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We now have Case Studies and Videos as well.

Amadeus products featured on BBC 2 television show!

On Monday 20th June, BBC 2 aired a documentary about UK manufacturing presented by Ewan Davis. During the programme there is a section that features our very own Opus posture chairs at Yehudi Menhuin! 

Above: Ewan Davis, with musicians on Opus chairs in the background. 

Click the following link to see for yourself, and watch this fascinating documentary. Opus chairs are featured at 36.25 mins into the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0125v5h/Made_in_Britain_Episode_1/


Below you can see screen-shots of the documentary showing musicians sitting on our Opus posture chairs, that we supplied to this very venue. (We can also supply the RAT music stands they are using):

 Above & below: Musicians sitting on our Opus chairs

Soundproof Drum Room installed into drummers home

Our Boxy acoustic music practice rooms can be utilised for a virtually unlimited amount of musical uses. They are used as band rehearsal rooms, music practice rooms in schools, colleges and Universities, vocal booths, control rooms in recording studios, and much more. They are also widely used as soundproof drum rooms.

Above: Boxy Soundproof Drum Room. Designed to  your specification. 

We recently installed one of our music practice rooms into a converted garage/barn in Faversham, Kent for a young drummer who wanted to play late into the night without disturbing surrounding neighbours. We designed this stunning soundproof drum room to fit perfectly within the existing building, and had to work around structural obstacles such as supportive ceiling beams.

Above: Exterior shot of the garage/barn within which we were installing the Boxy soundproof room

Above: The floor of the Boxy soundproof pod being laid

Above: The walls begin to take shape

Above: Working around internal beams

Above: The Boxy acoustic pod fits seamlessly into the challenging surroundings 

Above: Interior shot of the Boxy soundproof drum room

Our client is now able to play drums at any hour of the day or night, and he doesn’t disturb anyone around him. He also uses the acoustic pod as a band rehearsal room with his friends and colleagues. The interior of the pod has been beautifully finished with printed acoustic panels, a glass acoustic door, and contemporary blue neon plugs and electrical points. 

Above: Happy drummer uses his Boxy soundproof pod for the first time

Above: Drum kit and printed acoustic panels on walls

Above: Unique and contemporary blue neon plug sockets. (They slide along the horizontal line)

Above: Drummer inside the Boxy acoustic pod with the glass acoustic door closed. 

For more information please contact info@amadeus-equipment.co.uk or call one of our friendly staff on the following number 01424 775867. We are also experts in traditional studio builds if this interests you more, and we supply a vast range of acoustic panels, sound management products, printed (art) panels, bass traps, and much much more. Please visit our website: www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk

Bedstone College - 5 Acoustic Pods installed in Music Department

Bedstone College has a vibrant and thriving music music department - In 2010 they approached Amadeus Acoustic Solutions Ltd as they were desperate for some new facilities. The demands upon the music department were such that a recording studio, band practice room, and 3 smaller music teaching rooms were ALL required over and above existing facilities. The college had a small amount of vacant space that they thought would physically accommodate such requirements, but they were under the impression that there was NO way they could happily house such facilities together in the same area without creating a distractingly unproductive environment due to the vast amount of noise that would be created within each room or studio.

We at Amadeus Acoustic Solutions Ltd introduced the College to our BOXY© acoustic pods. We took them to an installation at Stonyhurst College and they were blown away by the product. Amadeus and BOXY© were subsequently employed to design and install 5 separate pods and were able to create a complete new facility that fulfilled the school’s brief; all in under one week!

Lessons can now take place in each room without interfering with what else is happening in the department, and percussion can now sit happily next to piano, violin and singing lessons. 

Above: Video of the Amadeus BOXY pods being used by students at Bedstone College. Just listen to the astonishing sound reduction.

Above: Four separate acoustic pods - each one being used for a very different musical discipline including full band rehearsal, piano lessons, singing lessons and song writing. Despite being literally next door to one another, there is no conflicting sound and all the students work happily within their own pod. 

Above: Private piano lesson within one of the smaller acoustic pods. Pod adorned with acoustic panels, creating wonderfully calm and creative environment

Above: Private piano lesson in one of the smaller acoustic pods. Printed acoustic panels can be seen in front of the piano. 

Above: External shot of one of the smaller acoustic pods

Above: Two pods next to one another. All the students work in harmony without being distracted by what's going on next door. 

Above: Acoustic door open, looking into one of the modular pods. Acoustic panels on walls.

Above: Three students writing music in one of the pods. The environment created within our Amadeus BOXY pods is incredible. 

Above. The Amadeus BOXY pods are perfect for every sort of music. Drummers can play to their hearts content without disturbing surrounding lessons. 

Above: Drummer practices in one of  the pods. Acoustic door wide open showing school logo and pod number frosted on the front. 

Above: 'Control Room' looking into the 'Live Room'

Above: Students practice in the pods, the noise transfer is so small that a budding young song  writer can work on his music right outside without being distracted.

For more information on the Amadeus BOXY pods (Acoustic Modular Rooms), acoustic panels, printed acoustic panels, Acoustic doors, Acoustic Consultancy or any other products or services we can offer, please visit - www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk, or email: info@amadeus-equipment.co.uk. 

