On Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May, we were in Richmond for the annual Richmond Meet. We were once again providing an outdoor sound system for the days events, including performances from Musical Time Machine, as well as Zumba and belly dancing demonstrations! Read more
On Sunday the 20th of May we had the pleasure of providing sound services to Darlington Dance Festival Mass Dance 2018. The afternoon of dancing comprised of various acts performing and running workshops as well as over 700 people taking part in the Darlington Dance Festival Mass Dance 2018. Read more
On Friday 11th May we had the pleasure of providing technical services to the first Darlington Kingdom Come event held at St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington. The evening featured the Tom Read band, who performed a variety of worship music, as well as talks during the Kingdom Come 2018 service.
Our role for the event was to transform St Cuthbert’s Church into a performance space through the use of sound lighting and vision. Firstly, the sound system was designed to suit the venue, due to the acoustics properties of the church, and for this we used D&B Audiotechnik C-Series of loudspeakers, alongside the in built processing power of the Behringer X-32 Digital mixing console, which we used for the FOH mix. In addition to this, due to the limited space on stage we provided wireless IEMs (In ear monitors) for the band members, as well as radio microphones for the Kingdom Come organisers for talks and prayers. We also provided all backline for the band, resulting in an efficient sound check as all lines were tested prior to band arrival resulting in a smoother set up. Read more
Christmas is a busy time for us with outdoor events. On the 2nd of December 2017 we were providing full sound system and trailer stage for Richmond Christmas Market.
The day saw a variety of acts performing at the Christmas Market including The Band of the Royal Armoured Corp, Richmond Operatic Society, A local dance school and even a Zumba demonstration! All this took place on our trailer stage. The use of the trailer stage meant that we could arrive on site, the morning of the event, quickly rig the stage and have it all up and leveled off inside of an hour.
For the past 5 years we have been providing full production to Sedgefield Rock & Blues Club, a small music venue which offers great acts that always have sell out performances.
The end of 2017 saw the Rebecca Downes Band come to Sedgefield Rock & Blues Club, where we provided a full sound system and lighting rig. The sound system consisted of 2 stacks of D&B C series PA, along with wedge monitors and in ear monitor sends, all controlled through our Behringer X32 full size digital mixing console, with wireless access on stage for the band to control their own monitor mixes.
As well as this we provided a full lighting rig with flown movers, led effects and matrix blinders. This was all controlled through the High End Systems Hoglet 4 coupled with a 24” 10 point multi touch screen loaded with Hog 4 PC. This is ideal for setting up in a smaller venue due to its small footprint, without losing any power that Hog OS can bring.
We are back with Sedgefield Rock & Blues Club in the new year for the start of another great set of gigs.
As always, if we can assist with production services for your event, including sound, lighting and temporary power distribution, get in touch via our contact us form.
Or if you would prefer to speak to someone in person, give our office a call on 01325 520357. We are always on hand to provide information and guidance.
We have just provided full technical production support for STARS in Darlington, an amateur dramatic society, who staged their performance of The Vicar of Dibley at St Augustine’s Parish Centre. We work a lot with STARS, who have a great team, which we have been involved with for many years. With most people knowing the very popular TV series, this show had to live up to high expectations and the tech we supplied had to match. We had plenty of work in sound to do, including using radio microphones with the cast. Lighting was full stage lighting, with both generic and moving head fixtures.
Fantastic performances from it was a great show to be involved with!
If you are planning a Theatre Show or Event and require any assistance, please get in touch via our contact us form, or if you would prefer to speak to someone in person give our office a call on 01325 520357. We are always on hand to provide information and guidance.
Monday 10th April 2017 we provided lighting and production support, for a charity fashion show by Jayne Ladies Boutique.
Having worked with them many times before and having had a site meeting, we were able to plan our lighting design in advance of the show, so that on the day we could load the equipment into the venue knowing exactly where every lighting fixture was to be placed, making setting up much more efficient. Having a detailed design also enabled us to address all our fixtures in advance at our base, to program the main elements of the show into the lighting console and to run a visualizer, giving us a chance to see how it would look.
We received great feedback from the show and we are continuing to plan the lighting design for their fashion show they are putting on this year.
If we can help you with your event, or you simply need a bit of guidance, then get in touch. We would be happy to discuss tings with you.
Christmas means pantomimes for us. Which means plenty of Pantomime Sound and Lighting hires!
We are always very busy supplying and operating at productions. We recently we were brought on board to supply, set up and operate the full technical production for the pantomime Dick Whittington. This included the whole stage lighting rig, with flown Generics, Moving Head fixtures, LED units, various smoke effects and pyrotechnics along with video effects and a pre – recorded dream sequence that we had to play back.
We also provided Sound, including numerous radio mic channels, along with playback of audio effects. With a small orchestra in the pit, we had plenty of work in sound to do.
It was a great show to be involved with and as always fantastic performances from all the cast, with a great stage crew to go along with them.
If you are planning a Pantomime or Theatre Show and require any assistance, please get in touch via our contact us form. Or if you would prefer to speak to someone in person give our office a call on 01325 520357. We are always on hand to provide information and guidance.
May 30th was the annual Richmond Meet 2017, a Charity Event with the aims to raise the much needed and valuable funds from donations to help local charitable organisations. CDB Production Solutions were brought on board to supply all the sound and production support for the acts that were performing during the day. There were a wide range of styles and something for everyone with performances from Darlington Operatic Society (DOS), The Musical Time Machine, Richmondshire Youth Theatre (RYT) and we even got belly dancing and a Zumba demonstrations.
It was a great family fun day with the float parade, stalls, fun fair and the live music. We are already looking forward to providing our services for the next one!
If you are putting on an event and would like to discuss your technical requirements with us, then please get in touch using our contact form or alternatively call our office on 01325 520357, we would love to hear from you.
We are proud to be supporting the Freeman Heart Lung Transplant Association (FHLTA) providing technical and production support for their events. The Freeman Heart Lung Transplant Association is a voluntary organisation consisting of heart and or lung transplant recipients, families and their supporters.
This weekend we were with them for a charity fundraiser in Newcastle. We provided all the sound for the band that were booked for the evenings entertainment. This included two stacks of our D&B ‘C’ series professional sound systems for front of house (FOH) and some of our FBT’s as monitor mixes, for the band on stage. All the instruments we fully mic’d up. This allows use to have the band turned down on stage and let us mix the band ‘out the front’ from the audience perspective, enabling us to create the perfect balance or ‘mix’. We had a great night and are already looking forward to the next event. The Charity Ball. Check there website for details.
Whatever your event, big or small, call us to discuss your requirements. Alternatively leave us your details on our contact form and we will call you back. Let CDB Production Solutions build your ideal event with our years of experience in sound, lighting and technical knowledge.
We look forward to working with you to achieve your total production solution!