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Autograph And DiGiCo At Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is registered arts and educational charity as well as one of Britain’s leading producing theatres. Read more...
GOLF!
Once again we were very pleased to support the great work of Backup, The Technical Entertainment Charity, by entering a team for their annual golf challenge. Read more...
More DiGiCo For Stylus Productions
London-based Stylus Productions are a dynamic, young and growing company providing pro-audio equipment rental and production management services, founded by Sam Thomas and Oliver Weeks in 2016. Read more...
Autograph Delivers Essential Paging Upgrade At The Duke Of York’s
Paging and show relay systems are the almost invisible yet absolutely essential technology on which all professional theatre relies. Read more...
Point Source Audio At The Leicester Haymarket Theatre
Just reopened after more than a decade of closure and subject to a multi-million pound refit, the Leicester Haymarket Theatre is set to provide a true multi-purpose performance and conference venue to this historic city in the UK’s East Midlands. Read more...
Autograph Supply Flexible Audio Solution For Berkshire Arts Centre
Arlington Arts Centre in Newbury, Berkshire, is one of the facilities owned by Mary Hare Services Ltd, a company which provides a wide range of services, training, products and facilities that raise funds for Mary Hare School for the Deaf. Read more...
The Leicester Haymarket Theatre
Opening night following multi-million pound renovation Read more...
Autograph and Meyer Sound At The National Theatre
Collaboration between Autograph and Meyer Sound brings world-class audio to a memorable production. Read more...
Autograph Revamp Audio At Resurgent Northern Venue
The Preston Guild Hall And Charter Theatre complex is undergoing a huge development and refurbishment program thanks to its new owners, Read more...
Autograph, DiGiCo And d&b At The Emmanuel Centre
Located just a few minutes’ walk from the Palace of Westminster in central London, The Emmanuel Centre is a beautiful Grade II listed building which is also a true multi-purpose venue. Read more...
West End’s First Major HelixNet Comms - Supplied By Autograph
Very much part of the fabric of London’s West End theatre scene for well over a century, The Aldwych Theatre is presently undergoing a major refurbishment programme. Read more...
Adapt, Adopt, Improve - Autograph At Corby Business Academy
Many of Autograph’s installations are ‘from scratch’ projects where the company is commissioned to provide a whole new audio infrastructure to the performance specifications of the client. Read more...
Paging System Upgrade At Sadler's Wells
With a history going back more than three hundred years and an annual audience of over half a million people, the world-famous Sadler’s Wells is synonymous with dance in all its many guises. Read more...
Autograph And DiGiCo Equip Unique Northern Theatre
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre is a unique theatrical space, located within an historic building whose story is as colourful and dramatic as the productions that grace its in-the-round stage, one of the largest in the country with a capacity of up to 750. Read more...
Autograph's Signature Series - Peace Of Mind In Manchester
Autograph Sales & Installations recently supplied the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester with a package of audio equipment which included a pair of our very own Signature Series switchover devices, for PC and MADI respectively. Read more...
Autograph, EM And Rugby Theatre
Leading Regional Theatre Enlists Autograph’s Expertise To Deliver Superior Audio Solution Read more...
Audio Technology For Contemporary Education At Bradfield College
Within an idyllic setting in the rolling Berkshire countryside, Bradfield College is one of the UK’s leading independent schools for boys and girls aged from 13 to 18 years. Read more...
Customised EM Acoustics Solution For Apple Peel Productions
Hampshire-based Apple Peel Productions specialise in providing a genuine full-service solution to clients seeking the very best in wedding day experiences. Read more...
Milab And Pearl Reunited After 40 Years
Swedish microphone manufacturer Milab Microphones AB (Milab) has agreed with the owners of Pearl Mikrofonlaboratorium AB (Pearl) to acquire 100% of the shares in Pearl and consolidate Pearl’s operations and product portfolio into Milab. Read more...
Autograph Deliver Bespoke Multi-Way Wireless Solution To Kings Place
Based in the Kings Place complex in the heart of London, Kings Place Music Foundation is the charity set up to run the music spaces within the central London facility and which aims to provide an open creative space where artists, musicians, audiences and employees can meet to share views and ideas on music and culture. Read more...
Central London Student Facility Energised By Autograph And d&b Audiotechnik
Founded by Mary Trevelyan and still based in the Great Portland St premises acquired by her in 1965, the International Students House is a charity dedicated to British and international Students in London. Read more...
The Queen's Theatre Goes Digital With Autograph And DiGiCo
Opening first in 1953 then moving to their present home in 1975, The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is a 500-seat producing theatre within the London Borough of Havering. Read more...
