Dobson Sound Productions provided the live sound for the opening of the final London Millennium Commission building project - the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court at The British Museum, in December. Dobson Sound had previously looked after the live sound requirements for the opening of other London Millennium Commission projects, such as the Wallace Collection covered courtyard, the Dulwich Picture Galleries, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern, the Millennium Bridge, the Royal Opera House, the Science Museum Wellcome Wing and the Natural History Museum’s Earth Galleries, all of which were opened by Her Majesty the Queen.

At the British Museum, Dobson Sound were working for production company Fisher Productions, who took on the production of all the events involved in the six-week build-up to the main opening. As was the case with all the above-mentioned projects, a number of events preceded the Royal opening, as benefactors, staff and sponsors were invited to view the completed building works. Dobson Sound director, David Lewis, co-ordinated seven of the events at The British Museum preceding the main opening: "We were required to distribute speeches and music across the southern half of the Great Court, an area of some 4,800sq.m, to audiences of 1,500 - 2,500. We decided to use 10 d&b C6 speakers to concentrate on the area around the main presentation stage, with 18 d&b E3 speakers surrounding the periphery."


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