Peak Sound Invests In KF730 Series To Bolster Inventory
U.K.-based Peak Sound and Light has recently chosen to invest in EAW KF730 Series SLAM line arrays (16 KF730 full-range modules and eight SB730 subwoofers) as the latest addition to the Cheltenham-based lighting and sound rental company’s inventory.
“I’ve been a big fan of EAW for a number of years, and when the need for a new system arose, my first thoughts turned to the SLAM (Small Line Array Module) system from EAW,” says Karl Ashman, managing director of Peak. “The company and products have always impressed me.”
Peak selected the KF730 Series primarily due to its scalability and modular design, as Karl explains. “As a company we work on a wide variety of events – everything from a small conference to large outdoor events – the system we have bought will give us the capability to cover all of the events we work on.”
Peak's new KF730 arrays are shown in the two photos with this post, serving the recent "Making our Mark" event in London. For more about this application, as well as photos of another recent Peak application of the rig and additional commentary, click on the link directly below.
Peak was founded almost 30 years ago, but it is the last few years that have seen massive growth in the company. From the relatively humble beginnings providing discos and theatre lighting, the company is now involved in a number of large conferences and events all over the UK.
In fact, the EAW system was barely in the warehouse before being shipped straight to central London for its first job – less than a week after it arrived.
“We were asked to provide sound services for the Making our Mark event – a march through central London followed by a concert in Kennington Park – and the system worked perfectly” adds Karl. “And then just a few weeks later we were at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool for the Assemblies of God Conference (pictured on this page). It just goes to show the diversity of the system – one week we are in a field for 3,000 people – the next we are inside a conference hall for 2,500.”
The system has been bought to work in conjunction with another recent purchase - a pair of Litec D30 flying towers which is “a perfect match” according to Peak’s General Manager, Stu Petersen. “The system works equally well when ground stacked, or flown – it’s so easy to fly that it’s now our preferred option.”
But it isn’t all about the system itself. Peak is proud to join the ELAN (EAW Line Array Network) which will lead to more opportunities both for networking with other EAW owners as well as collaborations on future projects. This has been further enhanced by the recent B4 Roadshow which was attended by Karl, as well as FOH engineers Dave Cleaves and Dan Keating.
“We were impressed by the forward thinking nature of the team at EAW, particularly their focus on the end user,” added Karl. “It was great to see the advances that EAW are making, and I hope that this is the first step in a life-long partnership.”
Dave, Dan and Karl of Peak are pictured below with the EAW team at the recent B4 Roadshow stop at Bray Film Studios outside of London. (Click here for more info about Peak Sound and Light.)
