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"Vinny has provided sound for all our shows e.g. "Les Misérables",
"Oliver!" and numerous end of year productions. These can be
complicated shows to provide sound for due to the large number of
soloists involved, but this has never been a problem for Vinny - great
sound every time! We would not trust anyone else" |
Gladys
Coyle & Marie Barber - Principals - Stage Zone Theatre School. 
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"As a
director I have worked with Vinny Osborne for the last eight years and
can unreservedly recommend him to anyone looking for a professional,
dedicated and extremely talented sound technician. Vinny has always been
my number one choice of sound designer.
His attention to detail and his commitment to the job are second to none
as he always strives to get the best possible results no matter how
difficult or challenging the show. I have been lucky enough to have had
Vinny on board for award-winning productions of Honk!, Guys and Dolls,
Fiddler on the Roof, Singin' in the Rain, Hot Mikado and Crazy for You
all of which were greatly enhanced by Vinny's excellent sound design and
operation." |
Pat McElwain,
Director & Actor

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"In my experience, Vinny Osborne and
the Sound & Music Company provide the best sound engineering service to
be found anywhere in Ireland at the moment.
I have worked with them for many years now and they will always go out
of their way to ensure that you are happy with the service and see if
there are ways to enhance individual aspects particular to each
production. We at Spotlight School of Performing Arts never look
anywhere else for our sound needs and we are always sure to hear each
and every word/note that our young performers produce.
As a musical director, I can say that the sound produced by the cast and
orchestra in a production is only as good as the sound engineer that
mixes it. The Sound and Music company always showcase everything coming
from the pit/stage as well as possible. I highly recommend the Sound and
Music Company for any sound design and operation project."
Dermot O'Callaghan, Musical Director

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Steptacular stage school has
used the Sound & Music Co for both its productions since opening its
doors in 2007. From start to finish the sound was hassle free for me as
a producer - the company is professional, produces great sound and also
listens to your requirements.
I will be using them again in 2010 and would certainly recommend them to
anyone who is putting on a show.
Nicole McDonald,
Steptacular and Bull Alley Stage Schools

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"I have
known and worked with Vinny for many years. Apart from his expertise,
Vinny's professionalism and work ethic give me no hesitation in
recommending him."
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Mo McMahon, Production Manager, AIMS
Awards Show

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I have worked with Vinny Osborne and
The Sound & Music Company for over 8 years and have always found them to
be superbly organised, professional, and providers of the highest
quality sound. I wouldn't hold our annual conference without them!!
Michael J. Allen, Director - St
Andrews College M.U.N.

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"Grange
Woodbine Variety Club has had the pleasure of working with Vinny from
the Sound and Music Co. for many years now. Vinny, we find you without
exception professional, committed and reliable. We are especially
pleased at how quickly you respond to our last minute changes sometimes
to the entire run of the show!! You show immense patience and
understanding when dealing with us. Always willing to go that extra
mile – A true friend to Grange Woodbine"
Cathy
Dalton, Co-Director/Choreographer - Grange- Woodbine Variety Club
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"We have
been using 'The Sound & Music Company' for many years now and honestly
would not use any other Sound Company.
As you know Sound can make or break your show and with all the hard work
that goes into the Production, we would never take the chance of using
any other Sound Company, we would go as far as change the date of our
show to ensure we have Vinny on board.
He is such a perfectionist and a great Engineer, his workmanship is
evident on the Video as the sound is top class. We have been working
with Vinny for many years now and have a great relationship with him, he
takes his job so seriously that we trust him and leave everything to do
with Sound in his very capable hands, this takes the worry off myself
and Cathy.
Thanks Vinny for all your help and advice throughout the years and we
will see you again in Feb 2010 for our 10th Production with Grange
Woodbine Variety." |
Susan
Prendeville,
Co-Director/Choreographer - Grange- Woodbine Variety Club

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"We
have used The Sound & Music Co. for the past 7 years for our End of Year
shows.
Vinny and his team have always done an amazing and totally professional
job for us, making sure that every line from our tiny tots is heard loud
and clear! Vinny goes above and beyond the call of duty every year
to make sure that our shows are the highest possible quality, no detail
is overlooked, and the extra time he puts in to perfect these details is
incredible. We at Encore! highly recommend The Sound & Music Co to
anyone putting on shows...you be amazed at the difference it makes!" |
Caoimhe
Brennan and Emer O'Neill, Principals, Encore! School of Performing Arts

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"The
Sound and Music Company came to us through word of mouth within the
business.
They gave us the best technical advice and matched it with price.
Anything they ever supplied us with still works perfectly to this day.
I'd highly recommend them!"
Ger
Carey, Director, Armed Eye Film and Theatre Company |

