Notice for Sound Division!
Ignoring Arctic temperatures and driving blizzards, to say nothing of London Underground grinding to a halt, crowds packed out Leicester Square recently to catch a glimpse of the perfect couple of the moment, Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock at the premiere of their slick romantic comedy, Two Weeks Notice. The couple, along with co-stars Four Weddings actor David Haig, and Alicia Witt attended the glittering after-premiere party for 450 carefully selected guests held at the Asia de Cuba restaurant in St Martins Lane hotel. The Sound Division Group's hire department provided the sound system and DJ services for the event.
The main system comprised two JBL SRX 4702 mid/top loudspeakers, two JBL SRX 4718 subs and a C-Audio Pulse amplifier rack with a further four EV Sx300 loudspeakers as room fills. DJ Control was courtesy of two SL1210 turntables MkIII, an Allen & Heath mixer, a Denon 1800 CD player and a JBL G2 powered monitor. According to Sound Division's Chris Baxter, the Asia de Cuba restaurant is not the most straightforward space to deal with. "We focused the main sound system on the dance area to achieve a really club-like, up-front atmosphere, and then used the EV's as discreet room fills," he explained. "The results, I have to say, were superb. The party went on well into the small hours, and it certainly looked as if everyone was enjoying themselves!"
February 2003