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Christmas seasons for Shock's theatre music announced!

2009-10-20T09:55:00.000-07:00

Christmas seasons for our shows have just been announced. If you see any of them let us know what you think!

Composed and recorded music

The Gruffalo at the Apollo Theatre London and Birmingham Town Hall

Room on the Broom at the Pleasance Theatre Islington

Something Else at Chelsea Theatre and Norden Farm Maidenhead

The Snow Dragon at Warwick Arts Centre

Them With Frozen Tails at Camden Roundhouse

Arranged and recorded music

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus UK Tour

The Night before Christmas UK Tour

Pigeon Party US tour

Shock working with HMV

2009-10-20T09:42:00.001-07:00

Shock provided full sound support for two recent HMV conferences and exhibitions in London and Warwick.

Miss China UK at the Palace Theatre London

2009-10-20T09:37:00.001-07:00

Shock provided technicians, projection and sound equipment for the Miss China UK pageant at the Palace Theatre, London.

Video and sound recording for Ascendance Records at St Pancras Church, London

2009-10-20T09:29:00.000-07:00

Shock recently provided a 5 camera video shoot, plus sound recording and live sound for the band Dark Sanctuary at the beautiful St Pancras Church in London.

"Just a quick note to say thank you for all your hard work on Saturday. The band were very pleased with everything, and wanted me to tell you that they thought it was a real pleasure to work with you. The same is true for us - you were friendly, helpful, efficient and professional. What could have been a really stressful and frenzied day was a smooth and sleek event." Sam @ Ascendance Records

Kerrang Awards

2009-08-18T04:47:00.000-07:00

Shock provided sound equipment and expertise for this year's rather raucous Kerrang magazine awards in Central London.

Sound for Bicycle Ballet

2009-06-27T05:10:00.000-07:00

Today's City of London Festival - Shock set up and ran the sound for 3 performances of the Bicycle Ballet in Paternoster Square London.

City of London Festival

2009-06-25T14:22:00.000-07:00

This is the 10th year that Shock have been working with the City of London Festival. We're providing full concert support for many of the festival's events. Our highlights of the first week included a mass Ceilidh on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, guitarist Martin Taylor and pianist/ singer Ian Shaw playing jazz at Finsbury Circus Gardens and Terje Isunget one of the most accomplished and innovative percussionists in Europe performing at Apothecaries Hall.

Sound for the MOJO awards

2009-06-16T05:44:00.000-07:00

Shock provided sound services for the MOJO awards 2009. Amongst those receiving awards were Johnny Marr, Yoko Ono, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Elbow, Blur, Paul Weller, Fleet Foxes and the Manic Street Preachers

Full AV support for solicitor's conference

2009-05-20T04:22:00.000-07:00

Shock provided staging, set, projection, lighting and sound services for the recent Motor Accident Solicitor's Society conference at the Russell Hotel in London.

"Just a quick note to say thanks so much for all your hard work at the Conference last week, it really did go without a hitch and everyone was so pleased with how it went."

Miss China UK

2009-05-20T04:08:00.000-07:00

Shock provided a full technical service for the recent, sell-out Miss China UK event at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End.

We provided live video links to a number of screens on stage and around the theatre, playback of sound effects, music and video cues.

"On behalf of my team, I would like to thank you for your patience and great support at Miss China UK, making this year's Pageant a successful and memorable one. Thank you for your great contribution!"

Newmarket Sport Experience at Disneyland Paris

2009-05-20T03:53:00.000-07:00

Shock provided radio microphone and sound systems for Newmarket Group's International Rugby festival which took place at Disneyland Paris.

Shock in New Drama!

2009-05-20T03:52:00.000-07:00

Shock have again worked with long term collaborators Tall Stories on a new children's show called "Room on The Broom". This adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's classic picturebook tells the story of a hapless witch who when flying through the back of beyond, keeps losing things and has to fly to the ground to pick them up. Along the way, the witch and her trusty cat meet lots of characters who they agree to take with them. It isn't long before this leads to some serious overloading and an encounter with a hungry dragon! Shock wrote and produced the music for the show which is currently touring the UK and will run in the West End this Christmas.

