Originally performed on Broadway in 1983, Baby - A Musical has recently opened for the first time in Brazil. Its run in Rio’s João Caetano Theatre also marks the first use of a DiGiCo console on a Brazilian musical, with an SD8 the choice of sound designer Fernando Fortes. The original production was nominated for seven Tony awards and has seen three subsequent productions, two in the US and … [Read more...]
DiGiCo SD8-24 Puts A Smile On The Face Of Dundee Rep
When the analogue mixing console at Dundee Repertory Theatre was showing signs of old age, the theatre’s head of sound Colin Lowson realised that it was an opportunity to give the venue’s audio system a 21st century shot in the arm. The theatre has an extremely varied programme, taking in plays, musicals, dance, live bands, comedians and corporate events, so a digital console was the ideal … [Read more...]
DiGiCo announces 500th SD8 console winner
Launched at PLASA 2009 and the winner drawn at PLASA 2010, DiGiCo’s 500th SD8 console competition in aid of the families of John Roden and Jim Douglas, attracted entries from across the globe. The lucky winner is from DiGiCo’s home turf: Matthew Cotton, from Southampton, collected his one-of-a-kind, liveried SD8 from the DiGiCo offices on September 22nd and he could not be more delighted with his … [Read more...]
Digico SD8 on tour with faithless
Archetypal electronica band Faithless has been on tour since early this year, playing in clubs, theatres and on the summer festival scene across Europe. Such diversity in a schedule requires a mixing console that can adapt to any situation or size of venue and still deliver on functionality and audio quality. For the band’s monitor engineer Ben Milton, there is only one choice – the DiGiCo … [Read more...]
Smashing Pumpkins Bring Big Sound To Small Venues With DiGiCo SD8
When Christina Aguilera postponed her 2010 Bionic Tour in the spring, engineer Jon Lemon was able to transition his gig—and the DiGiCo SD8 he was using for the tour’s promo leg—onto a Smashing Pumpkins’ run. Having worked extensively on an SD7 over the last few years with artists including Janet Jackson, Lemon wanted to use the few one-off gigs for Aguilera, including a VH1 “Storytellers” … [Read more...]
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