MoFaya Musical: Basel Switzerland 2011

I got the call to go on tour with Eric Wainaina for the Basel Switzerland Sept 2011 tour; having done the show previously there were not many changes in the basic set up i.e band of 5 musicians and a cast of 10.

The thing that made this musical challenging from a F.O.H point was that this musical was basically a very new one compared to what was put up in New York and Nairobi two years ago. The reworked script had included a lot more singing, about 10 new songs  and the interplay between the cast and band was even tighter than before.

Gear List

1.  10 DPA 4066-F mic headsets

2.  10 Shure UR1 Bodypacks 

3.  Allen & Heath iLive mixer T144 with Muco stagebox

4.  Electro Voice RE20 - Kick

5.  Shure Sm57 - Snare

6.  AKG C451 - Hi Hats

7.  7 AKG P4- 3 toms + 4 percs

8.  Shure SM58- Cahon

9.  AKG 414 C14 * 2 - Over heads for drums and percs

10. NEXO GeoS Line Array

11. Stage Wedges Shiva2306/2406 300W

12. 10 custom Black mic pacs - Kiko Romeo *

the Stage was  15 m x 6m and the band was in a 3.5m x 2m "smaller stage".

The concert space was not that big sitting approximately  300 people.

Learning Points.

1. The only hiccup right through both performances was the triggering of a gunshot via midi. On both Occasions while the gunshot was triggered, what we heard was an electric guitar sound! [gasp] This because was the Korg Triton keyboard that was being used to trigger the sample [ off Logic EX24] was also sending patch change controller messages and the failure to anticipate that, meant that we heard a totally different sound.

2. The Allen and Heath  iLive T144 is a wonderful desk to mix a musical on. I am now a convert! 

Media

Photos

Audio: [recorded through a matrix out]
Anna Mali Has Brought Many Benefits by MTAA

Crew.

Producer: Sheba Hirst

Director: John Sibi Okumu

Written by: Eric Wainaina

Asst. Producer: Velma Kiome

F.O.H/ Tech Director: Tim Rimbui

F.O.H: Dave

BackLine and Equipment: Sound Pool Ltd- Basel Switerland

I would love to know your thoughts. Send me an email.
Cheers
Tim Rimbui...Copyright MTAA blog 2011

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