We also recently provided sound design and technical services for a live tour of "Boogie Pete", a show developed by the BBC and seen by millions on the CBEEBIES channel.

Meanwhile, another classic children's show that we wrote the music for has finally reached the shores of Australia. "The Gruffalo" hit Sydney this week having been seen by hundreds and thousands of children around the world and is already selling out for much of it's scheduled tour around Australia and New Zealand.

Limmud Conference

2009-05-20T03:27:00.000-07:00

Shock provided full AV support for UK Limmud events in 2008 including sound, lighting, staging and projection.

"Just to say a huge thanks again for all your hard work - it wouldn't happen with you - all went really well, another great job!" David Hoffman Limmud Fest Chair 2008

Hewitt Records Meetings

2009-05-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

Human Resources giant Hewitt Associates, recently employed Shock to record a series of seminars aimed at finding methods for managing and maintaining pension funds. Over a series of 6 sessions in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol up to 6 presnters were fitted with radio lapel microphones and the subsequent recordings archived onto CD's for transcription.

A Night at the Portuguese Embassy

2009-05-15T07:12:00.000-07:00

Shock recently provided full AV services for a book launch at the beautiful Portuguese Embassy in London's Belgrave Square. The author of the book, celebrated architect and designer Andre Jordan, was interviewed by Sky TV's Eamonn Holmes. Shock filmed the event and provided screens throughout the building so guests all had a great view of proceedings.

Limmud Fest '08

2008-09-27T07:14:00.000-07:00

Shock provided a full concert and AV service to Limmud Fest a Jewish festival held in Derbyshire. Despite the appalling weather during the set up the event went exceptionally well.

"You played an incredibly important part in making Fest such a success. Thank You!"

The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been adapted for the theatre.

2008-09-27T07:03:00.001-07:00

We provided sound effects (Tigers are very noisy and hungry eaters) and sound design services for the theatrical production of this well loved children's book. Starting at the Bloomsbury Theatre in September '08 this show should be touring around the UK for some time. Directed by David Wood Produced by Nick Brooke and Kenny Wax For tour dates and a review click here

Limmud Hackney

2008-09-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

Limmud Hackney - Shock provided sound equipment for performers and presenters at Limmud's Hackney cay conference.

Walking for Gilad Event

2008-09-27T06:54:00.000-07:00

We provided full AV equipment and support for the 'Walking for Gilad' event at the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue. An audience of 1000 were there to give suppport to the parents of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. There were moving performances by Israeli artsists Ehud Banai and Maya Raviv and an address from the Israeli Ambassador.

AV for Canon conference and team building day

2008-07-30T10:23:00.000-07:00

Shock provided full AV support for Canon's conference day in London including radio microphones, sound system, screens and projector. We also provided a portable sound system for use outdoors.

The Other Seder - Wilton's Music Hall

2008-07-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

We provided sound, projection and technicians for a great event organised by the Jewish Community Centre for London and YAD Arts at the crumbling but atmospheric Wilton's Music Hall in London. The night featured contemporary dance choreographed by Hofesh Shechter, and fifteen piece anarchic gypsy punk band The Destroyers.

"Thanks so much for everything - for your professionalism, calm and enthusiasm it was a pleasure working with you." YAD Arts

Gandini Juggle

2008-07-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

The City of London Festival is drawing to a close. One late highlight was the skillful Gandini jugglers at Guildhall Yard. We provided the sound system for their backing music.

Slow Boat to Haifa

2008-07-10T07:10:00.000-07:00

Another recent event was 'Slow Boat to Haifa organised by the JCC for London and YAD Arts on board HMS President a boat moored on the Thames by Victoria Embankment . We provided full audio support for the main ballroom and the bar. Performers included 6 piece jazz-swing band Kings Cross Hot Club and Rona Kenan from Israel

Shock AV at Bridewell Hall

2008-07-10T05:58:00.000-07:00

Bridewell Hall was the location for a week long series of evening concerts for the City of London Festival. We provided all sound equipment and technicians. A highlight was the Swiss group Stimmhorn. This duo use Swiss alphorns and incredible voice work to produce a theatrical and moving performance.

