Veale Associates delivers Creative Arts Hub for ICMP
The Institute of Contemporary Music is breathing new life into the North West London creative community in what has been a difficult year for the live music industry. Having completed phase 1 of the £2.5 million Queen’s Park Campus development, Veale Associates is supporting the University to remain on track to deliver industry standard facilities dedicated to those training for a career in sound. Phase 1of the project comprised of five new high-end studios including a large Live Room with Control ...
VA deliver sound media studios for Winchester University
New sound recording and post production facilities have been created at Winchester University. A development that is part of a planned expansion of the facilities at the School of Media and Film. Winchester commissioned Veale Associates to review their proposals and, following consultation, to create the music and post production facilities dedicated to those training for a career in sound. The project combines a 5 room complex including two 5.1 control rooms, two live rooms and a ADR/Foley room. The studios ...
A fabric can tick all of the boxes acoustically
Did you know that although fabric can tick all of the boxes aesthetically, it might not have properties that are conducive to being used for acoustic panelling? Nowadays, the focus of acoustic panelling is becoming more balanced between ‘function’ and ‘aesthetics’. Solving acoustic problems can be done in an aesthetically pleasing way and sometimes the acoustic treatments can become the design focus of room interiors. When choosing fabrics it is best to choose ones that have an open weave and are ...
Never mistake silence for a project running well
Effective communication is very important for the success of any project to ensure minimum risks and successful completion of the project. Projects often ‘fail’ because we simply fail to clearly articulate the vision and the project’s success criteria. The vision must be effectively communicated to team members so the team is able to visualise the end result, in order to work towards a common goal. Successful communication is about being there for everyone, being in touch with the challenges of the project, understanding who must deliver ...
New broadcast studio at Ealing School of Art, Design and Media, University of West London
New broadcast studio facility is created for the Ealing School of Art,Design and Media at the University of West London. To meet the needs of the Ealing School of Art, Design and Media, part of theUniversity of West London, Veale Associates have created broadcast facilitiesdedicated to those training for a career in radio. VA worked closely with theschool academics, technicians and principal contractor Willmott Dixon tocreate studios that reflect the latest ideas and practices of commercial radioso students gain real experience ...
A Sound Education
One of the best music recording and post production facilities has been created forthe London School of Music at the University of West London. Veale Associates have created music and post production facilities dedicated tothose training for a career in sound. The project, at the University’s St Mary’s Road,Ealing site, combines a recording studio complete with control room, live room anddrum booth, with a post production studio. The development is part of a multi-million pound campus regeneration scheme forthe University, aimed at ...
Veale associates puts BFBS studios on parade
Attention! Acoustic consultant and design company Veale Associates is delighted to have joined forces with the British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS), refurbishing the 1980s broadcast facilities that have been supporting our troops serving abroad since 1943. The Stevenage-based company has overhauled three studios, three production booths, a talk studio and a television studio with green screen for the BFBS as part of a refurbishment programme orchestrated by the charity which provides the invaluable service, the Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC), ...