SSE Audio Group — The Sound Solutions Company

Pete Edmonds - an Outstanding Contribution

Production Manager and SSE/Canegreen Director Pete Edmonds was honored at the 2013 TPi Awards for his outstanding contribution to the live production industry.

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15th February 2013

Digital Consoles 2013

Your overview of Digital Consoles supplied by SSE Sales

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21st January 2013

Review of 2012

We take a look back at 2012 and feature some of the many highlights from the year for SSE Audio Group.

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14th December 2012

NEXO’s 45°N-12 Stage Monitor at Cambridge Folk Festival

SSE Hire provides a clear on-stage sound with NEXO's 45°N-12 on the main stage monitor.

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9th October 2012

Radio Microphone Frequency Changes

Frequencies used by radio mics and in-ear monitors are changing. Find out details of the changes here and about licencing arrangements.

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27th February 2012

SSE Audio Group Goes North

SSE Audio Group has opened a Northern Office and Warehouse in Bradford with an experienced sales and technical team that are already well established in the region.

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5th September 2011

Summer 2011 - Group Resources used to Support Hire Division

June and July 2011 were record months for SSE Hire and Canegreen, so resources from the full Group have been applied to help meet the demand.

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23rd July 2011

SSE Use Dante at Download

Dante™ is a combination of software, hardware and network protocols, developed with the objective of delivering uncompressed, multi-channel, low-latency digital audio over a standard Ethernet network.

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1st July 2011

1Xtra Live rounds off Summer of K1

SSE Hire has another successful summer of festivals and events, with L-Acoustics K1.

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1st November 2010

Optocore Distribution for Papal Visit

Advanced Optocore systems were used for site wide signal distribution by both SSE Audio Group and Wigwam Hire when Pope Benedict XVI visited the UK recently.

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13th October 2010

Mixing the Mass

Soundcraft Vi series mixers were used for Pope Benedict XVI's open air mass in Glasgow.

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12th October 2010

A new London home for SSE Audio Group

SSE has recently moved its London operations from Hayes to Park Royal in west London.

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1st October 2010

K1 at Cropredy 2010

SSE Hire has been servicing Cropredy since 1998. In 2010 the choice of PA was L-Acoustics K1.

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1st September 2010

K1 used again for expanded Download 2010

Once again SSE Hire used the L-Acoustics K1 sound system, after the system's debut at the festival last year.

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30th June 2010

On Tour with the Arctic Monkeys

SSE Hire uses its renowned K1 system on the band's 'Humbug' tour of the UK and Europe.

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20th January 2010

T4 Stars of 2009

SSE Hire were at Earls Court in November 2009 for a one-off show featuring the hottest acts of the year.

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5th December 2009

Canegreen & SSE Hire at the Royal Albert Hall

Both Canegreen and SSE Hire are frequent visitors to London's Royal Albert Hall making sure that some of the world's greatest acts sound great.

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11th November 2009

Lost & Found Orchestra Sounds Amazing

SSE Hire meets the audio challenge of this original ensemble at London's Royal Festival Hall

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15th January 2009

TeePee Towers for Stable Suspension

SSE's famous TeePee Towers provide a popular means for hanging speaker arrays.

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1st January 2009

Audio Packages for Hire in London

The next time you want to be heard with clarity at a small gathering or conference, we have the cost-effective solution!

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28th November 2008

Madness All Around at the O2

Madness complete their winter tour with a performance in the round at London's O2 Arena.

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30th December 2007

GEO Adapts for Big Squeeze Venues

Front of House engineer, Tom Wiggans explains how they adapted NEXO GEO systems to match varying venue size on tour with Squeeze.

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12th December 2007

The Digital Boom!

SSE Hire's Rob Hughes looks at the impact Digital Consoles are having on the touring industry

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3rd July 2007

First Tour for Midas XL8 with OMD

80s band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark takes to the road once more and specifies Nexo GEO T and a debut tour for the Midas XL8 digital console.

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27th June 2007

First Test for NXStream with Lostprophets

SSE Hire use GEO T with NXstream on Lostprophets Arena Tour

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20th May 2007

Summer Festival Season 2006

Supplying the UK’s major live festivals keeps SSE Hire busy every summer, but even without Glastonbury, Summer 2006 was the busiest ever with the new Hi Fi and Latititude festivals joining the usual round.

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1st September 2006

SSE tours Deep Purple and Oasis with Lake Contour

SSE Audio Group have recently increased their investment in Lake Contour processing for loudspeaker management and overall system control.

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18th June 2006

SSE at Royal Opening

SSE Hire has installed a specially designed sound system for the week- long events to mark the opening by HM the Queen of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s new Edinburgh Headquarters.

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7th December 2005

SSE's Standardised Packaging

How do you maximise truck space? It’s a key question when you’re in the business of moving many tonnes of rental stock each week. Our unique packaging system was designed to speed up and simplify truck loading.

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22nd November 2005