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire With Autograph and Meyer Sound
Recently granted the great distinction of a Royal title by Her Majesty The Queen, the new £57m facility at Birmingham City University is a state-of-the-art music conservatoire. Read more...
Initial Deliveries Of KV2 Products By Autograph Sales & Installations
Edinburgh’s Blue Parrot Production & Events have added a suite of KV2 products to their hire inventory, supplied by Autograph. Read more...
New Agreement Between Autograph Sales & Installations And KV2
LONDON, SEPTEMBER 17th 2017 - Autograph Sales & Installations Become Official UK Partner And Main Dealer For KV2 Products Read more...
Autograph Sales & Installations To Distribute Point Source Audio
Petaluma, Calif., and London, England, September 12th 2017 — Point Source Audio (PSA) and Autograph Sales & Installations announced today a distribution agreement whereby Autograph Sales & Installations has been appointed the exclusive UK distributor for Point Source Audio’s SERIES8 and EMBRACE™ microphones as well as its CM-i series of patented in-ear headsets. Read more...
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Autograph Appoints New Managing Director
LONDON, AUGUST 7th 2017 - Global leaders and innovators in theatrical audio, Autograph Sound Recording Ltd, have today announced the appointment of Scott Arnold to the position of Managing Director. Read more...
The Museum Of The Order Of St John And Autograph
A recently-completed project at The Museum of the Order of St John in London EC1 highlights not only the diversity of our work but also the range of environments and applications to which our skills and experience apply. Read more...
Audio For Contemporary Worship In Kentish Town
Installing sound systems in traditional worship spaces usually presents problems that are not easily solved, as they tend to be large and very reverberant. Read more...
Autograph Sales & Installations Equip Super-Stylish Bar
Often described as the Heston Blumenthal of drinks, acclaimed mixologist Tony Conigliaro opened his latest venture, Untitled Bar, in late 2016. Read more...
Autograph Sales & Installations At PizzaExpress Live In High Holborn
Presenting over 2000 shows annually, more than 20 PizzaExpress Live restaurants now host regular music every Thursday, from Abbey Road to Manchester. Read more...
Our First Podcast - All The Way From America!
Our friends at S&VC (Sound & Video Contractor magazine) have just recorded and released a podcast covering our work at the new Adelphi Theatre at the University Of Salford! Read more...
Autograph's Audio Solution At Stylish Central London Venue
Once part of The Regent Palace Hotel, close to London’s Piccadilly, ‘Live At Zédel’ is a part of an entertainment complex set in the most opulent Art Deco surroundings, where visitors may enjoy not only a range of contemporary entertainment but drinks in the beautiful Bar Américain and fine contemporary dining at Brasserie Zédel. Read more...
The Barbican And Autograph - Essential Equipment Upgrades...
The relationship between London’s Barbican Centre and Autograph stretches back many years and is a fine example of a leading venue which is always striving to stay ahead, working closely with a multi-disciplinary specialist supplier to realise those ambitions. Read more...
Autograph Supplies Key Learning Tools To New LAMDA Facility
The London Academy Of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) has just opened its brand new, £28m facility which completely replaces the western part of their campus and more than doubles its overall size. Read more...
Autograph Announce XDANTE-1 Dante Network Switcher
Our new XDANTE-1 unit received a commendation in the ABTT 2017 Sound Product Of The Year awards Read more...
Autograph Provide Multi-Configurable Solution At The University Of Salford
The New Adelphi Building at The University of Salford opened in late 2016 and provides a stunning new home for the University’s Arts And Media programmes. Read more...
Autograph Delivers Digital Mixing Upgrade To Legendary London Venue
The Roundhouse in London’s Chalk Farm started life as a railway turntable in 1847. Read more...
Autograph Spreads The DiGiCo Love Far And Wide...
In addition to the continuous stream of case studies and news stories we produce about our favourite digital mixing console brand, we also like to recognise those clients who are just too busy doing what they do to help us put an item together! Read more...
Autograph And EM Acoustics At The Royal Opera House
Autograph Sales & Installations have supplied an EM Acoustics loudspeaker system to London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden Read more...
Autograph Provides Updated Paging Solution To Historic Northern Venue
Opened on Boxing Day 1912 and having gone through several changes of use in its long history, the 1,920-capacity Manchester Opera House was completely refurbished in 2003 and is now owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group. Read more...
The University Of Sussex
Digital Humanities lab outfitted with a suite of audio-visual equipment by Autograph Sales & Installations Read more...
