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Sacha

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:48:03 +1300

Great Herald interview with Randa, who's playing tomorrow in Ak and on 5 Dec inWelli.

DexterX

Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:29:38 +1300

With the Art that is Lorde the “penetration” the music has achieved is more significant than any NZ Artist I can recall – An example being my 7-year-old daughter is this year beginning to learn the piano and has learnt to play Royal.

nzlemming

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:06:40 +1300

Check out David Byrne’s great TED talk about the relationship between music and the venue it’s performed in.
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_byrne_how_architecture_helped_music_evolve?language=en

Very nice, but he’s really hard to watch ;-) Seems very uncomfortable in front of a crowd without music as a shield.

I agree with him, from a different artform –…

nzlemming

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:56:34 +1300

La Brea ears

Senator La Brea's dead??

paddy free

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:23:50 +1300

At the recent Emily Edrosa show at Golden Dawn, a guy was sitting at a back table, mixing the front-of-house on an iPad. I’d never seen it before. So the gear’s pretty common, then?

Wouldn't say it's commonplace yet, but seeing it more and more. $1600 at the Rock Shop…

Russell Brown

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:41:01 +1300

Your ears are the skin of one of your 5 senses.

Music must not burn the ear or your ear potential will diminish prematurely.

I take my earplugs to most gigs these days — anything I think is going to be loud. I can't emphasise enough how much it enhances…

Russell Brown

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:37:51 +1300

After 30 years of playing on stages, it IS one of the wonders of the modern world to have the monitor engineer sidle up beside you and adjust your monitor mix on an iPad while he’s hearing what you’re hearing…

At the recent Emily Edrosa show at Golden Dawn, a…

paddy free

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:30:03 +1300

"I heard from a reliable source recently, that concerts these days are largely wireless and can be mixed on an iPhone…"

After 30 years of playing on stages, it IS one of the wonders of the modern world to have the monitor engineer sidle up beside you and adjust your…

Bart Janssen

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:07:59 +1300

You really can’t. [snip] other than architecture/design.

It is one of the issues that the expense of design is one of the first parts of a budget to be cut in a building like Vector.

Even so, I wonder whether it might be possible to alleviate some of the worst…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:56:20 +1300

Music must not burn the ear or your ear potential will diminish prematurely.
You might melt the ossicles...

: – )

Jack Harrison

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:41:56 +1300

Your ears are the skin of one of your 5 senses.

Music must not burn the ear or your ear potential will diminish prematurely.

Sound is the fun of it all, not just the eye of cabaret. Go to cabaret, leave rock n roll same air. Disney pop is just…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:35:24 +1300

Cu(29) later...
Personal headphones at arenas
I heard from a reliable source recently, that concerts these days are largely wireless and can be mixed on an iPhone...

Sob!
Who can I pass my immaculate lead coiling skills on to?

Should help the world Copper shortage though, right?

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:27:40 +1300

Elevator pitch?
La Brea ears
you're lowering the tone,
that's the pits...
;- )

Sacha

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:51:56 +1300

La Brea ears

Jack Harrison

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:13:16 +1300

The future: Personal headphones at arenas then with a choice of 10 mixes or take the risk of a fart in your ears for 2 hours that you paid top dollar for.

Jack Harrison

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:50:50 +1300

I had a friend who saw Bob Dylan mid 2000 something from side seating,a big show at vector and he said it was a fuzzy distorted mess with painful bass frequencies and a fuzzed out vocal. I said to him, “Now you know how the Free Trade Hall in Manchester…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:46:52 +1300

baffled...
I can’t believe there’s no way of remediating the problem
maybe some kind of inverse acoustic vases placed in the walls to absorb rather than resonate sound?
an antiquarian view can be found here

After all sound is just a pressure wave – so ya put up a C…

paddy free

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:43:01 +1300

I can’t believe there’s no way of remediating the problem.

You really can't. In a huge, high-roofed tin-and-concrete shed (ie most "arena" venues) maths and physics are simply against you. The sound travels a _long_ way up before it bounces down, in multiple out-of-time copies of itself (reverberation). Higher frequencies…

Russell Brown

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:07:25 +1300

Putting on my sound engineer hat: bass frequencies “pool” or build up in corners and against walls in an enclosed space, and the bass will sound artificially louder in these areas.

Yep. We were up along one side a third of the way back and I’ve experienced the sound getting…

paddy free

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:58:05 +1300

Went to the Lorde... I was sitting half way up at the rear... + 1 for the bass being overdone.
Putting on my sound engineer hat for a second: bass frequencies "pool" or build up in corners and against the walls in an enclosed space, and the bass will sound…

JacksonP

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:56:46 +1300

Yes, I did see that Geoff. Think we had different nights too. Sorry you couldn't make it. 'Twas a goodun.

Geoff Lealand

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:01:36 +1300

Oops....the message I posted about missing you at the Elbow concert was meant for you, Jackson ( not Jos). Talk about confusing ....!

