Occasion
A birthday in a woodland café
Inside and out
Moving takes fifteen minutes
Space
Fits in 1.5 × 2.5 metres
Volume
Adapts to the room
For birthdays in Best
In Best we played a birthday in a woodland café. A place like that has no stage and no cloakroom: there is a terrace among the trees, a bar inside, and guests walking between the two all afternoon.
Outdoors sound carries less far, so the light amplification comes along. Still, the principle stays the same: soft enough for the conversation at the picnic table to carry on, loud enough that you can tell from the other side of the terrace which song it is.
Once it turns cooler
At some point in the evening it turns cooler under the trees and the terrace slowly empties. We pack up, walk inside and are standing there again fifteen minutes later. That quarter of an hour is not an estimate: it is exactly what we need, in both directions.
Inside everything sounds more direct. Four walls, a lower ceiling and a stone floor do half the work, so the amplification can take a step back. Louder is not needed; standing closer together does more.
The same birthday, two rooms, and not a moment when the music drops out.
Frequently asked questions · Best
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Yes, we often do. Moving takes us fifteen minutes: unloading, setting up and plugging in is the same work as packing away. In the meantime the party simply carries on.
A dry, level spot of 1.5 × 2.5 metres and a socket nearby. Nothing more. A stage is welcome but not necessary at all; a corner next to the bar works just as well.
Then we play inside, or under a canopy if there is one. We settle that with the venue on the day itself; wooden instruments prefer to stay dry.
Yes, all three are within our half hour from Eindhoven. For Oirschot and Son en Breugel we even have a page of our own, because we have played there before.
Tell us where you are celebrating, whether there is a terrace and how many guests you expect.