Central London Venue Expands Audio Capability With Autograph
Located in Great Portland St, right opposite Regent’s Park in the very centre of London, the building that includes both the Park Crescent Conference Centre and 229 The Venue manages to combine a suite of flexible spaces with two vibrant live music venues. Read more...
Blue Parrot Add Aviom Personal Mixers To Inventory
Edinburgh-based equipment hire and event production company Blue Parrot Ltd have just taken delivery of a large consignment of Aviom equipment, supplied by Autograph Sales & Installations. Read more...
If The Halo Fits - Autograph And EM Acoustics At Dorking Halls
Autograph Sales & Installations have recently supplied and commissioned an EM Acoustics HALO system into the main performance space at Dorking Halls in Surrey. Read more...
Autograph Shares Its Expertise On Theatrical Relay and Paging Systems
Our friends at Lighting & Sound International have published a technical item which covers everything you need to know about paging and relay systems for modern theatre. Read more...
Rambert Dance Company, Meyer Sound And Autograph
In 1964, the legendary Merce Cunningham staged the first of his “Events,” or site-specific choreographic works. Read more...
Autograph Delivers Technology For Worship In North London
The Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury opened in August 2014 as the world’s first ‘eco-temple’, as part of £20m community complex. Read more...
Perth Concert Hall
Our friends at InAVate have honoured us with a cover story in the December 2016 issue of their magazine, concerning our work at the Perth Concert Hall. Read more...
Autograph Updates Theatrical Facilities At St Paul's Girl's School
Autograph recently carried out a major upgrade to the already extensive theatrical education facilities at St Paul’s Girls School in west London, including new backstage paging and relay systems. This follows the installation of the first Meyer Sound CAL loudspeaker system in the UK, also supplied and installed by Autograph, about which you can learn more HERE. Read more...
Aladdin - It's Magic!
Our sister company Autograph Sound provided the audio infrastructure for Disney's new production of 'Aladdin' at the Prince Edward Theatre and our friends at Lighting & Sound International have favoured us with a cover story in their November 2016 issue! Read more...
Ahead Of The Curve - Midlands Theatre Upgrades To DiGiCo With Autograph
Autograph Sales & Installations have recently delivered a new DiGiCo SD10T digital mixing system to Curve in Leicester. Read more...
First UK Pair Of Meyer Sound’s New Amie Monitors In Action With Rambert
During London's recent fashion week, leading contemporary design house Margaret Howell revealed their Spring 2017 collection at Rambert's home on London’s South Bank. Read more...
The Royal Central School Of Speech & Drama - Upgrading To DiGiCo With Autograph
London’s The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama recently purchased a new DiGiCo SD10-T digital mixing system from Autograph Sales & Installations. The updated equipment serves dual duty as both a teaching aid and their primary audio mixing system for in-house productions. Read more...
All That Jazz - Autograph And DiGiCo Assist Ronnie Scott’s Into The Digital Age
The original Ronnie Scott’s opened its doors in October 1959 when the noted saxophonist opened a small basement club where local musicians could jam with others who shared their passion. Almost six decades later and in its new Soho home, Ronnie Scott’s is one of the world’s best-known jazz clubs, regularly hosting not only the genre’s biggest names but also nurturing rising stars. The club also now offers a diverse programme of live music including Latin, jive, blues, flamenco, tap dancing and DJ sets which has helped make it the place to be for both the new hipster generation and music fans seeking the very best in live jazz. Read more...
Disney's Aladdin Brings A Whole New World To London's West End
The West End production of Disney’s Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre is using the Clear-Com FreeSpeak II wireless intercom system to provide clear communications, from build to performance. The show opened in June 2016 and the system was supplied and installed by our sister company Autograph Sound who also provided the state-of-the-art audio systems required to support the new production. Read more...
Autograph Sales & Installations Wax Lyrical In Hammersmith
Reopened in 1979 having been moved and rebuilt brick-by-brick from its original location, The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith has recently undergone a major revamp, completed in 2015 and now offering new facilities for young people and the local community. Its two main performance areas (the 550-seat Main House and the 120-seat Studio) are venues for the theatre’s speciality of new, groundbreaking productions, winning an Olivier Award in 2011 for their production of Sarah Kane’s ‘Blasted’. Autograph Sales & Installations worked closely with the theatre’s Head Of Sound Nick Manning to specify and supply a large and very diverse suite of audio equipment that was a key part of the refurbishment. Read more...
