Kesse (Tarragona)

I hinted at past posts: take the entire week "closed" in the post and production technique of the largest festival of world music Kesse of Tarragona. This festival, of a long career, has two important differences this year: the first is that all production technique and artistic Batall the door and the second that instead of the concerts only on weekends, all focused on a single , Day in, day too. The hiring of Batall me to the post of the big stage (the seat plan) and make technical assistance from FOH if the group takes to be technical or otherwise ne'l.

It is a job that did not know how to describe it. I was referring il do it and I certainly liked. It allows me to share with you everything that comes hope of a councilman and / or assistant FOH when I'm the one who did. Since the first day VEM received many congratulations, in part (if not all of them) for the work done by Pepo Busquets (the line producer of the festival, while the Batall), but also for the "speed reaction. " Everything went very smoothly. Which, on the other side, half festival we had a little frightening: what you should go wrong? We wondered ...

In what concerns the technical side, the company has been chosen as the extinguida Fatsini (now NK), which contributed more than one correct equipment: PA Meyer Sound Mica (to 4 Mica hand, ready in 4 subgreus Front-line however, without correcting arc), monitors, Meyer Sound, microfinia varied (although they have not succeeded, those of the company, contributed 100% of the estimated models), an old SOUNDCRAFT monitor and a FOH control made up of a rack with dynamic 6 Focusrite compressors, 2 SPX990, 1 PCM81 and a control desk Legend 3000 (a fortune, because unfortunately their SOUNDCRAFT the S400 was having wet and have not been able to bring ... Ufffff). The staff, with a clear exception, with much to be desired, but we must also say that they do the job.

For me, it was an interesting technical challenge. The first group took no technical and consisted of two violins, two accordions, and the coros, a voice major. Technically quite simpler, with few problems, at least in FOH. The second was Calima, with Robert as a coach (the usual) that it had problems with subgreus, but who knew how to quickly compensate for the Bolo. The third group, Mali (Africa) had a guiri French as a coach, who reminded me, without wanting to, it can be appreciated that when the Mica, additionally, have a Legend as the main table. A sound impressive, and more than correct. Javier Colina (I think it says so ... me and my memory of fish), also had his technician, one such Ricard, who despite feeling that they do so too, he sounded just as the team dramatically.

Last night I played me to the contemporary America ... an impressive group of 9 musicians all of them leaders in their respective fields: piano, violin, voice, guitar (including a Godin and Four), flute, accordion, bass and two sets of percussion (one of them the Peruvian cajón, the original). Although they technical, this could not come to Tarragona without a flight too expensive, so in the George Batall convinced that I could do. The challenge was raised and I came what usually happens when the music is abrumant level. The evidence has become a quick and subject to current timetable. At the same be located in front of the cathedral, we must respect the absolute silence between 19:30 and 20:00 pm: The MISA (because when I was a youngster lasted more than 1 are now no more than half?). So between 20.00 and 22.00 have time to try. But of course, the musicians have dinner ... ... ufff hysteria. I left the test with the feeling that everything and know that each and every one of 34 channels (34 !!!!) independent sounded so good, the mixture was not entirely good. Even knowing that the leader of the band, in Benjamin (Brazilian pianist) gave the corresponding ok. I gave the impression that only a "ok", was a "vale, if that is what you can do it ... ok." The surprise, again, appears so magical when the concert begins it'adones that everything sounds perfect. As always, the musicians were going to the ball during the tests, giving the maximum during the concert itself.

Despite being a group of jazz fusion in difficult times, people tell them to listen with patience and, in some cases, devotion. A good concert, in many ways.

Now to wait until the last play of the festival, the Arab Orchestra of Barcelona. Again, it seems that no technical lead time to leave ... to the Legend and expect and want it back again to find as soon as possible. Although I prefer, right So ... as a non-H3000. Ah! With a little luck, in a few days known XL8 XL4 ... I have to win.

Post-Date: After a (I think) deserved shower and point back on stage, I saw the block of Casafont, where it is reported that the study has already expired. Ramon Pujol Congratulations! Now it's time to make it work ... I hope to be there early, worked there and because you comment on what (surely, perfect!).