Turbosound installations

Cargo

Venue: Cargo
Location: London, UK
Venue-type: Live concert venue
Loudspeaker system:
Aspect TA-500 series
TSW series
QLight™ series
TFM series

The eclectic mix of club, laid back eatery and live music venue that is Cargo nestles in the backstreets of trendy Shoreditch in London's East End. It has recently benefited from an upgrade of its existing Turbosound loudspeaker system, with a new TA-500 Aspect Wide system installed by Marquee Audio.

This is a venue that is switched on in more ways than one. It is just about to celebrate its sixth birthday and has worked hard since it opened to attract a wide cross-section of the capital's evening custom, putting on a mix of club nights and live performances. This has worked well and Cargo now boasts a packed house and some big names on its roster of acts.

"There's something for everyone here," says Cargo's marketing manager Joe Roberts. "We want to appeal to all tastes, from your hard core clubber to those that want to have something to eat and then see a live band. We are now getting the bigger name, more experienced musicians in here, and they wanted a better monitoring system than we originally had. This has been part of the reason we upgraded our system. If you want the best, you need to have the right equipment."

Head of sound, Matt Smith, whilst acknowledging this need, goes one stage further in his assertion of the choice of system. "I've been here for six years and waited for three of those years Aspect to be developed," he says. "I always stick with Turbosound, always have done. In fact, the reason I came here in the first place was because there was a Turbosound [QLight™] system - which they've now turned round to use as infills on the stage. The whole venue is exclusively Turbosound and Aspect has really given us what we need. And Turbosound is brilliant with its support. Someone will come out any time I ask them to."

The choice of Aspect Wide was, says Matt, dictated by the shape of the room. "The normal Aspect system wouldn't have done it, and I was advised to hang on for the new boxes," adds Matt. Four Aspect TA-500 units are suspended from the ceiling, one approaching each corner and instead of the seven bass bins that were there before, just three TSW-218s are required with the TQ-445s as infills and TFM-212s as stage monitoring.

"Compared with the other venues, the amount of stuff that was put in here six years ago meant it was quite high quality," continues Matt. "But everyone else seems to have developed their technical side a bit more recently, and I thought we needed to do that as well. Chris Greenwood, the musical director, has always been behind me and agreed with my decision.

"The difference it's made to the sound here is brilliant. It's crystal clear, a sound I haven't come across before. It can be very loud, but you can still have a conversation in the middle of the dance floor. I'm very pleased and we've had lots of positive feedback from customers, bands and promoters.

"Now, with the bigger sound system, we can tempt bigger acts and really give them what they want."

	Cargo

	Venue: Cargo Location: London, UK Venue-type: Live concert venue Loudspeaker system: Aspect TA-500 series TSW series QLight™ series TFM series

	The eclectic mix of club, laid back eatery and live music venue that is Cargo nestles in the backstreets of trendy Shoreditch in London's East End. It has recently benefited from an upgrade of its existing Turbosound loudspeaker system, with a new TA-500 Aspect Wide system installed by Marquee Audio. This is a venue that is switched on in more ways than one. It is just about to celebrate its sixth birthday and has worked hard since it opened to attract a wide cross-section of the capital's evening custom, putting on a mix of club nights and live performances. This has worked well and Cargo now boasts a packed house and some big names on its roster of acts. "There's something for everyone here," says Cargo's marketing manager Joe Roberts. "We want to appeal to all tastes, from your hard core clubber to those that want to have something to eat and then see a live band. We are now getting the bigger name, more experienced musicians in here, and they wanted a better monitoring system than we originally had. This has been part of the reason we upgraded our system. If you want the best, you need to have the right equipment." Head of sound, Matt Smith, whilst acknowledging this need, goes one stage further in his assertion of the choice of system. "I've been here for six years and waited for three of those years Aspect to be developed," he says. "I always stick with Turbosound, always have done. In fact, the reason I came here in the first place was because there was a Turbosound [QLight™] system - which they've now turned round to use as infills on the stage. The whole venue is exclusively Turbosound and Aspect has really given us what we need. And Turbosound is brilliant with its support. Someone will come out any time I ask them to." The choice of Aspect Wide was, says Matt, dictated by the shape of the room. "The normal Aspect system wouldn't have done it, and I was advised to hang on for the new boxes," adds Matt. Four Aspect TA-500 units are suspended from the ceiling, one approaching each corner and instead of the seven bass bins that were there before, just three TSW-218s are required with the TQ-445s as infills and TFM-212s as stage monitoring. "Compared with the other venues, the amount of stuff that was put in here six years ago meant it was quite high quality," continues Matt. "But everyone else seems to have developed their technical side a bit more recently, and I thought we needed to do that as well. Chris Greenwood, the musical director, has always been behind me and agreed with my decision. "The difference it's made to the sound here is brilliant. It's crystal clear, a sound I haven't come across before. It can be very loud, but you can still have a conversation in the middle of the dance floor. I'm very pleased and we've had lots of positive feedback from customers, bands and promoters. "Now, with the bigger sound system, we can tempt bigger acts and really give them what they want."