The Kazbar

The Kazbar is Penzance’s latest offering to the more up-market bar clientele.

Offering a Moroccan style menu and boasting an impressive list of Cocktails, along with the usual good Ales and Wines, it is set to deliver a comfortable and relaxed venue for the more discerning client.

The specification given to SkinSounds was to create a subtle and smooth Sound System for the day-time food and drink clients, which could also cater to the louder evening Bar crowd.

We decided to go with a 5 - Zoned system with the fifth zone dedicated to Bass only. This 5 zone system allows the Bar Manager to tailor the Sound System for different areas, loud in one area, quiet in another, or more or less Bass.

The Bar area is fitted out with Larger Omnitronic speakers and also a 300W sub. With simple controls a variety of sound requirements can be created dependent on mood. Having the Bass on a separate control allows for more of a Club feel to be generated very quickly, irrelevant of overall volume.

The system is run using a combination of Apple’s iTunes and Napster Internet Streaming, giving access to all the latest Chart Releases as well as allowing easy playlist creation for hassle free music generation.

As the Kazbar is aiming at a younger crowd, we made sure integration with DJs was as easy as possible. We provided a wall box with all the necessary connections and the Zone mixer has 2 separate Stereo inputs for easy selection of source.

Click the image above to see the Kasbar speaker plan.pdf

The Globe Ale House

The Globe Ale House in Penzance has recently undergone a refit after a change of management. They had 3 separate sound sources, Sky TV, Juke Box and a Live System for Bands, all going to their own separate speakers.

This meant a complicated arrangement to switch between either the Sky, Juke Box or Musical Performer.

SkinSounds completely re-wired the system so all the speakers were fed from a centrally switched 'Zone Mixer', whilst adding a Larger Pair of speakers to enhance the Live Acts' coverage across the Bar.

Club 2000

Club 2000 is the most popular club in Penwith, Cornwall. The club caters for a large variety of acts ranging from Radio 1 Djs to classic underground acts such as AIM, Trojan Sound System, Bonobo, Bugs In The Attic, Belleruche, Ty, Dynamite MC, Nextmen; the list goes on.

The club is a three room ‘Zoned’ system able to cater for Djs and full live bands. Each room’s sound can be fed to the other rooms in any combination. The main room has a 32 Channel Allen & Heath desk with 6 fold-back feeds and a selection of outboard, making it very versatile and also the best live setup in Penwith.

SkinSounds was commissioned to overhaul the sound system in the main room. We installed a fully functioning Patch Bay, added more Tie – Lines and installed 2 more Subs to really enhance the current PA. The work has really increased the functionality of the club and it is now able to cater for most live situations. Having the 11 players of ‘Drum Summit’ with their full line-up perform on 2 separate occasions is testament to this.