About our Venue

Venue Information

Our venue is a repurposed TV studio soundstage transformed into a state-of-the-art concert space accommodating audience numbers of up to 900.

In a strive to establish our status as the best, most technologically-advanced music arena in East Anglia; Epic Studios offers unrivalled lighting and sound facilities to cater for a diverse roster of events. Boasting a £500,000 sound and lighting apparatus concert-space, including world-acclaimed Martin Audio MLA sound system and a profoundly-skilled technical team, there is no gig experience edging close for many a mile. The underlying ethos of Epic is firmly-focused on pioneering spotless, emphatic acoustics and dazzling optical displays to the delight of both artists’ and gig-goers’ alike whilst still championing exposure for the best in local underground talent.

The venue is fully customable and capable of hosting 900 strong audiences to accommodate everyone’s favourite household names down to cosy, intimate sets supporting the local underground scene. There is little not on offer at Epic Studios: hugely popular music shows of every genre to televised sporting events to corporate functions, dinners and conferences; the event-space is one-of-a-kind within the region.

Technical Specs

Our concert facility offers:

• 10,000 square foot soundstage concert space
• Martin Audio Multi-Cellular Line Array (MLA) Compact PA System
• Allen & Heath Dlive S7000 Mixing Desk
• Stage: 25’ x 20’ / 7.6M x 6M (1M high)
• Video Wall & Displays 18 x NEC UNV464 LED Monitors arranged in a horizontal line
  20 x Martin LC 2140 LED Wall Panels
• 5 X Christie LWU 505 Projectors and screens.
• Longest bar in Norwich

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Sound

We are one of only four venues in the UK with a permanent installation of Martin Audio’s revered MLA PA system; offering exceptional sound coverage, consistency & control through a combination of deftly-crafted acoustic designs and prediction & optimisation software of pin-point accuracy

The Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array, or ‘MLA’ as it’s commonly abbreviated, is Martin Audio’s celebrated flagship technology having revolutionised sonic performance amongst high-end loudspeaker systems in their category. Key benefits include:

• Crisp, flawless sound affirming the benchmark of audio technology
• Noise pollution reduction through precise venue mapping and sound containment
• Intelligent software allowing quick, optimised setup arrangements for any venue layout
• Impeccable blanket sound quality across the entirety of an audience space

MLA technology allows the audience to be united as the same sound quality and volume are achieved throughout the defined area, from front-to-back and side-to-side. MLA celebrates proven success across a diverse belt of prestigious installations with a client base ranging from Glastonbury, Hyde Park and Alexandra Palace.

Lighting

Our concert-space is equipped with a state-of-the-art lighting rig that is configured to an endless array of setup layouts to suit large and small space gigs, theatre productions, sporting events and broadcast shows to enable a completely unique experience for clients and gig-goers at every event

The room layout is determined by the scale and format of the show and our lighting apparatus can be specifically laid out throughout the whole room to enable a truly immersive experience for any type of show.

Special effects available include pyrotechnics, confetti & flame cannons, strobes, lasers and fog/smoke machines to ensure our audiences receive that extra ‘wow’ factor.

Our experienced lighting team are constantly striving for innovation by experimenting with original ideas and actively welcome suggestions to provide a new visual spectacle for audiences.

Venue Hire

We host a diverse range of events in an exceptional selection of spaces with endless possibilities around seating arrangements, stage designs, lighting & sound configurations, room dressing, broadcast HD filming capabilities etc.

Whether you are looking to put on a gig, sporting event, theatre or comedy show, exhibition, performance or private corporate hire event; we will undoubtedly have a solution tailored to your requirements.

Our spaces’ capacity ranges up to 900 standing or up to 600 seated and the specific layout will be decided in line with your requirements to ensure the perfect intimate show or large-scale audience space.

Additional facilities include:

• Dressing rooms & green room
• Production & sound galleries
• Loading yard & lift
• Equipment hire
• Live streaming
• Voice Over
• Filming & Crew