During January and February 2010, Andy Krumeich and I began work on a Digital Audio Station (DAW) based studio at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
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Verses That Hurt
Verses That Hurt is a Poetic/Theatrical/Musical performance that took place March 5th and 6th, 2010 at the Armory Free Theatre on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I collaborated primarily in the area of sound, but also contributed in the original development of the performance, along with the project’s originator, Grant Bowen.
A main element of my sound design for Verses That Hurt was the subway atmosphere. A main idea of the treatment of the performance space was that we wanted to place the audience actually in a subway station. The main environmental element of the experience of being in a subway station is its sound (or maybe its smell, depending on which city…).
Here is a short clip of the subway atmosphere and a train arrival that I created for this show.
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More details on the show and sound design can be found in the documents and photos below:
Verses_That_Hurt_Documentation
Verses That Hurt System Diagram
New Philharmonic
This semester, I have been assisting Jon Schoenoff recording the New Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director and Conductor, Kirk Muspratt.
On April 23rd and 24th, I had the opportunity to record the orchestra myself, which was a great learning experience. This example is from one of the concerts from that weekend:
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This is the documentation for the concerts I was involved in recording:
New_Philharmonic_Recording_Documentation
New Philharmonic Recording System Diagram
The following photos are from the January concertized opera performance of Puccini’s Turnadot. The orchestra mic’ing was supplemented by microphones on the front edge of the stage to highlight the solo singers, and mics were placed in front of the choir and on the organ loudspeakers.
Soloist Mic Placement
Choir Mic Placement
Organ Mic Placement
What It Is! featuring Mavis Staples, Booker T. and JJ Grey
On Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Krannert Audio had a great time setting up the system and running the show for R&B/gospel legend Mavis Staples and Hammond B3 master Booker T. It was a ton of fun – one of the best shows I’ve worked on or seen.
Booker T's Band
Darien Gray's Drums
Darien's kit again. Notice the "Super Boom" for his vocal mic!
Contemplating monitor placement...
Beautiful Hammond B3 from Analog Outfitters (http://analogoutfitters.com/)
Andy mixing at FOH
The view from the FOH mix position
Aaron mixing monitors at soundcheck
Nexo array and Bag End 4X18in subs