Live Event Production UK

Sounds Commercial Freelancer Day

2010-12-10T00:26:00.000-08:00

We are always looking to expand our existing freelancer base and ensure that we have a large diverse range of experienced talented freelancers to supplement our existing in-house team. On Wednesday, Sounds Commercial ran another successful freelancer open day where we met and interviewed the latest pool of freelancers who had expressed an interest in working with us.

Sounds Commercial prides itself on ensuring that we have the right team for the right job. By ensuring we meet and interview and capture all details from freelancers before we work with them and that they are familiar with our extensive in-house equipment we can be assured of a successful working crew on each event. Our latest freelancer day has ensured that we have yet again strengthened our pool of freelancers meaning that no job for Sounds Commercial is too small or too large.
If you are interested in attending the next freelancer open day or would like to be considered for opportunities to work with us, please contact Neil Fry on n.fry@soundscommercial.co.uk or download our freelancer application (link below).
Sounds commercial would like to thank all the freelancers who attended the day especially those who travelled from as far afield as Sheffield, London & Derby. We look forward to working with you in the near future.

http://www.soundscommercial.co.uk/work-for-us

Redrow Charity Dinner

2010-10-04T07:09:00.000-07:00

On Saturday 18th September 2010 a charity dinner was held at The Grand Hotel in Bristol in association with Redrow Homes South West and “ASK”, an afterschool club at St Nicolas School in Chippenham, a purpose built specialist school. The evening featured entertainment from a live 20 piece band jazz band, a street dance group that even had members of the audience joining in and an awards show that featured a bespoke video created and edited by the in-house studio team at Sounds Commercial.

BE2010

2010-09-17T09:35:00.000-07:00

It's countdown to the Bodyshop Conference and Awards 2010. All departments are busy getting the show on the road - videos, stings, set build, large format print and AV equipment. Watch this space for the reveal...

Event UK

2010-09-17T09:33:00.000-07:00

Come and visit the stands we designed and built at EVENT UK, 21-22 Sept 2010 at the NEC Birmingham. Stands E200 and E201.

Grand Pier final recruitment day

2010-07-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

The final recruitment day - Weston's Got Talent - for approx 300 jobs was staged by Sounds Commercial. Click here to see footage on how the day progressed.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGrandPier#p/a/u/0/3_JWOymXETw

Grand Pier - Final Recruitment Day

2010-07-06T07:50:00.000-07:00

Sounds Commercial in partnership with the Grand Pier Weston-super-Mare produced one of the largest ever recruitment drives in the South West. The final recruitment day involved the hundreds of candidates living in and around Weston-super-Mare to join in a final interview day with a difference.

300 golden tickets were issued and the showbiz style event 'Weston's Got Talent' started with candidates being entertained throughout the day by a variety of performers.

Read more here:
http://www.sounds-commercial.co.uk/services/event-production/case-studies/view/grand-pier2

2009-07-14T06:28:00.000-07:00

OK! Magazine loved our event theming for a star couple wedding ceremony at the Captains Club Hotel & Spa on the Dorset Coast...

Sounds Commercial provided all the audio visual and glamourous lighting effects at Suzanne Shaw's wedding last month which featured in OK! Magazine.

Job Centre Plus: Fit for the Future – Lean Conference

2009-06-18T08:18:00.000-07:00

We were very pleased to work with the Job Centre Plus and the Department for Work & Pensions last month to produce the Fit for the Future Conference at the Marriott Bristol City Centre...

Production and Management of AV/ICT, including design and production of PowerPoint questionnaire.
Staging, PA, main projection and plasma screens around the sides
Voting pads on the tables (the Conference will be interactive and people will be required to vote on topics throughout the day

Event objectives: “To work jointly on the understanding of Lean, its place within the DWP Change Programme and how Lean can be used without people to continuously review and streamline the processes focusing efforts on the customer”

deliver information to delegates about Lean
raise awareness and share knowledge
help to identify and deliver a leadership role in respect of Lean initiatives within Job Centre Plus
better understand the way forward

Target audiences: client employees (managers and teams) from various departments

Event strategy: Interactive Keypads are an easy-to-use tool that give your presentations greater impact by helping you stay in touch with the needs of your audience. By making PowerPoint^® interactive, our keypads enable you to connect with your audience and find out what they are thinking in real time. More than just a simple voting system, our keypads allow you to quickly record, track and analyse audience responses to increase feedback for a more effective meeting.

