Hamilton, Les Misérables, Phantom Of The Opera and Disney’s latest production, Frozen have returned to London’s West End, where they are once again relying on Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 wireless systems.
The association between Autograph and Sennheiser is a long one, reaching back to 1984 when the former first used the MKE subminiature microphone on Starlight Express to help deal with the high levels of on-stage noise.
Autograph’s first purchase of complete Sennheiser wireless systems was for another Lloyd Webber musical, Aspects Of Love in 1989, a 21-channel system of EM 1036 receivers with SK 2012 transmitters.
In the intervening years, Autograph’s Sennheiser inventory has kept pace both with evolving technology and continuing demand from leading sound designers – now, in late 2021 where the entertainment industry is very much in a recovery phase after the pandemic, Autograph’s commercial partnership with Sennheiser continues to develop.
“In recent years Autograph has developed into a true full-service operation, providing sound design, equipment rental and sales, event supply, technical support, consultancy, infrastructure design and installation, training, product development and more,” said Autograph’s operations manager, Scott George.
“In terms of our sound rental operation however, our first objective is always to provide what sound designers specify. The designers for the eight London shows currently using our 6000 Series inventory specified that system in preference to anything else.
“The calibre of the designers we work with and the shows they deliver speaks volumes about the high regard in which Sennheiser’s wireless systems are held within top-end theatre. The sheer numbers of channels in simultaneous use on the current roster of shows is breathtaking, especially when compared to Autograph’s first use of wireless in 1981, when the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Cameron Mackintosh production of Cats used just six, for the principals only.