Working with the next generation of entertainers, producers and engineers has always been an enjoyable part of what we do here at Total Sound Solutions. It always gives us an enormous sense of satisfaction, to see the next crop of talent coming through. In the last few years, we have adopted a new way of working with schools, helping to train the future stars of the industry. When we were approached by Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe to provide a PA and lighting for their Christmas performances, we wanted to engage as much as possible with the students. So, instead of supplying, installing and engineering the performances, we worked together to further educate the students on basics of Performance engineering. Working with the school team to make sure they had the right balance of sound for their acts but, instead of engineering the sound, we spent 2 days on site and during rehearsals, teaching some students how to engineer their own show. This is something that we always try to encourage and it has been an overwhelming success to date. The performances went without a hitch and a very professional show was put on by the school team and students.