Russell Brown

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:00:51 +1300

At the Wine Cellar gig Laurence told the crowd that the band were doing a residency as the house covers band at the Golden Dawn in December.

So much yes to this.

Such yes!

But does that mean they'll still have to play indoors? A cover band outside, replacing the…

Hugh Sundae

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:26:07 +1300

And here is the proper link for the Critics' Choice Prize replay

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/video.cfm?c_id=1503078&gal_cid=1503078&gallery_id=146365

Ana Simkiss

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:03:20 +1300

Damn, he and his band knock out some great covers

At the Wine Cellar gig Laurence told the crowd that the band were doing a residency as the house covers band at the Golden Dawn in December.

So much yes to this.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:59:11 +1300

Eno
Just in case ya hadn't heard it was on...

Sound Lounge
10:00pm Brian Eno: Eno Now (Prog 6 of 6)
on the Concert Programme

or start here in the replay section
eno pt 1

Hugh Sundae

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:46:09 +1300

Hi Luke, I'm publishing the full replay tonight but if you can't fold on here is a private link http://bcove.me/iq4uoz23

Please me tidy up the name and info etc before you share anywhere though!

cheers

Hugh

Russell Brown

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:55:51 +1300

I've just added Herald video of the Silver Scrolls Lilburn tributes to the post.

Russell Brown

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:40:27 +1300

A coupla a days prior to Lorde, Lawrence Arabia was in town – albeit a much smaller venue (!) – highlights (of an excellent show anyway) were storming versions of Bowie’s Let’s Dance and Eno’s Needle in the Camel’s Eye

Damn, he and his band knock out some great covers.…

Rob S

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:21:03 +1300

Went to the Lorde show with my wife and a 12 and 14 year old and saw a lot of similar groups which reminded me of the last parent teacher meeting I went to. I always feel like an imposter at the parent teacher whatsits for some reason.
I do…

JacksonP

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:58:06 +1300

Bones is still my favourite all time track of theirs so I was so excited when they played it as the second number of the night – a treat for me considering how many songs they have to choose from.

It's interesting, before TTOALOE (good god!) I would have said…

Mike O'Connell

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:39:10 +1300

It was plenty loud, but at times the bass was overwhelming

Ditto the Chc show which I attended. I can’t recall any reggae act I’ve witnessed being that bassy. Like Vector, ASB Arena not the best sound quality. Relatively speaking, one could hardly hear Yumi Zouma in support but they…

Luke Williamson

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:20:22 +1300

Thanks Jackson. Yes, he is the consumate front man and with the voice of an angel. Bones is still my favourite all time track of theirs so I was so excited when they played it as the second number of the night – a treat for me considering how many…

JacksonP

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:09:55 +1300

A few photos of Elbow.

I went to Elbow on Saturday night which was outstanding.

I went last night, and was equally impressed. There is something about Elbow, which IMO puts them in a unique spot in the rock world. Intelligent rock? That sounds wanky, but Guy and his band…

Luke Williamson

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:43:04 +1300

Is there anywhere else we can see/hear the Critic's Choice material. I'd love to hear what they presented? I went to Elbow on Saturday night which was outstanding. A real fan's show with lots of sing alongs and general enthusiasm, and the Powerstation was perfect for seeing what is a…

Russell Brown

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:49:06 +1300

Yep, all that. I think it’s no coincidence that she talks up Kanye so often.

And as well as being on trend, it’s always going to be a lot cheaper touring with a two-piece band than a giant entourage.

Yeah, this too. It’s much more viable these days to be…

Robyn Gallagher

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:45:18 +1300

In this post-Lorde year, all three finalists were solo artists with minimal or no accompaniment.

About five years ago, when Lady Gaga was at her peak, pop became very extravagant, all about lavish costumes and complex performances. Now it seems to be going the other way, fully embracing minimalism, both…

Russell Brown

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:28:13 +1300

I always assumed Randa was a woman. Interesting.

Born female, identifying male.

bob daktari

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:44:01 +1300

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHkm9yKTJ64

Sacha

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:24:43 +1300

I always assumed Randa was a woman. Interesting.

Russell Brown

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:22:31 +1300

Whoa! I had always assumed that Randa was American- or Canadian-born. His accent sounds so authentic that it didn’t seem possible it was just a performance gimmick. His speaking voice sounds mid-Pacific, kind of like Rachel Hunter.

I did wonder, but nothing in the bios says he was born in…

Robyn Gallagher

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:19:47 +1300

Sometimes, he’s like a wild 13 year-old boy, and it’s honest and appealing, even unto the culturally-acquired American accent.

Whoa! I had always assumed that Randa was American- or Canadian-born. His accent sounds so authentic that it didn't seem possible it was just a performance gimmick. His speaking voice sounds…

Public Address

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:19:47 +1300

Discussion from blog post.