We're always happy to hear from you on the phone too - please call 01424 775867 

Glasgow Music Studios

Amadeus were approached by a young female entrepreneur from Glasgow, Lynne Howard, at the end of 2009. She had spotted a niche in the rehearsal space market in Glasgow and decided she wanted to do something about it; she began planning a brand new and exciting rehearsal studio – namely ‘Glasgow Music Studios’. This was her brief:

"Glasgow is a vibrant musical city supporting many live music venues, acts and performers. There is a demand for quality rehearsal and recording facilities across the city. This was where I saw a gap in the market and decided to carry out some research into what musicians wanted? It was concluded that the most important thing to musicians was 'quality of sound.'  

Glasgow Music Studios Ltd. will provide top quality rehearsal studio space for musicians in Glasgow. We will be also using the studios for private tutoring and workshops for young people (Summer 2011 onwards)." 

Having found the Amadeus website she contacted us immediately to talk about our BOXY© Modular Rooms. Having only seen the rooms online, she fell in love with the contemporary style of the studios and the versatility, beauty and state-of-the-art nature of the interior decoration. She was also incredibly keen to find out more about the fact that these rooms are fully modular – i.e. If her business was to grow rapidly and a new premises were to be required, she could simply pack the rooms up and re install them else where.

Despite her initial impression, she obviously needed to see how the rooms performed acoustically, and discover with her own eyes how impressive they were in ‘the flesh’ – Therefore we took her to an installation we had recently completed at Cheadle Hulme School. Lynne was blown away by every aspect of the rooms she saw, she fell in love with the product and her mind was made up.


"We choose the Amadeus BOXY© Rooms as they are state of the art studios (first of their kind in Scotland!). The precision design of the studios will help us attract acts and musicians from all over Glasgow. The Amadeus BOXY© rooms allow us to build a strong brand identity based on quality - we felt the relationship between Glasgow Music Studios Ltd and Amadeus was perfect."  (Lynne Howard)

During the first half of 2010, Lynne found the perfect location for the studios in Glasgow City centre (see early photos below). From that moment we started to plan and design the three studios that would form the very core of Glasgow Music Studios, working with Lynne every step of the way.

Above: The exterior of the property - soon to be the home of Glasgow Music Studios

Above: The interior of the property - before the studios had been installed

Above: The interior of the property - before the studios had been installed

In October 2010, we were set to go and the installation took place. Below are a set of 'snaps' taken throughout the installation that document the process. 

Above: Off loading the lorry

Above: Materials brought into the property

Above: The foundations

 Above: The frames of the studios are up!

 Above: The rooms start to take shape

 Above: First two studios complete

 Above: Panels fitted, floors laid and instruments start to be brought in

 Above: One of the finished studios, with black cladding as chosen by the client. 

 Above: A Scottish band are spotted playing down the road

Above: We invite the bagpiper to come and try the studios out

 Above: As he plays within the studios, Lynne stands outside and is thrilled by the dB reduction we have achieved with the rooms. Evidently they are just as useful for bagpipers as they are for drummers and guitarists!

 Above: Anne Holliday (Amadeus), with the BOXY©
 installation team and the bagpiper

 Above: The keys are handed to Lynne

 Above: Flowers to celebrate a successful installation

Above: Inside the studios - acoustic panels installed to match Glasgow Music Studios brand colours. 

Above: Inside the studios - Upholstered acoustic panels, laminate floors, drum kit, PA System and microphones 

Above: Inside the rooms - acoustic panels have peen flipped round to turn them from absorption panels to reflection panels. 

Above: Inside the rooms 

Lynne is absolutely thrilled with the way the studios have turned out, and Glasgow Music Studios Ltd is now up and running. She gave the following testimonial at the end of the installation:

"Amadeus Acoustic Solutions have been both helpful and professional throughout the process of building our studios. They helped me over come many initial obstacles along the way with setting up the studios, no problem was too big or too small, they always helped in a positive and focused manner. The organisation, fitting and installing of the studios was second to none with everything done to agreed timescales and to an extremely high quality. They had a genuine interest in helping make my project a success. I felt we were part of a team working together to achieve the same goal - creating the perfect sound. I will be using Amadeus and BOXY© for all my future studio installations." (Lynne Howard, Managing Director, Glasgow Music Services)

If you are interested in rehearsing at Glasgow Music Studios, or would like more information please contact info@glasgowmusicstudios.co.uk or call 0141 552 0907.

They are currently running a special offer which entitles users to 2 hours rehearsal time for just £10.00 - an absolute bargain for such a state-of-the-art rehearsal space! 

Amadeus Acoustic Solutions are the exclusive UK distributors for Boxylab SLR and all BOXY© acoustic rooms and products. 

If you would like more information about our BOXY© acoustic rooms, BOXY© modular studios, acoustic panels, printed acoustic panels, BOXY© soundproof rooms or any of the other specialist products or services we offer, please visit our website www.amadeus-equiment.co.uk or email info@amadeus-equipment.co.uk or call + 44 (0) 1424 775867