The Armani store in Manchester took two systems for one of their promotional nights including the amazing JP Cooper.

The Rock Radio Xmas party was certainly rocking, with full STS crew, sound and lighting.

STS MD Pete Dutton has been out mixing Mick Ralphs from Bad Company and the mighty Kenney Jones. Also the first show for the new line up of Snakecharmer with Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Laurie Wisefield, and Harry James.

STS Director Paul Collis is still out with Devin Townsend in Canada, having completed a UK leg which saw use of our Digico SD8 with recording via RME MADIface to Logic / Mac Book Pro and also Alesis HD24 systems used for a full multi-track recording in preparation for a live DVD to be released next year. Also used were STS backline extras, rigging and motors.

Flex Array was again in action for Toss the Feathers in Manchester, along with Nexo PS10’s and Yamaha consoles.

A Yamaha M7cl 48 was also in action for Goldie Looking Chain, along with some TSW-218 subs.

Paul Danson is still making sure all is well at Manchester City’s Etihad stadium at all home games.

The Lighting dept. made the journey down the street to light Imelda May at Manchester Apollo.

Dom Kelly spent two days in Media City’s studio HQ2 providing PA mix and DAW operation for BBC One’s “Bang goes the theory” stage show.

The “Ian Anderson plays the Christmas Jethro Tull” show at Manchester Cathedral was overseen for STS by John Taylor, who made use of Turbosound Flex Array as well as a significant compliment of flown Nexo PS10’s to get round issues of coverage and sightlines for the extended seating areas. Turbosound TFM 330 wedges were supplied along with Sennheiser G3 IEM’s. Lighting was looked after by Scampi.

Recent Manchester Cathedral shows have also included Anna Calvi, 2 nights of Wild Beasts, and Turin Brakes.

Screens and Projectors were provided for the Nico McBrain Drum Clinic at the Willows Rugby Club in Salford

A short arena tour with various artists including Tinchy Stryder and James Morrison took over the first week.

Hollyoaks music show is back on air, using STS backline were the usual suspects Professor green, Wretch 32, and Nicola Roberts.

STS Backline also went to;

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic – Northern Leg of UK dates

UK Tour - Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa)

UK/Euro Tour – Switchfoot

UK/Euro Tour – Quireboys

UK Tour – Carter Unstoppable Sex Machine

BBC Children In Need – Children In Need Rocks, MEN Arena – Rehearsal Pianos for Andrea Bocelli

Backline extras for Elbow, Coldplay, Small Rehearsal PA System for Lady Gaga – last minutes hires for all three.

Manchester Christmas Lights Switch-on – Nicola Roberts Backline

Backline extras for Royal Variety Performance at Lowry Theatre, Salford – again last minute hires.

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Also DJ equipment for Game in Newcastle and Manchester.

A full truckload of STS backline accompanied by personnel Martin Aspinall, Jonnie Read, and Ben Norris were at 3 stages in Leeds for the Damnation festival. STS Director Paul Collis was also on site performing FOH duties for headliner Devin Townsend.

The Musicport world music festival lasted for 3 days over in Bridlington, on site support was handled by STS’s Dom Hardy, with Hugh Masekela topping the bill.

The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and Leeds Town Hall hosted Tsunami victims benefit concerts, again with STS supplying backline.

Long time friends of STS, cult Manchester band, The Fall have been using STS equipment for their latest run of dates.

Taiwanese superstar Jeff Chang took a van load of equipment to shows in Manchester and London, ably assisted by STS’s Chris Jones.

STS Managing Director Pete Dutton has been on FOH duties for Manchester’s own The Chameleons over in Whitby.

The Blackout UK tour saw STS provide Digico SD8 and Yamaha M7CL consoles for FOH and monitors respectively, along with Sennheiser G3 wireless IEM systems. FOH engineer Ben Hammond was very happy with the consistent sound quality he achieved from using the SD8 every night of the tour. Ben is set to take the SD8 out again for his FOH duties with Skindred on their UK headline tour for the 2^nd time this year.