The 25th MOBO Awards was not only a milestone event for the Organization, but also for SWG Events, who won the contract to provide sound reinforcement for the first time.
It was the production company’s first ever event at the OVO Arena Wembley and gave them the opportunity to field the new flagship Martin Audio Wavefront Precision WPL line array.
“This was a big win for us and a major milestone in the company’s history,” said SWG Head of Audio, Simon Purse. “It was to break into new markets like this that we purchased WPL. The new system coupled with our technical expertise is really driving SWG events into new territory.”
It was thanks to a long-standing relationship with MOBO’s production director, Marvelous Inc’s Rob Smalldon, that enabled them to step up, and Purse managed to assemble a crack team despite being on duty providing sound at a remote holiday village. This included Martin Audio ambassador Simon Honywill, who supervised at FOH and mixed acts who were unaccompanied...
