22nd February 2017
Where the hell have you been?
Where have I been? What have I been up to? Why haven't I kept up my blog?
You know what? In the unforgettable words of Chris Thompson of Mannfred Man's Earth Band...
7th February 2017
Updating the Website!
Yes, I know, I haven't updated my site since 2014..
I'm on it.
I'll let you know when it's done.
However, do feel free to read the old stuff - some of it's quite...
1st November 2014
The Cinema At The End Of The Universe
Douglas Adams’ incredible four book trilogy ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ tells the story of antihero Arthur Dent’s adventures as he unwittingly hurtles...
21st October 2014
In Search of Space
I am a great advocate of the concept of space in audio. Let me explain. Everywhere you look in the world of sound, space is associated with it in some way or other. The obvious...
4th October 2014
On Kate Bush
Before The Dawn, Hammersmith September 2014
It takes a lot to get me seriously excited these days. My 55 years on this planet, 60% of which have been in the audio industry, have...
17th August 2014
Priorities
Sound engineers love nothing more than thinking they know best, and an innate part of that is having some strong opinions on equipment, and none more contentious than those on loudspeaker...
17th August 2014
Freedom of Choice?
At a recent product launch, I was privileged to be behind a very lovely Digico SD5 mixing console. The console, on loan from the delightful, but often quite drunk people at Digico, formed a...
17th August 2014
Fathom, a truly unique sonic event
My home city of Plymouth is in some ways the land that time forgot – it is both beautiful and ugly, rich and very poor, and in the eyes of the shortsighted, too far away from anywhere. But it...
17th August 2014
Stand and Deliver
PLASA is, as most will know, the self-appointed most important exhibition for the professional lighting and sound industry in the UK, although you’d be hard pushed to believe it in 2013,...