Guildhall Yard Stage - City of London Festival

2008-07-10T05:49:00.000-07:00

Shock provided all sound services, equipment and support for the summer stage at Guildhall Yard in the City of London. Artists ranged from a 50 piece Swiss band to groups such as the Puppini Sisters and ska favorites The Trojans

Sound system for Round-table IEA Clean Coal Meeting 2008

2008-07-10T05:37:00.000-07:00

Shock provided a technician, push to talk microphones, sound system, projector and screen and plasma screens for a 50 delegates, 2 day roundtable meeting at the Rembrandt Hotel in London.

"Excellent job - many thanks!" Colin at IEA

MOJO awards 2008

2008-07-10T05:28:00.000-07:00

Shock provided a sound engineer and sound services at the MOJO awards at the Brewery in London. Receiving awards at the ceremony were among others Genesis, Led Zep, John Martyn, The Sex Pistols, Duffy, Paul Weller and Neil Diamond.

"Many thanks for another great job" Adrian at ANGP

Finsbury Circus Gardens - City of London Festival 2008

2008-07-10T05:17:00.000-07:00

Shock provided sound for a week of 'Jazz in the Garden' at Finsbury Circus Gardens. Featuring many of the UK's top jazzers, performers included Martin Taylor, Tina May, Tony Coe, Tomorrow's Warriors and Andy Panayi.

We used our 1k sound system with 4 stage monitors, microphones, radio microphones and our Yamaha LS9 digital mixer to provide some great summer sounds for hundreds of people who enjoy lunchtime in the Gardens.

The concerts are organised by the City of London Festival in association with the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

Da Motus

2008-07-10T05:07:00.000-07:00

Shock provided sound for Swiss group Da Motus' performance at London Wall. Dressed in fluorescent green, Da Motus provide a bizarre but thought provoking mixture of theatre, dance and street performance. Accompanying the prerformacne was percussionist and composer Philippe Heritier.

A Varied New Year and Spring 2008

2008-01-04T05:04:00.000-08:00

Here are some highlights of our varied workload from early in 2008:

Hume Brophy Communications: We provided radio microphones and support for an important presentation by a Chief Executive in Central London.

Medical Research Council: We provided a 37" LCD screen, DVD and video editing for a 6 week exhibition at the MRC.

Mission Control: Sound system for a presentation at the Henri Lloyd Clothing's head office

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers: Recording of an important meeting which was then edited in our studios and copied on to CD.

Jewish Community Centre for London: '8 Candles' Music Performance at Cargo, London - we provided sound and lighting technicians and equipment plus consultancy leading up to the event. The organisers wrote, "My turn to thank you all for the hard work and amazing show that you put on yesterday."

YAD Arts: We provided all sound equipment and technicians for a performance to picture by group of 4 musicians at the Everyman Cinema in Hampstead.

Dance Umbrella: We provided a large screen and DVD player for a 2 week exhibition at the Bishopsgate Institute.

Westminster Drug Project: We provided 6 handheld radio microphones and a sound system for their training day at Porchester Hall, London.

Gruffalo Theatre Production: Shock provided a full theatrical sound system including 4 radio microphones for the latest production of the Gruffalo touring Ireland.

ANGP: We provided a sound system, radio microphones and projection for a company presentation for an audience of 300 at Braxted Manor.

ZAI: Shock provided a full sound system, radio microphones and projection equipment for a 1200 audience performance/ prize evening. The show was recorded and CD copies made in our studios and sent to the client the next day.

Limmud Conference 2007

2008-01-04T04:35:00.000-08:00

Shock provided full technical support for the 7 day Limmud Conference at the University of Warwick.

We provided full support to the Limmud team leading up to the event to ensure all aspects of the conference ran without a hitch. Sound, lighting and projection were all run by our team of 5 technicians.

