Category: Life of an engineer

Sound for Musical Theatre

AMP Sound Systems Lead Sound Engineer - Eoin O’Grady – is proud to announce a new website purely dedicated to sound for musical theatre. Eoin is a professional specialising in sound for musicals – with the backing of the best equipment from AMP Sound Systems. He will look after the sound on your production with care, professionalism, expertise and [...]

Wednesday July 6th, 2011 in Life of an engineer, Live Audio Services, Microphones, Musicals, PA Hire, Sound Engineers | No Comments »

Sound Guy Song!

“He’s the reason we sound good, so it’s time he got his due”  

Friday March 18th, 2011 in Humour, Life of an engineer, Sound Engineers | 1 Comment »

No shows – so he jumps out of a plane for charity instead!

AMP Sound Systems lead engineer Eoin O’Grady is taking a leap from an airplane at 10,000 feet and will be hurtling towards the ground at 200 kilometers per hour all in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital! The skydive is being arranged by Skydive Ireland who will prepare and train all the jumpers before they [...]

Sunday January 30th, 2011 in Life of an engineer, Site News, Unrelated to Sound | 1 Comment »

A new breed of sound engineers…

Is the availability of pro audio equipment to the masses making sound in general better or worse? A quick search on Thomann can get you a little PA system like this, ready to go. Just throw in a mic or 2 and for under a thousand quid you have a gig! With the rise in technology, and [...]

Tuesday January 18th, 2011 in Equipment, Life of an engineer, Random Thoughts, Sound Theory | No Comments »

Cheap & Cheerful VS Big Brand!

Will that Midas desk really make your band sound better? Surely that Klark Teknik graphic cant make a whole lot of difference? Pay €100,000 for a PA or €10,000? All the above questions are questions that I have asked myself before – other than the band bit, so in my case my client’s band. I [...]

Tuesday October 5th, 2010 in Conary Community Hall, Equipment, Gigs, Life of an engineer, Microphones, New Purchases, Sound Theory, Tours | 5 Comments »

A gig from the projection room!

I ended up mixing a gig from a projection box on Friday night. Part of Dublin’s Culture Night was a screening of a few Irish short films, followed by a late showing of a classic – The Commitments. This all happened outdoors in Templebar’s Meeting House Square. I had a few DVD’s to play and [...]

Saturday September 25th, 2010 in Gigs, Life of an engineer, Random Thoughts, Unrelated to Sound | 4 Comments »

Summer festivals end with some sun!

Sunday the 12th of September meant an early start for the AMP Sound Systems crew! Just off from a late night at Darver Festival, we were in Phibsborough in Dublin for Phizzfest. AMP Sound Systems was subhired by The Sound & Music Co. to provide sound equipment and staff to the event. The gig consisted of [...]

Wednesday September 22nd, 2010 in Digital, Festivals, Gigs, Life of an engineer, Live Audio Services, Loudspeakers, PA Hire | 2 Comments »

Rain not enough to stop Darver Festival!

It may have been pouring rain on Saturday, but that did not stop us rigging a D&B line array and amplifying some great bands! Darver Intercultural Festival in Co. Louth brought acts and punters from all over the world to display their culture, crafts and music! Acts from Africa, Lithuania, Ireland and many more performed [...]

Thursday September 16th, 2010 in Digital, Equipment, Festivals, Gigs, Life of an engineer, Line Array, Live Audio Services, Mixing Consoles, PA Hire, Reviews, Sound Engineers | No Comments »

The life saver that is "Studio Manager"

Yamaha’s studio manager has saved my bacon a few times at gigs. Most of our work can only be done once we reach the venue. Yes, it is possible to be organised and have all leads wrapped correctly and have a clear channel list made out, but thats about all you can do before you [...]

Monday August 9th, 2010 in Digital, Equipment, Life of an engineer, Mixing Consoles, Random Thoughts, Sound Theory | 1 Comment »

When an engineer gets bored…

Every so often, you get a gig which isn’t terribly entertaining. Maybe cos it aint your type of music, or is just too easy and not a challenge. Now, it doesn’t happen much I have to say, but when it does you have to find some way to keep yourself occupied – and the saving [...]

Monday August 2nd, 2010 in Digital, Equipment, Gigs, Humour, Life of an engineer, Mixing Consoles, Sound Engineers | 3 Comments »