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  1. Bearded Theory 2017

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    This past weekend at Bearded Theory Festival, I was once again working on the Woodland Stage for Beefstock PA Hire. The headline act was Reverend and The Makers. It was another successful festival and I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the production. The team are really friendly and the bands are good fun too!

    The Lighting guys always take good care of us, providing us with crew BBQ's and socials at the end of the show, which are always a good way to relax and reflect on the day. 

    The main difference this year to previous years I have worked was the oppotunity to use my own full Front of House mixing set up. This was added to the already existing processing that we have used before. It was a great test for both the board and the new processing. I find a festival is always the best way to get to know new gear.

    All the guest engineers were pleased with the equipment they were walking up to. 

    I got to mix some great bands, and was lucky enough this year to spend most of my time at mix position and getting to know the equipment. I think I had the best job of the weekend, playing with the new toys!

    I look forward to the oppotunity of working it again next year.

  2. Other Interests

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    Whilst at University, I developed a keen interest in Analogue Reverb Units. I built two of these as projects during my time there - a compact Plate Reverb, and a Tube Reverb Unit, both of my own design. Through these projects I learnt a lot about Reverb and room acoustics. I still have a keen interest in analogue reverb today, and I hope to employ these units—or variations of them—in my 'Mix Suite' once it's completed.

    I also have a love for vintage microphones and other equipment such as effects processors and tape machines. I've done various test recordings using old microphones and recording straight to tape. It's a less technical method, but is much more organic, and this shifts the focus back to the performance of the recorded material and away from the technology that I feel sometimes limits us as engineers. 

    My personal collection of vintage audio equipment includes a range of microphones from the 1920s to the 1970s, of which I have varying types such as ribbon, moving coil, crystal, and other dynamic mics. These are very characterful and unique, and I still employ them in my recordings today. The ribbon microphones have been present on many location and concert recordings in recent years. They continue to impress me. 

    My future investments will be in vintage pre-amps and processing to help me achieve the distinctive vintage tone that I find so characterful and pleasing.

     

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