Livewire is a small PA hire company run by myself, Mark Burton. I am also a freelance Sound Engineer. Since seeing Metallica playing St Davids Hall in Cardiff in 1986, I have been passionate about live sound. I went to a lot of gigs at this time and began to develop a (healthy?) obsession with PA systems. Aside from my love of making things loud it turns out that my fascination with technology, my patience and adaptability together with my ability to listen means that the role suits me perfectly.
I started trading as The Bath PA Company in 1990 when I was 19, hiring out a small PA system and expanding it. It was't long until I also got work as a freelancer. I have worked for the Gloucester Guildhall on and off now since about 1991. I was one of Elkie Brooks‘ System Technicians for over 8 years, I toured as the Seckou Keita SKQ band's Sound Engineer for 7 years and have worked with Baka Beyond since 1997
I knew that I wanted to build a small system which didn't compromise on quality. I thought "if I'm going to go to the trouble of building this PA system, I'm not going to cut any corners." I didn't want to be doing the sound thinking "I wish I had a better ....."