A well-known audio engineer for Indian metal band Bloodywood, Sahil Sharma is also the audio consultant and mix engineer for a classy new Michelin star restaurant in Gurgaon. To make it an attractive venue for artists and bands, Saga-Cuisines of India owner Vishal Anand invested in a professional sound system including a DiGiCo S21 digital mixing desk – which he needed Sharma to secure.
‘We needed a small format console with maximum I/O,’ Sahil shares. ‘The venue will host various music bands, dance shows and multi-genre festivals and the S21 provides more than enough IEM and wedge mixes for any act that plays at Saga.
‘At our price point, there is practically nothing that compares to the quality and convenience of the S21. Thanks to Hi-Tech Audio Systems for supplying the console. Their guys are just a call away to help.’
‘We provided the S21 along with a D2-Rack that has been set up for ultimate ease of use for the in-house engineer,’ explains Hi-Tech Audio Systems Application Engineer for DiGiCo, Vanshaj Sharma. ‘The console offers everything needed for a band’s performance in a venue like Saga. Investing in an intuitive and powerful mixer with a compact footprint like the S21 is a great opportunity for the club and restaurant venue.’
As India’s restaurants, clubs and pubs slowly return following coronavirus constraints, new opportunities are opening to business owners in mid-sized venues that attract more guests. Open-air live concerts are still restricted in the Delhi-NCR region and other metro cities of India, so venues like Saga are hosting limited capacity live shows under strict regulations.
‘With the newly purchased S21, Saga can be one of the premium venues to deliver ace audio output for bands and artists,’ says Hi-Tech Audio Systems Director of Sales, Nirdosh Aggarwal. ‘It is our utmost responsibility to support and make each of our clients aware of the technology and inventory updates. We believe with this approach we can provide the best of DiGiCo in India.’
‘We are really delighted to provide DiGiCo S21 to Saga-Cuisines of India restaurant,’ concludes Hi-Tech Audio Systems MD, Rajan Gupta. ‘Such business deals in this time of crisis boost our morale and spur us on to provide the very best to new clients as well as our existing ones. I hope this year is productive for us and our brand, as we are determined to reach new milestones.’
