On 9th April 2005, the Royal Naval College in Greenwich hosted the Equestrian Federation Awards Dinner, attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Sound By Design technically coordinated the evening in conjunction with The Equestrian Television Company, providing full sound and visual support for the event which was held in the prestigious Painted Hall.

The Painted Hall, probably one of the finest dining halls in the Western world, is decorated with stunning paintings by James Thornhill and was originally designed to be a hospital dinning room. It soon became too small to accomodate it's occupants and the Painted Hall stood empty until the body of Admiral Lord Nelson was brought here to lie in state, after he had been killed at the moment of his victory over Napoleon's fleet at Cape Trafalgar. Soon afterwards the Hall became a naval museum. By 1939 the Painted Hall was once again in use as a dining room and it remained in daily use until the Royal Navy's departure in 1998, and is now one of the most spectacular function venues in the country.