Things To Do In January
I am spending the long winter evenings in reading. It is not, however, the couple of bestsellers I received for Christmas that are keeping me enthralled, but the latest papers from the 137th AES convention in Los Angeles.
Keeping Up to Date
New Year’s Resolution
New years resolutions tend to be very much drugs based. I will give up/cut down smoking, alcohol, late night chocolate binges, red bull etc. Having reached an age where I have pretty much given up all I can, or am willing to, this years resolution will be of a different nature.
Back Up Your New Year Plan
As the end of 2014 approaches I have the strange experience of not working the last night of the year! December 31st is often seen as a ‘nice little earner’ as it usually involves a substantial pay hike. I have spent previous New Years Eves all round the world including Australia, with Pendulum in Perth (very nice) to Transylvania with The Prodigy (very cold.)
Winter On It’s Way
My last gig of the season beside a swimming pool in Ibiza is now a distant memory. I am back in the UK working out what to do for the next few months.
Educating the Educators – Part 2
The older I get the more I realise I don’t know! This week I am off on a training course for several reasons. Firstly to find out about a speaker system I don’t know very well, Martin MLA, and secondly to generally refresh and top up my knowledge. It seems a long time ago that I did my V’Dosc training, and although the principles remain the same, the technology has moved on.
Educating the Educators
This week I am off to Millennium Studios for a three-day course on speakers. Not just any old speakers, but Martin Audio’s MLA system. This line array has a comprehensive software based control system allowing you to optimise the coverage for the audience – exactly how it works I should know by next week. But do I really need to know?