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Sound & Music Company on a number of occasions. Their professional
approach to my productions, and expertise in the execution of their
duties, was second to none. Always courteous and helpful, I can't speak
highly enough of this company. As the
lead vocalist of a 20 piece Big Band who recently performed at one of
Ireland's largest venues, INEC Killarney, it was my pleasure to have The
Sound & Music Company at the performance. This gig was the highlight of
the bands career to date, due in no small measure to the quality of the
sound reproduction." |
Liam Butler......................
Freelance Theatre Director and lead vocalist with the
Premier Swing Band
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| BEST TECHNICAL -
2008 |
Little Shop of Horrors
(Nominee)
Lighting - D. Toomey / Set J. O'Donohue |
| BEST TECHNICAL -
2006 |
My Fair Lady - Clane M.S.
(WINNER)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - Clane MS / Set - Marie Cusack
Assassins - Next Stage Productions
(WINNER)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - D. O'Neill / Set - D. Cantwell
Seussical - Teachers MS
(Nominee)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - D. Toomey / Set - D. Benson (UK) |
| BEST TECHNICAL -
2005 |
Oliver!
- Teachers Musical
Society
(Nominee)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - D. Toomey / Set - D. Benson (UK) |
| BEST TECHNICAL -
2004 |
Into the Woods'
- Full
Circle
(Nominee)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - R.
O'Neill / Set - J. O'Donohue |
| BEST TECHNICAL -
2002 |
My Fair Lady - Coolmine M.S.
(WINNER)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - D. O'Neill / Set - J. O'Donohue/V. Coates
The Hired Man - Full Circle
(Nominee)
Sound - Vinny Osborne
Lighting - D. O'Neill
/ Set - J. O'Donohue |

| BEST SOUND
- 2006. |
Guys & Dolls - Flaggy Lane
Prod (Nominee)
Sound - V. Osborne |
| BEST SOUND
- 2005. |
Singin' in the Rain - Flaggy Lane
Prod (WINNER)
Sound - V. Osborne |
| BEST SOUND
- 2004. |
Honk! -
Teachers Musical Society.
(WINNER)
Sound - V. Osborne |

REVIEWS
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"Vinny
Osborne on sound was equally impressive with an excellent pit/stage
balance that lifted the roof in the big rock numbers. Excellent
sound design in a perfect pit/stage balance."
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Jack Neavyn (AIMS) on Little Shop of Horrors, Teachers Musical
Society.
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location. Very good control given the reverberant noise from the
stage floor in the production numbers. No cues missed in an
excellent design faultlessly executed. Excellent work by Vinny
Osborne.
 | Jack Neavyn (AIMS) on
Crazy for You! Clane Musical Society
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and the execution was also faultless, sound was excellent & well
balanced."
 | Jack Neavyn (AIMS) on
HOT MIKADO, Dun Laoghaire Musical & Dramatic Society
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sophisticated, lots of good tunes, really good choreography, it sticks
closely to the Snow White story, the effects are fantastic, SOUND
PRODUCTION IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. It's brilliant, I can't
recommend it more highly..."
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production really going well, the radio mics worked well and he provided
a great overall sound setting."
 | Graham Sutton (AIMS) on Chess - Harolds Cross
Tallaght MS
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"This was an
extraordinarily good debut for a musical society. Sound (Vinny Osborne
and Noeleen Diskin) had real quality, giving is a most satisfying
evening."
 | Peter O'Driscoll (AIMS) on
Assassins - Next Stage Productions.
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bold decision to bring Heaven into the audience, I had anticipated
lighting and sound problems, but with Derek O'Neill on lights and Vinny
Osborne on sound I needn't of worried - The Sound was Impeccable."
 | Peter O'Driscoll (AIMS) on
CAROUSEL - Harolds Cross Tallaght MS
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across with such warmth and clarity - not a rustle of interference.
Vinny Osborne & Ali Murphy worked well together so that hair frequently
hid the mics and they didn't appear as blotches on the performers'
cheeks."
 | Peter O'Driscoll (AIMS) on HOT
MIKADO - Flaggy Lane, Waterford.
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"The technical aspects of this show were
splendid with a brilliant set, excellent costumes, props, wigs, make-up,
sound, effects & a superb lighting design."
 | MUNSTER EXPRESS -
WIFLO - Oct 2003 on
INTO THE WOODS - Full Circle T.C.
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excellent job in this very difficult acoustic."
 | Jack Neavyn (AIMS) on LITTLE SHOP
OF HORRORS - SMCO.
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 | Jack Neavyn (AIMS) on SHOWBOAT -
Malahide M.S. |
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