Limmud wrote to us afterwards: "As always we could never have done it without you guys. It was really fantastic having you onboard again."

A Night To Remember at Tower Bridge!

2007-11-07T04:05:00.001-08:00

We recently provided full technical support for a cabaret dinner event hosted by the National Starch and Chemical Company. The event took place in the 2 walkways of Tower Bridge, high above the Thames and featured Nobles Band, a dynamic all-female string trio who were specially flown in from Prague.

Providing sound for the event was a real challenge as the walkways are 65m long and only 4m wide! However the fantastic band combined with the awesome view of the city below made it a night to remember for all!

The organisers wrote "Shock Audio Visual is a real 'can do' company. The team found a solution to every problem we threw at them and provided a professional, reliable and friendly service. Their efforts played a vital role in making our event such a success. We will definately be working with them again."

Busy time for our events team

2007-10-15T04:51:00.000-07:00

August, September and October have seen Shock provide AV equipment to many different events and venues. Shock provided full AV support to Limmud Fest a weekend residential festival for 500 attendees. We provided sound and lighting for 2 large marquee stages and supported a large number of concerts, DJs, VJs, lectures and workshops.

Other recent venues and clients have included The Kempsensky Hotel London, Grange Hotel London, Middlesex Hospital AGM, Dance Umbrella, Regency Rooms London, Ivy House London plus a good number of smaller meetings, concerts, weddings and parties.

Shock Goes To Court!

2007-10-11T04:53:00.001-07:00

We provided sound and visuals for a gala dinner held at the Middle Temple Hall - the jewel in the crown of the London Law Courts. The event, held by The British Friends of The Hebrew University, included a keynote address by the Rt Hon. Lord Justice Lawrence Collins
and several films that were shown on screens around the room.

Our client wrote to thank us: "You took all the anxiety out of the evening meaning we could concentrate on our guests and fundraising for our project - we look forward to working with you againin the future."

It's All Clear at Shock!

2007-08-14T03:48:00.000-07:00

We've spent the last few weeks writing, recording and mixing various projects in our brand new studio set-up! Our state-of-the-art new Carillon music computer and M -Audio firewire mixing desk has made this a breeze and we've had some vey happy customers!

All Clear Films produce royalty free video clips that production companies can use to show in their own films. Shock produced the soundtrack to several new pieces including an animated music video, a "Police, Camera, Action!" type clip and even a horse race. We'll be working with All Clear on some new clips again soon.

Monster Hit!

2007-08-07T22:47:00.000-07:00

We've had our first review for 'Monster Hits' at the Edinburgh Festival. Shock composed and recorded the music for the show in our recording studios in North London.

http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk/detail_review.asp?id=4456

"Stop right there! Now turn and run - don't stop until you've got your mitts on a 24-carat ticket for 'Monster Hits'. There aren't enough superlatives to express the sheer unbelievable, amazing, wonderfully heart meltingly colourful spectacularness of this show. Bursting with boundless energy, each character is perfectly performed, with every sinew eager to move, sing, bounce and play. Everything you can dream of is created physically with faultless accuracy. The costumes are a-dazzle, only outdone by the bulging smiles and fiery eyes of all. A sheer rarity, blessed with the gift to spread joy and turn back the ancient hands of time. I truly became a child again and will surely be smiling for days."

Well done to Tall Stories for producing another great show!

Presentation at the Regency Room at the Savoy

2007-07-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

Shock provided assorted microphones, sound and projection equipment for an Idea Global presentation at the Regency Room at the Savoy in London. Questions from the floor were taken using our handheld radio microphones and our table top conference mics were used for the 5 panellists.

Sound for Guildhall Yard

2007-07-04T14:27:00.000-07:00

Shock AV provided all the sound equipment and technicians for the second week of the City of London Festival at Guildhall Yard. The outdoor stage featured one of the greats of Congolese music, Papa Noel and his 11 piece band on Monday. One of the highlights of Wednesday was Afrobeat legend Dele Sosimi and his band Gbedu.