Audience Engagement
Quantitive Audience Feedback
Interactive Participation

Results and evaluation: Two Excel reports show how each individual handset voted and the number of people voting on each option. Client acknowledged that “the support [yesterday] was great, the staff really enjoyed the voting buttons etc and I would like to pass my thanks on to you and the team for making the day such a success.

Our In-House Services

2009-06-18T08:11:00.001-07:00

Technical Support
CAD Stage Set Design and Build
Audio / Sound Systems / PA
Lighting
Projection
Plasma Screens
Pre-Event Production
Holding Slide Designs / Conference Branding
Opening VT / Short sting
Pre-Event Filming
Event Filming / Post-Event DVD
Photographer
Event Newsletter
Entertainment – Band, DJ, Magicians, 'Meet & Greet' Entertainers, Games etc.
Interactive Handsets
Interpretation / Translation
Event Signage / Print – Invitations, Name Badges, Place Cards, Table Names, Vinyl Window Graphics, Roller Banners, Pop-Up Stands
Stage Set Furniture
Branded Lectern Graphics / Branding for stage set
Table Centres
Delegate Management
Free UK & International Venue Finding
Accommodation Booking
Theming
Breakout Rooms
Scriptwriting
Event Advertising/Sponsorship
Laser Displays
Autocue
Webcasting / Podcasting / Streaming Audio & Video
Video Conferencing
Interactive Audience Response Systems
Delegate Transportation

L’Oréal Matrix Conference 2008

2009-06-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

June 2008 witnessed the annual conference for hairdressing brand, Matrix. The location was the beautiful coastline of Dubrovnik in

Croatia

The primary focus of the event was to review achievements and results that have been delivered so far in 2008 and plan for the future. Prior to the launch of the new photographic collection “Trend” Sounds Commercial delivered a competition

based on the successful television series “The weakest link”.

With Matrix being such a high profile brand within the L’Oréal Professionnel Products division, this event was key for industry professionals to recognize the achievements over the past year, whilst looking forward to new products and ranges. It was Sounds Commercial’s task to make this event a ‘cut above the rest’!

The remit was to devise a conference programme that was slick, clear and entertaining. The event needed to motivate and communicate key messages informing the sales teams of new launches, the company’s performance to date, along with the goals and direction for the coming year. This was achieved by a bespoke branded stage set, with stunning photo quality prints of the new ‘Trends all produced from our in-house Printworks department. Exciting visuals were incorporated into presentations. Bespoke video pieces were created from conception at our in-house editing and production studios.

The event was a huge success from both the client and delegates point of view. Sounds Commercial work regularly within the EU, and this meant that we were able to offer Matrix the best possible service. We pride ourselves on attention to detail and aim to exceed expectations… We definitely did just that in June 2008!

JISC Conference 2008

2009-06-18T08:06:00.001-07:00

Sounds Commercial were the appointed Event Managers for the high profile JISC 2008 Conference at the ICC Birmingham, in April 2008.

Featuring a keynote address by Lord Putnam of Bloomsbury, the event consisted of main plenary sessions, six breakout workshops throughout the morning and a further six in the afternoon together with an exhibition for fifty stands.

The event team at Sounds Commercial project managed every element of this event, including a VIP dinner, a team dinner and accommodation as required. The event involved the pre-registration of 800 delegates and 100 exhibitors; the preparation of all delegate bags and name badges; the design of exhibitor floor plans and exhibitor registration, together with full on site event management on
the day.

The event was a huge success for presenters, delegates and exhibitors alike and was deemed their best event ever, and as a result Sounds Commercial have been appointed the Event Management company for their 2009 Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

L’Oréal Professionnel ‘Homme’ Launch 2008

2009-01-05T04:21:00.000-08:00

The CAD department for set and production design was particularly pleased to have been able to meet the challenging brief set out by L’Oréal Professionnel for the L-Oreal Homme launch in Monte Carlo this year.

The set concept and its elements were developed over a few weeks and presented to the client. Fortunately the production layout was the simplest part of the design with the venue dictating the scenery shape to compliment a peculiar ceiling made of a lattice of timber. Flying was possible via timber beams accessed from above the ceiling and we flew lighting truss along side the stage to cover the demonstration area.

The set reflected the Homme brand with the use of dark wood effect material, brushed aluminium laminates and clean lines.

A central reveal involving moving scenery brought a new set of challenges, solved by using a discrete “Bee Small” automation wheel and track system.

