Shure Chosen For Tenth Teenage Cancer Trust

A star-studded and eclectic line-up took over the Royal Albert Hall for the duration of the 10-day event, including Suede, Noel Gallagher, JLS, The Specials, Arctic Monkeys, The Who and Them Crooked Vultures, to name but a few.

Shure’s newly launched PSM900 wireless Personal Monitoring System was the backbone of the microphone set up.

London-based Entec Sound and Light provided the PA for the event, as they have done since the very first TCT event back in 2001. “We’d already heard demonstrations of Shure’s PSM900, and it was immediately obvious from the sound quality that we had to showcase them at the Teenage Cancer Trust shows,” said Liam Halpin, Entec’s audio technical manager and crew chief for TCT. “TCT gives us an opportunity to put new products to the test in fairly intense situations. And everybody that used the units at the TCT gigs was blown away, many commenting that the new CueMode feature is something that they had been waiting for someone to implement.

“On a personal note, I’ve always been a fan of Shure products, and the addition of the PSM900 means that for me Shure’s wireless systems are now complete. Simply combine UHF-R [mics], PSM900 [monitoring] and their Wireless Workbench software for spectral planning for the whole event and I know I’m providing the absolute optimum quality for our clients, no matter what the event.”

“I had the pleasure of using Shure’s new PSM900 at TCT this year and was amazed at just how good they sounded,” said Magic, Entec’s on-site monitor engineer for TCT 2010.

“The setup of PSM900 was very easy using the scan function built-in to the packs. It immediately found clean spectrum and after I synced the info via infra-red back into the transmitters I was ready to go in no time.

“And CueMode is a revelation. I can monitor exactly what each artist is hearing on their frequency, not what my separate PFL pack is transmitting. I can also switch to any frequency I have programmed in at the touch of a button and I can listen to everyone from one pack!”

The Who wrapped up the 10-day event with a spectacular performance of Quadrophenia. Roger Daltrey, The Who front man and TCT patron, said: "When The Who first got together in 2000 to raise money for this brilliant charity, I had no idea we’d achieve so much from these shows. In the last ten years we’ve raised over £8.7 million and counting. Teenage Cancer Trust has come such a long way since our first gig and I’m extremely proud of this event.”

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