I worked as part of the sound crew for the Middlesbrough College community festival this year. As with any festival we ran into problems and had to think on our feet and improvise to get the job done.
It was a great little festival, rained for a bit (which was a shame) but otherwise was fantastic! The college really did a good job with this and gave everyone a great time.
Nick Colman and I were running around the college and doing our job as the sound team.
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| The stage when we get there, lots of work to do my good Sir! |
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| Middlesbrough college... enough said |
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| We started by digging a trench for the multi-core |
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| We "tried" digging a straight line... we failed |
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| Hatching the stage monitors from their shells |
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| Planting the multi-core, gardening at it's finest! |
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| Nick and Ross, the gardening duo |
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| Done! |
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| Ross Deighton (if found, please return) |
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| Nick Colman - WANTED (died or alive) |
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Rigging up the DAS Aero 12A
line array |
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These are clever, empty the tank when done.
Should fill it with whiskey and let us drink it! |
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| We're gradually getting there... |
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| Behold the POWER! |
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Now we just need to raise the line array
from the mortal earth up into the clouds |
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These things are insane, I stood infront of
them once... NEVER AGAIN!!! :3 |
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| The generator failed on us half way through the gig... but we got it up again |
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| Entrance to the stage from the back |
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| Right, here we are! Done and dusted. |
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| Now time to start setting up the drums |
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We'll get there eventually my friend,
don't worry |
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| Lighting up! |
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| Using the little Yamaha LS9 for the stage |
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| Some power distribution at work |
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Tinchy Stryder on last! Oh yes boys...
we've made it big time ;) |
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| All set! Now we wait.... |
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| Me... being weird |
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| Truly a thing of beauty |
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| And then, it started to rain :3 those poor bass bins |
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| People started coming just before the first band |
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A kemper profiler!!! I'd never seen one
in real life before! This guy has taste |
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| Interesting... very interesting, I approve |
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| Thunderbirds are go!! |
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| A rather dashing little peddle board I must say |
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| the people start to turn up in the mass |
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| Tinchy Stryder himself |
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| The college looks rather nice at night |
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| All packed away and ready to go home! ^_^ |
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| Nick Colman |
