Rockhopper Sound

Live Sound & PA Hire

Live Sound on the Isle of Wight

From village hall talks to political hustings, from acoustic duos to rock bands, from jazz in the Minster to a choir in a theatre, there is a lot of experience to draw upon.

Rockhopper's inventory provides the flexibility to scale and fit a wide range of small to medium sized events.

The jewel in the crown is the new Wing Compact digital mixer with its 44 stereo channels and over 90 inputs. There is also an X32Rack and a simple 8 mic channel analogue mixer. Front of house is catered for with either our LD Systems Maui 28G2 mini-array speakers, or a combination of Mackie speakers including a pair of 18" bass bins. We have a four-receiver Sennheiser UHF radio mic system and can provide two stereo wireless IEM packs, plus a range of wired IEM body packs.

Recent Projects

We are proud to have worked on some great events.

Wolverton Folk & Blues 2025, Acoustic Stage

Provision of full PA and engineering services. Eight performers in six hours, from a single singer/guitarist to an acoustic band with seven singers, multiple acoustic instruments, a cajon, a washboard, bass and keyboards.

Homegrown Music Festival 2025: Main Stage and Bar Stage

Provision of full PA and engineering services for the Main Stage plus small self-managed PA at the Bar Stage.

Isle of Wight Jazz Festival 2024: Claire Martin OBE & Jim Mullen, Newport Minster

Full PA and monitors for this wonderful jazz trio in the beautiful Newport Minster. The ability to mix remotely from the back of the audience was boon for this engagement.

"What a fantastic festival. I played to a packed venue full of enthusiastic music lovers and we were really looked after on and off stage. Special thanks to the attention to detail with sound requirements too! We had a great night and look forward to returning." Claire Martin OBE

Pete Roth Trio (incl. Bill Bruford): Ventnor Arts Club

A delicate balance of sound reinforcement whilst letting the instruments be the primary source. This was the first public appearance of the Pete Roth Trio (and Bill Bruford's first public playing for many years) - they have since gone on to touring both the UK and internationally. This concert also exploited our recording facility for the band's own purposes.

2024 Election Campaigns

Seven public meetings across East and West Wight with various panel line-ups. Radio mics use for audience questions.

Isle of Wight Steampunk Festival 2024: FuBar Venue

Provision of PA, sound engineering and stage management services to all events at the FuBar venue. Twelve artists across two days, from spoken word to full bands.

PA Hire

In general we only provide equipment when accompanied by an engineer. However some of our inventory is available for 'dry hire' so if you're in need please feel free to get in touch.

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