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front the side oi the stage rather than the main mixing desk is an extra £60 upwards. Full range of ASS speaker cabinets. mixing desksarc Soundcralt and Sludiotnaster. Scales also sellstrings.guitars. keyboards. amps. pedals. brass. woodwind. and carry out repairson electric. brass and woodwind instruments. IThe Sound Co. Pete Hendry and Sheila Donaldson. 0337’ 4025] (24hr). 5kJBl.eoncert system. 3k (1 way monitor mix. Tours. Transport. Crew. Phone for details. ISystem PA 153 Broughton Road. El {7 “15562678. Systems available: I50 300w vocal PA with mikes but without operator i‘ori25 pernight. Delivery. set-up and collection service if required. 2.4k. lok and 800w rigs with operators. effects. digital rev erbs. delays. etc. from Lollper night. including transport and up to lk monitors. 6—12k lighting rig available. Speaker cabinets are Elite. giv ing hi-fi sound at high volume. Mics: Shure. Beyer. Sennheiser. AKU. Other gear includes Yamaha. Seek. Traynor. Alesis. Teac. Carlsboro

TECHNICAL EOSTACY

; GLASGOW

and lbanez. 2. S and to track recordings cart be made from the desk. Custom length leads and cables made to order. and cUstom made llighteases supplied.

- I Tony Morland PA

('ontact:04133-1 7381(24

houransweringseivice)

Equipment by

Sounderai’t.’l‘urbosound.

J.B.l.. and Bose. Rates available on application. I Tonezone Contact: Willie Knox 041 33-1 8228 mil-11944 4827. Rateson

application. Front of

house speaker system by

Turbo Sound up tot-4000 watts. Using either'l'urbo TMS 3 or ’l‘MS 4eabinets.

Mixing desk is Sounderaft

50032 8 2. Comprehensive selection

ot'effects. IStormPAHireS71 SauchiehallStreet.(i3.

0-11 221 5058. Contact: Derek Chalmers. Rates

on application. Equipmentcomprisestull

Martin modular system with lac Scorpioi132

ehanneldesk. Allsizesot

gig catered for. Clients include Big Country. Hue and Cry. The Blues Band.

1 IC.C.MUSlC42l»—30reat Western Road. 041 339

0655. Small rig available

for'hire.

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EDINBURGH .

I Castle Sound Studios The Old School. l’encaitland. 53401-13. 24 track. Three separate ‘recordingenvironments" and one large control room. All kinds oimtisie. from classical to rock. Previous clients include Sitnple Minds. Big Country. Blue Nile. Wet Wet Wet. Silencers. Rates: £500 per day pIUs VAT. Mics: Breul. Kajcr. Schoeps. Shure. Electrovoice. AKCi. Neumann. Desk: Amex 3hinput in line 312500. Tape machine: ()tari MTR 90 mk 2. Mastering: Lyric in and Lyriel Jin. Sony Fl Digital. Clark Teknic D.\' 7ts‘0stereo reverb. AMS RMX lo reverb. Bel stereo editor sampler delay . AMS delay. AMS

limiter compressors. Pultec valve equalisers. BS201noisegates..»MkD searnp rack. Instruments

available; Yamaha grand piano. honky tonk piano.

Premier drums. lixtras:

kitchen. lounge with 'l V. stereoand pool table.

I ChamberRecording Sillle 3—1 Westl‘ield Road. 03] 3370(110. lhtrack.

[.argeliveand dead rooms. l’reviousclients

include llte Cateian. Crows, l’astels. Radium Cats. Styng-Rites. ’l'hanes. Rates: 3.7 per hour. Mics: Beyer. AKU. Shure. Sennheiser. lilcctrovoicc. Desk: Studiomaster 20 8 2. ’l‘ape machine: Akai MO ND. Revox 2 track. Draw rner noisegates and compressors. Yamaha Sl’X‘Iil multi effects. .-\lesis X'I‘C digital rev erb. Aphex auralexeiter.

2 sscouo PRIZE

Sy melt is compressor. Dlg.

20lldigitaldelay. Instrumentsavailable: [insoan Mirage sampling keyboard. Roland TR (126 drum machine. acoustic and electric guitars. Tama and (iretsehdrums.

MAKE YOUR BREAK!

Whetheryou lancy yoursell as Paisley’s answer to The Proclaimers, Winchburgh’s version oi WetWet Wet, Bathgate’s Big Country or ii you just have more modest ambitions then here is an unmissable chance to prove your worth. Following the success at last year's competition, won by The Blue Monkey Experience, G-Spot Tornado and The Thieves, The List, in association with McEwan’s Lager and Clyde FM 102.5, are oilering three lavish prizes to help give your band that vital lirst break into the music business.

STUDIO RECORDING SESSION in Radio Clyde’s 24 track studio—one day recording plus a day mixing to produce a high quality Demo Tape.

BROADCAST TIME Clyde FM 102.5 will broadcast part oithe session on their new service.

EOUIPMENT £300 oi instruments or equipment.

FIRST PRIZE worth over£900

£200 oi instruments or equipment.

THIRD PRIZE £100 olinstruments orequipment.

A lull range at instruments and equipment will be available to choose lrom at Sound Control one oi the leading music stores with branches across Scotland.

PLUS: A showcase gig in Glasgow lorthe three winning bands. This will be promoted as part at McEwan’s Lager series at showcase gigs lor talented new bands runningthroughthe autumn and winter.

HOWTO ENTER

To enter you need to put together a cassette at your band playing two or three songs (should be original compositions) and send it in along with the completed application lorm below, by

15 October 1908. The cassettes will be judged by a panel oi Graeme Moreland (Read at Music, Radio Clyde), Clive Ford (oi Sound Control), a representative at McEwan's Lager, and

Alastair Mabbott and John Williamson (ior The List). The winners will be announced and proliled in The List magazlne issue published on Thursday 24 November.

NOTES

1. The competition is open to any Scottish-based band or singer/songwriter who

has not had a recording contract.

2. Cassettes ANO boxes must be clearly marked with a labelled sticker and accompanied by a biography and photo at the band. No responsibility can be accepted ior material submitted but it you want the cassette baclt send a SAE and we will try to return it.

3. Entries must reach The List's Edinburgh or Glasgow Ollices by

Saturday 15 October.

4. There is no cash alternative to the prizes.

5. Last year's winners will not be eligible ior this year‘s prizes.

l/We would like to enter The List/McEwan's Lager/Clyde FM 102.5 Rock Star Competition

to win one ol the three prizes.

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l/We enclose a labelled cassette recording at two or three at our songs; a typed biography ol the band; a photo oi the band.

Send to ROCK COMPETITION. The List. 14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TE. or

Top Floor, 52 St Enoch Square. Glasgow Gt 4AA.

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