'Invisible' Sound At The GSMD
Originally opened in 1880, the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama was the first municipal music college in Britain. It is now one of the world’s leading conservatoires and drama schools, catering for 800 students (of which around 40% are from overseas) undertaking a range of courses in music, acting and technical theatre. It was rated by The Guardian University Guide 2013 as the ‘Number One specialist institution in the UK’ and has twice been honoured with the Queen’s Anniversary Prize. Read more...
Autograph At The New Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Autograph Sales & Installations were delighted to contribute to a major new theatrical facility in Liverpool, the new Everyman Theatre, run by the Liverpool & Merseyside Trust who are are also responsible for the nearby Liverpool Playhouse. Read more...
Fisrt UK Installation Of Meyer Sound's CAL At St Paul's Girls' School
The Great Hall of St. Paul’s Girls’ School in London has fitted two Meyer Sound CAL 64 column array loudspeakers, which is the first installation of the column arrays in the UK. The loudspeaker system reproduces speech, live music and video soundtracks and are custom-coloured to match the surrounding oak woodwork in the 1904 auditorium. Read more...
Autograph Replace Comms Inventory At Neg Earth
The disastrous fire that destroyed Neg Earth’s Park Royal premises claimed, among much else, all the communications equipment on site, necessitating a rapid acquisition of new Clear-Com units to cover their ongoing workload. Read more...
Autograph Installs New Digital Infrastructure At The Barbican
Opened in 1982 and situated in the heart of The City of London, the Barbican Centre is Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venue. The sheer diversity and ambition of the programming there is remarkable, with everything from major classical music events to avant-garde jazz and world music, art, theatre, dance, film and creative learning events taking place within its Grade-II listed walls. Read more...
New Digital Mixing System For The Cadogan Hall
London’s Cadogan Hall is both the home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a popular live music venue, hosting over 300 shows a year. A recent technical upgrade has seen its legacy of Yamaha mixing consoles continue, with the installation of a new CL3 system by Autograph Sales & Installations. Read more...
Autograph Assist Leading Theatrical College With New Audio Facilities
Autograph Sales & Installations have recently supplied a package of professional audio equipment to the Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance. Read more...
New Sound Systems For Leading West End Rehearsal Facility
Autograph Sales & Installations have recently completed a commission to design, package and install four identical audio systems at Glasshill Studios, a state-of-the-art dedicated theatrical rehearsal complex close to the heart of London’s Theatreland. Read more...
Major Power And Control Upgrade At The National
The National Theatre’s ambitious transformation of the Cottesloe Theatre into the refurbished and flexible Dorfman Theatre, named after Travelex founder and philanthropist Lloyd Dorfman who donated a personal gift of £10 million to the NT Future redevelopment project, was completed in September 2014. The 19-month re-fit saw the 350-capacity space kitted out with greater capacity, more comfortable seats, a lift, improved acoustics, lighting and sight-lines, enlarged foyer spaces and flexible staging which allows almost any combination of seating and performance space. Read more...
All The World’s A Stage...
All The World’s A Stage...Autograph At The Home Of the Bard The Globe Theatre was the vision and life’s work of pioneering actor and director Sam Wanamaker, a vision that was finally realised when Her Majesty The Queen opened the new Globe in June 1997. Read more...
Calling All Stations - Leading Northern Theatre Upgrades Paging Systems
Bradford’s magnificent Alhambra Theatre has recently undergone a major upgrade of its backstage paging systems, all designed, supplied and configured by Autograph. Read more...
Hull Truck Theatre
Perhaps better known for its fishing fleet than its theatrical ambitions, the city of Kingston Upon Hull is busily preparing for its role as UK City of Culture in 2017. Hull Truck Theatre played a key role in the bidding team that secured this national accolade and their preparations for what will be a very busy year have included a thorough re-design and re-fit of their installed audio infrastructure. Read more...
The Palace Theatre Watford Upgrades With Autograph
Watford Palace Theatre is a contemporary receiving and producing house, creating innovative new works in various performance disciplines. Read more...
Pizza Express Jazz Club
A fixture of London’s jazz music scene for more than four decades, PizzaExpress Jazz Club recently replaced its aging audio system with a new, self-powered Meyer Sound system. Long known for its intimate atmosphere, friendly acoustics, and stellar musical lineup, the club was voted Live Music Venue of the Year at the 2015 London Lifestyle Awards soon after the upgrade. Read more...
Dorking Halls
Opened in 1931 to accommodate the Leith Hill Musical Competition, Dorking Halls for many years enjoyed a close association with the great English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams who conducted the festival from 1905 until 1953. Throughout its life Dorking Halls has been at the heart of the Mole Valley community and following major refurbishment completed in 1997 the complex now offers a diverse programme of live music, theatre and even 3D cinema. Read more...
