Pages tagged Sound Engineering

If you’ve never worked with a laser-focused choreographer (all of them?), I can thoroughly recommend it. It’s intense. And I’m only crew: the dancers on stage have to work their arses off. Every single show. Of all the laser-focused choreographers, Dunja is the ultimate Death Star argon laser, I reckon.

For RAVE-L, Holland Festival brought a large-scale production into the Grote Zaal at the Muziekgebouw. Les Apaches! played Ravel, Parrish Smith provided the electronic layer, and the room was reshaped into something between a concert hall and a club space. Not exactly a rave. I’ve been to raves, trust me.

The load-in started with quite a trek. Together with the members of Ex-Easter Island Head, we dragged their extensive instrumentation—from percussion and prepared guitars to stage mixers—straight through an empty Grote Zaal all the way to our workspace in the Kleine Zaal. There was an immediate connection with Ben, and the enthusiasm and camaraderie of these Scousers from Liverpool stood out right away. They were incredibly helpful, and the vibe was set from the start.

A standard theater usually has about two loading docks. At the Royal Lemkes plant distribution center in Bleiswijk, the Orange Rental truck casually backed into dock 34 and it wasn’t even the last one. Right there, surrounded by sea containers and scissor lifts in a massive industrial hall, we built a complete temporary theater for the finale of Casa Cadanza On Tour.

The performance Wiegeling is an ode to the lullaby. In a soft, sheltered environment, Sterre Konijn (soprano), Rudi van Hest (clarinet), and Jaber Fayad (oud) engage in musical encounters with the young audience (6-18 months) and with each other.

A radical reimagining of Nijinsky’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, told from the perspective of the nymph rather than the faun. Seven dancers and a recomposed Debussy score by Jonathan Bonny explore power, identity, and perception. At Theater Rotterdam I ran the show as FOH engineer on an Allen & Heath SQ5, and mixed the performance to a standing ovation.

As the last rays of sunlight illuminated H’ART Museum’s courtyard, Kevin, Gijs and I stood ready for an extraordinary evening - the opening of Brancusi, The Birth of Modern Sculpture.

Fourteen speakers, one afternoon, and the delicate dance of fitting headset microphones in Cinema 1 of the Eye Filmmuseum. The European Foodservice Summit brought restaurant leaders from across Europe together for a day of insights into the future of hospitality.

On a chilly September day at Duinrell, I had the pleasure of recording the Vaksjaak Podcast in a tent. A recording filled with laughing children, roller coaster screams, and the challenge of creating a single-take recording in an uncontrollable environment.

Sometimes the most magical moments happen when you least expect them. Working as A2 for Dekmantel aan ’t IJ, I discovered that electronic music legends are refreshingly human.

The great thing about producing a live film score, is that they are passion projects almost by definition. Steven Kamperman’s rendition of The Adventures of Prince Achmed was no exception.

My fingers hovered over the Yamaha CL5 console in Muziekgebouw’s Grote Zaal, a packed house before me, and Radio 4’s broadcast engineer ready in their booth.

Foyer Deck 1 at Muziekgebouw is a beast of its own.

A first for me, I helped transform a huge open space into a yoga studio and reinforced a harp.

This night, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam hosted an extraordinary performance by Karima El Fillali.

Today, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam hosted the unique symphonic blend of the Noord Nederlands Orkest and Fryslân-raised composer Karmit Fadael.

Today the Muziekgebouw played host to a mesmerizing performance called O táxi n.º 9297. It was an orchestral narration that weaved through the silent film of the same name, a masterpiece dating back to 1927.

On the evening of November 19, 2023, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam transformed into a mesmerizing blend of sound and light, hosting the awe-inspiring concert “David August presents VĪS”.

On a crisp November evening, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam was transformed into a threshold between night and day, courtesy of ‘Dauw’, a unique performance by the Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest.

This fall, I’m hitting the road, not with the usual synth-loaded DJ or a rock band, but with the iconic rabbit herself—Miffy!

Today, I had the privilege of being both the systems engineer and the front-of-house engineer for the Wijdegat Concert. And let me tell you, it was an experience like no other.

Summer in the Netherlands isn’t just about sun and holidays; it also heralds the return of the acclaimed television series Zomergasten.

I was part of the setup for the Holland Festival 2023, marking its remarkable 76th edition.