Day 4 of the City of London Festival

2007-07-04T14:18:00.000-07:00

Shock have been providing the sound for the 'Jazz in the Garden' week at Finsbury Circus Gardens. One of the highlights was the Christian Garrick/John Etheridge Quartet playing in the 'Hot Club of France' style made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. Great summers day music!

Day 2 at the City of London Festival

2007-06-26T12:26:00.000-07:00

Shock AV are providing two weeks of sound for the City of London Festival. On Day 2 the rain held off, the outdoor venues were stunning and the performances were great! Today featured a ballet performance at St Paul's Cathedral and Jazz at Finsbury Circus Gardens.

Edinburgh Festival shows

2007-06-23T03:58:00.000-07:00

We've been busy composing and recording music for two great new kids shows that will feature at the Edinburgh Festival this summer

Firstly 'Does a Monster Live Next door' and also 'Monster Hits'

In the meantime 'The Gruffalo's Child' show has been touring nationally and receiving great reviews - here's links to a few.

Gruffalo's Child review 1
Gruffalo's Child review 2
Gruffalo's Child review 3

Audio Visual for Beacon and Waxham Barn

2007-06-23T00:15:00.000-07:00

Shock worked again with the Beacon Fellowship, this time at their 'Philanthropy in the City Forum' at the Chicago Graduate Business School in the City of London. Shock provided Powerpoint and video support as well as providing a PA system for 250 delegates. All presentations and question and answer sessions were recorded. The session recordings were then mastered at our studio and sent for transcription.

Waxham Barn, a Grade 1 listed, beautiful old barn was the venue for a national conference on the subject of coastal erosion and global warming organised by Lincoln University. Shock provided sound and projection facilities for the presentations. We also recorded the presentations on to CD for transcription. Built in the 1500s(!) the barn which was used to store wheat has now been restored and is now used as a conference/ education venue. The Barn has little artificial light so to let in more light the huge barn doors are thrown open.

Weddings Galore! - sound for speeches and parties

2007-06-22T15:29:00.001-07:00

The summer wedding season has begun! - we've installed and run sound, lighting and staging for a few weddings this summer already. We provided radio microphones and a sound system for a very lovely wedding in Tunbridge Wells recently.

The Groom wrote to us afterwards, "I just wanted to drop you a quick line now that I have got back from my Honeymoon to pass on to you Lisa and my sincere thanks for everything you did at our wedding. I must say that the music was my biggest worry for the day, what a waste of emotion that was! Thank you so much for everything you did for us, the service you provided was outstanding" Richard

Springtime events

2007-06-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

Spring saw us working on a wide variety of events: from providing a sound system and microphones for an outdoor rugby festival in France to installing and running the sound for the Sephardic Flamenco band Los Desterrados at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. More information and details of forthcoming gigs can be found at www.losdesterrados.com. They are performing at the Diaspora London Music Village in Hyde Park on the 29th June 2007

Shock AV provide sound for Jaeger Store

2007-06-22T13:43:00.000-07:00

We recently installed a sound system for 2 exclusive events at the Jaeger flasgship London store on Regent Street, London. Elizabeth Walker, executive fashion and beauty editor of Marie Claire magazine gave a presentation. Presenters used our handheld radio microphones to ensure there were no unsightly cables to get in the way of the collection!

Conference and meeting recording

2007-06-22T13:23:00.002-07:00

We've recently invested in a couple of great location sound recorders.

http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h4/

We can now very easily record a conference for a client and hand them a USB memory stick at the end of the conference with all the presentations from the day recorded on it.

We can also take the recordings back to our recording studio, edit and master the recordings; then present the client with a CD of the conference to be sent off for transcription or sent to someone who missed the conference.

Here's a thanks you note from our client Jose Hulsenbeck at Medicine Sans Frontier. We recorded their recent 'Scientific Day' at St Bart's Great Hall in Central London

"Thanks for the MP3s. We received the disc yesterday. Great quality. This will help us with our abstracts as well as giving the opportunity to post some of the presentations on the website"

Shock at Sky News!