Bath City Church
The recent upgrade to the audio infrastructure in the historic Bath Forum posed a number of design and engineering challenges, all of which were met by the Autograph Sales & Installations team. Read more...
Wiltshire Music Centre
Known throughout the country for the outstanding quality of its concert performances, the purpose-built 300-seat concert hall has recently undergone a major upgrade to its audio systems in partnership with Autograph Sales & Installations. Led by the company’s New Business Engineer Phil Nicolaou, the project centred on the specification and installation of a new front-of-house loudspeaker system and included an upgrade to the existing mixing console, new equipment racks and mains power management systems. Read more...
Key Theatre
The Key Theatre in Peterborough is the latest regional performance space to benefit from our unique knowledge and skills with a significant upgrade to its Front of House PA. Read more...
Harold Pinter Theatre
We recently completed a lengthy upgrade to the backstage paging system at Ambassador Theatre Group's Harold Pinter Theatre in London, a project that both recalled some of our roots and also underlined the virtues of simplicity and future-proof designs. Read more...
Leading Regional Theatre Adds To Console Inventory
Following their purchase of a new DiGiCo SD10 in 2012 the West Yorkshire Playhouse have taken delivery of a DiGiCo SD9, principally for use in their Courtyard theatre, the smaller of the two performance spaces at the Leeds venue. Read more...
Royal Academy of Music
The Duke’s Hall is the beautiful main performance space within the Royal Academy of Music on London’s Marylebone Road, and has recently benefited from our expertise in creating bespoke solutions for high-profile locations where others considerations as well as great audio come into play. Read more...
ArtsEd
We recently completed delivery of a new DiGiCo SD9 RackPack, including a control surface, two D-Racks and associated cabling, to the Arts Educational Schools London (ArtsEd) in Chiswick. Read more...
Gordon Craig Theatre
We recently helped The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage invest in a comprehensive upgrade and modernisation of their wireless microphone systems with 12 Sennheiser Evolution G3-series bodypack / receiver systems along with antenna splitters, antenna boosters and MKE-2 miniature microphones. Read more...
Hire Company of the Year
Autograph Sound Recording are proud to have been voted Hire Company of the Year in the 2013 Theatre Technical awards. Gratifying indeed, as it is industry professionals who vote and obviously they have been happy to place their x next to the Autograph box. Read more...
Scotty's Beamed Up!
We are very pleased to announce that our hire store manager, Scott Arnold, has been promoted to join the board of directors... Read more...
West Yorkshire Playhouse upgrades digital mixing
Located in central Leeds, the West Yorkshire Playhouse provides top-class theatrical performance facilities for audiences throughout the region and beyond. It is a producing theatre which creates its own shows for both in-house production and national touring, whilst also collaborating frequently with other major regional theatres. Numerous shows have transferred to the West End from Leeds, the most recent being ‘Loserville’ which premiered at London’s Garrick Theatre in October 2012. Read more...
London Metal Exchange
Floating Earth
Kentish Town Primary School
Highgate Cemetery
Autograph agrees sponsorship deal with Barbican Centre
In an agreement that celebrates a melding of technology, people and shared values, Autograph Sales & Installations has announced a new collaboration with the Barbican. Read more...
Industry And Education Working Together For The Next Generation
In mid-September Autograph Sales & Installations welcomed thirteen students from LAMDA (the London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Art), for a day of training & hands-on experience, at their premises in north London. Read more...
Team Autograph Triumph At Inaugural PLASA Golf Day
Autograph recently assembled a formidable array of golfing talent to take on the challenge of the inaugural PLASA golf day, held at the beautiful and challenging Drift Club just after the PLASA London show. Read more...
Royal Military School of Music
Shaw Theatre
The Actors Church Covent Garden
Following a request by highly respected theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Autograph were tasked with the supply, design, installation and programming of a new sound system at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden. The church is affectionately known as ‘The Actors' Church’ because of its long association with the theatre community. Read more...
Goldman Sachs Goes i-Live with Allen & Heath
Royal Court Theatre
St Georges Concert Hall
Kerith Community Church
Autograph Get Chic And Stylish At West End Installation
The recently opened rooftop bar and venue called ‘Vista’ sits atop the Trafalgar hotel. Providing a stylish and chic appeal by day and a magical, atmospheric experience by night, it is aimed at social gatherings, celebratory events and fashionable entertainment in a prime central London location. Read more...
Peppe Mallozzi joins Autograph team
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Giuseppe Mallozzi (known to all as ‘Peppe’) to our technical sales team, who joins the company as a Sales Engineer. Read more...