The Set Works did a fantastic job of the build and tackled the “screen hangers” (see picture) with the careful attention they deserved. Integrating metal bars that supported two sections of the wood shape. This enabled us to off-set the frame against the back wall and have a sharks tooth gauze fill with LED lighting to give a floating appearance.

John Lewis Celebratory Party 2008

2008-12-16T08:38:00.000-08:00

In March 2008 prestigious high street retailer JOHN LEWIS invited Sounds Commercial to organise a one off, unique event to celebrate ten fantastic years at Cribbs Causeway. The event, a glitzy anniversary party for all their employees (Partners) was held at the Empire & Commonwealth Museum.

A key element to the success of the event was the expertise shown by the in house Sound Engineering team at Sounds Commercial who ensured that the sound quality was first class for an event with back to back live music and presentations throughout
the evening.

Performances were enhanced by the use of intelligent lighting and when “Frank Sinatra” was introduced the venue was filled with the smoke of dry ice as he was “carried” by follow spot through the audience, making his way to the stage. A high energetic disco funk band followed.

The stage setting brief was to reflect the luxury brand that is John Lewis and the team did this by draping the whole venue in twinkling star cloth, providing a grand “red carpet” welcome to the dance floor and producing huge “branded” banners that were produced by the Sounds Commercial print team and rigged from the vacuous ceilings.

The event was compered expertly by a celebrity
DJ, Sounds Commercial once again providing a stunning show.

Additional entertainment was offered in the form of a casino complete with “John Lewis” branded fun money that proved to be the real winner whilst a variety of chocolate fountains became gathering points for many. Delicious!

The Sounds Commercial team delivered this event from conception through to completion and it was a real winner for everyone involved.

Frontier Awards 2008

2008-12-16T06:48:00.000-08:00

The studio’s brief was to create a high impact opening video for this years ‘Frontier Awards’ in Cannes.

The video was based around the theme of a 1920’s cabaret show. It was full of lights, glitz and glamour and dancers with feather bowers! To achieve this we did a days filming in our in house studio, against a full length green screen back drop. All the dance moves were carefully choreographed before hand by a professional dancer and choreographer. They worked with our director and motion graphics designer to fit the dance routines to the storyboard.

For the post production stage we decided to use a Final Cut Pro edit suite to cut the footage from the shoot. This was then exported to a motion graphics compositing package called After Effects. Here the green screen background was keyed out and replaced with a lavish smoky cabaret back drop. The dancer was also duplicated in some parts to create a kaleidoscope effect. We took this style further by mirroring the dancer to create striking symmetrical sequences. The look of the piece was created by carefully selecting colours and lighting appropriate to the theme.

The end result took the audience on a wonderful journey through the world of cabaret shows. The piece ends with a finale, with multiple dancers on a back lit stage dazzled in lights. The title of the event is then revealed. A perfect way to start the awards, the opener had the audience captivated from the outset.

Your Live Event Production Solution

2008-12-08T06:25:00.000-08:00

I would like to introduce Sounds Commercial Ltd – a One-Stop Production Company offering a complete Communications Solution for your event.

Over the past 20 years, Sounds Commercial has helped event organisers produce prestigious Conferences and Live Events, both in the UK and on a global scale. We are a single point of contact, and can eliminate the pressure of dealing with multiple agencies and the inflated costs they bring. At Sounds Commercial you will find all of your event needs can be catered for under one roof. Whether it’s the staging of a conference, awards ceremony, exhibition, roadshow or themed party, we do them all! From your initial enquiry, through to the completion of your successful event, you will be provided with a dedicated event manager. This will enable you to have 24 hour support for every aspect of your event.

Perhaps more importantly, we will make your job much easier with our highly trained, enthusiastic and progressive thinking team. We will work with you to help make your event not just a success, but the talk of your company!

Our in-house Studio boasts state-of-the-art broadcast quality editing & design facilities. Our Setworks enables us to build your conference stage sets, from initial design through to completion, at unrivalled prices. Finally our Printworks can provide you with everything from branding and exhibition stand design to delegate packs and name badges.

In producing over 400 live events each year, our team have built up extremely valuable, long-lasting relationships with all of our clients. Should you wish for a reference from any of our clients, they would be delighted to provide you with a testimonial on our services.

We also provide a genuine price match policy in the unlikely event you should receive a quote that beats us on price!