2007-02-23T04:29:00.000-08:00

Shock were recently hired by Sky News
to provide radio mics and a PA system for CEO James Murdoch to adress employees at their studio complex in Osterly, West London. The 1 hour talk and questions and answer session was also filmed and Shock provided an overflow boardroom feed.

A Night of Song with a hint of Jazz

2007-02-14T03:44:00.001-08:00

So far February has seen us working with an array of talented musicians. First off was "A Night of Song" at Edgware Synagogue which attracted over a thousand people (with 100 turned away at the door). 4 talented soloists were accompanied by the Shabbaton choir and various musicians in an amazing evening of Jewish liturgical and Yiddish song. Shock provided full lighting and sound for the concert.

Adult and childrens' choirs also provided the entertainment for a Naom Primary School fundraising evening held in the Kinloss suite in Finchley. Also entertaining the crowd was talented pianist Yuval Havkin and the evening was completed by showing of a fundraising film on our 10ft screen.

On February 10th Shock combined forces with Pirate Management to produce an evening of jazz with all profits going to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The performers included a jazz quartet led by Danny Davies and Andy Quinn whilst David Berkovitch and Peter Gallagher entertained with musical theatre. Shock again handled all the sound and lighting for the event which raised over £3000 for the charity.

Sufi singing at St John's Smith Square

2007-01-17T08:39:00.000-08:00

Shock AV provided a sound system and engineers for a sell-out charity concert, organised by Lebanon United and held at the magnificent St John's Smith Square church. Attended by over 600 people the line up included Wissam Boustany, Davod Azad and the Orion Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toby Purse.

Hearing Loop installation

2007-01-10T09:04:00.000-08:00

Shock have just completed the installation of a hearing loop system at Ivy House in Hampstead. We also maintain the Ivy House audio-visual equipment and run training sessions for the staff.

Limmud Conference - 10 years with Shock!

2007-01-10T08:22:00.000-08:00

Shock have reached a decade of running sound, lighting and audio visual services for the annual Limmud Conference.

This year was one of the best yet with a record 2300 participants. Highlights included an amazing Jewish gospel group and a great program of lectures, workshops and performances. Shock supplied 5 staff and a huge range of sound, lighting, projection and other audio visual equipment. We also provided advice and support for the organisers and presenters. The Limmud organising team

Shock's Christmas shows - The Gruffalo, Gruffalo's Child and others

2007-01-10T08:12:00.000-08:00

As well as sound, lighting, projection and other audio visual hires and services Shock run a successful recording studio composing and recording music for theatre shows and TV ads. Our recent shows have been busy touring the UK, US, Singapore, China and Poland!

This Christmas saw the Tall Stories Theatre Company show of 'The Gruffalo' playing at the Arts Theatre in London. 'The Gruffalo' has now been seen by 50,000 plus people and should be touring for many years to come. A Gruffalo DVD of the show is available on Amazon produced by the Really Useful Group in 2005.

Meanwhile the 'Gruffalo's Child' show had a successful Christmas run at The Gardner Arts Centre in Brighton as well as The Phoenix in Leicester and should hit the West End in 2007. Shock also provided the radio microphones for the show.

Expect to see the Big Wooden Horse production of 'The Night Before Christmas' touring the UK in 2007 after a successful premiere.

Finally the 'Snow Dragon' show has been touring the United States and getting great reviews. We had a lovely email from someone who couldn't get the Snow Goblin song out of their head and wrote to us for the full lyrics.

New Equipment for the Digital Age

2007-01-09T05:14:00.000-08:00

Shock are proud to be the owners of two new Yamaha LS9 digital mixing desks which will enhance the live audio experience in our future events and performances.

These incredibly versatile desks have a huge number of features and every set up can be saved for future shows. They are available for dry hire or we can supply a trained engineer with them! Please call us for details.

Shining Out in November

2006-11-29T10:02:00.000-08:00

Following on from last month things got even busier in November for Shock. We produced two large events for The Beacon Fellowship, an organisation that promotes charitable giving.
The first was their annual awards ceremony, held in the beautiful Plaisterer's Hall at London Wall. 500 invited guests enjoyed the awards ceremony which was compered by BBC newsreader Martyn Lewis. We projected 10 seperate films about the winners of each category and interviews. The whole event ran seamlessly and was a great success.

The second event the next day was held at the Chicago Business School and was a forum discussing ways of raising funds and giving to charity. As well as recording a keynote presentation, Shock recorded 8 simultaneous breakout meetings.

Other clients for November included; PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Royal College of Pyschiatrists, The London Jewish Community Centre, YAD Arts, FZY, Oakington Manor School, Tall Stories Theatre Company.

A Busy October

2006-11-14T02:51:00.000-08:00

As with many people in the Audio-Visual industry, shock have had a very busy October. Highlights this month have included several events at the Portuguese Embassy celebrating 350 years of the Douro region. As well as audio-visual presentations these events usually involve tasting fine Portuguese wines and foods (and Shock technicians are always very keen to work on them!)

We've also been working at the Everyman Cinema in Hampstead alongside the Jewish Community Centre for London to produce the Opinion Soup series of Q and A discussions and most recently “Judology” a panel discussion which included Howard Jacobson and David Schneider amongst others.

On a creative note, Shock have been working with Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company and the Brighton Dome to produce the music for " The Night Before Christmas" a specially commissioned new theatre show for young people. The show will perform in Brighton over Christmas and then tour around the country next year.

Speaking of tours there will be 6 other productions running over the holiday
season that Shock has written the music for including "The Gruffalo" and "The Gruffalo's Child" both based on the award winning books by Julia Donaldson. These shows, created by Tall Stories theatre company have been watched by hundreds of thousands of children and their parents over the years and is still going strong. "The Gruffalo" has even been made into a DVD produced by Really Useful Films. If you are interested in buying one or seeing the show live please visit the Tall Stories website by clicking on their name.

Brampton Manor School Paging System

2006-11-08T07:37:00.000-08:00

Shock recently installed a 3 zone paging system in the library of Brampton Manor School East Ham, London. The brief from the head librarian was a low profile simple to use system that blended in with the decor of the newly built building. We used low impact white speakers and concealed all cabling in the ceiling.

Liberal Judaism kept informed!

2006-09-21T04:29:00.000-07:00

Shock have just supplied and fitted a whole range of AV equipment at Liberal Judaism headquarters in London.

As well as projection and PA equipment an information screen was installed to keep visitors informed of upcoming events.

LimmudFest Sways to the Beats!

2006-08-30T05:09:00.000-07:00

Participants were this week recovering from an eclectic mix of music, learning and camping that was LimmudFest '06. Shock provided AV support for the event, highlights of which included the incredible Sway Machinery, Mor Karbasi, the Oi Va Voi duo and GhettoPlotz. The event gets better each year and we're looking forward to next year (and slightly more sun!)

Shock Audivisual launches new website

2006-08-15T10:21:00.000-07:00

Shock today proudly relaunched their new website
which as well as looking great, will make getting in
touch with us easier. It was designed by the people
at fifo digital and we think they've done a great job!

Limmudfest Approaching

2006-08-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here at Shock AV we're gearing up for this year's
Limmudfest conference which takes place on the
August bank holiday weekend near Southwold in
Suffolk. The festival is a celebration of Jewish Arts
and culture with an educational and 'green' feel
to it, with many of the expected 500 participants
camping. Shock are provided sound and lighting
for 3 stages, as well as 2 cinema rooms and various
other AV equipment. We'll be camping as well so
fingers crossed the weather holds!

City Of London Festival "Great Success"

2006-07-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

This year's City Of London Festival has been
hailed a great success by organisers who
especially thanked Shock for providing all their
AV requirements at three venues around the
square mile. Performances this year were varied
as ever with styles ranging from Jazz to Japanese.

RGM Funk us up again!

2006-07-26T10:07:00.000-07:00

Retro-funksters Random Groove Movement
performed last week at Woburn Abbey and got
wedding guests shaking their stuff on the dancefloor
until the wee small hours. Shock provided all the
sound equipment and engineers for the job of
course!