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Ben Davey

Music lover, Sound Engineer and Dad

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Whilst it's been the typical astounding opening month of the #bbcproms, this past weekend was a first; an all night festival extravaganza, enthralling audiences from 2300 until 0700. Curated by superstar organist @annalapwoodorgan this nocturnal marathon featured Nowegian folk ensemble@barokks, @bjarteeike, Pembroke College Choir, @12ensemble, @anastasiakobekina, @hayatosumino, @seckoukeitamusic and a 0600 finale from @sleepingatlast

The months of planning and logistics to integrate this into a seamless eight hour show and live broadcast were intricate and challenging, as were the week of rehearsals fitting around an already busy season. Fuelled by caffeine, Haribo and the desire to always deliver above and beyond, it was the team on the ground who expertly kept everything going throughout the night, despite the odd internal eyelid inspection. And who knew that classical music audiences weren't just vespertine, but would fill the Royal Albert Hall until dawn with their bleary eyes and big smiles?

Sound Designer: Stephen Hughes
Head of Project Delivery: Cara Smith
Front of House Engineer: Ben Davey @mixperspective
System Engineer: Guy Davies
Monitor Engineer: Matt Gush @madgush
Stage Engineer: Ciaran Sweeney
Stage Engineer: Patrick Boyd @kcirtapdyob
The concert is available to listen to on BBC Sounds.

@deltaliveonline


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9 months ago


Whilst it's been the typical astounding opening month of the #bbcproms, this past weekend was a first; an all night festival extravaganza, enthralling audiences from 2300 until 0700. Curated by superstar organist @annalapwoodorgan this nocturnal marathon featured Nowegian folk ensemble@barokks, @bjarteeike, Pembroke College Choir, @12ensemble, @anastasiakobekina, @hayatosumino, @seckoukeitamusic and a 0600 finale from @sleepingatlast

The months of planning and logistics to integrate this into a seamless eight hour show and live broadcast were intricate and challenging, as were the week of rehearsals fitting around an already busy season. Fuelled by caffeine, Haribo and the desire to always deliver above and beyond, it was the team on the ground who expertly kept everything going throughout the night, despite the odd internal eyelid inspection. And who knew that classical music audiences weren't just vespertine, but would fill the Royal Albert Hall until dawn with their bleary eyes and big smiles?

Sound Designer: Stephen Hughes
Head of Project Delivery: Cara Smith
Front of House Engineer: Ben Davey @mixperspective
System Engineer: Guy Davies
Monitor Engineer: Matt Gush @madgush
Stage Engineer: Ciaran Sweeney
Stage Engineer: Patrick Boyd @kcirtapdyob
The concert is available to listen to on BBC Sounds.

@deltaliveonline


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9 months ago

🙌🏻 Appreciation post for our sound engineer from Time Machine with Sean Shibe, Ben Davey.

If you were there, you know how good it sounded, so send Ben some love 🫶🏻

📸: @kirstenmcternanphotography


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2 years ago

Had a lovely time amplifying three shows with the wonderful @seanstshibe & @sinfoniacymru in Wales this weekend. Always a pleasure to work with hugely talented musicians and had a lot of fun collaborating with composer and arranger @yourbestfrienddave on the sound of an intricate new guitar concerto.

And thanks @stagesounduk for all the @dpa_microphones 4011s!

#modernclassical #soundengineer #livesound


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2 years ago

Back home after three lovely shows with @chesaba_music & @sinfoniacymru in three completely different sounding rooms!

#soundengineer #classical #neumann #shure #dpamicrophones #akgmicrophones


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3 years ago

Back home after three lovely shows with @chesaba_music & @sinfoniacymru in three completely different sounding rooms!

#soundengineer #classical #neumann #shure #dpamicrophones #akgmicrophones


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3 years ago

Back home after three lovely shows with @chesaba_music & @sinfoniacymru in three completely different sounding rooms!

#soundengineer #classical #neumann #shure #dpamicrophones #akgmicrophones


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3 years ago

Had loads of fun mixing and mastering the new EP from @smotherly_love_music

Check it out for some psychedelic grooves!


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5 years ago


My last day working on the @bbc_proms today. Has been a real treat to be back in front of some live music. Hope it’s not too long before this is back to being a normal day!


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5 years ago

Having a great time rehearsing with @auroraorchestra for their upcoming show for @bbc_proms.

Audio editing skills came in handy too!


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5 years ago

Live music! So happy to be back in the @royalalberthall mixing monitors for @london.sinfonietta at the @bbc_proms


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5 years ago

Wasn’t sure I would be back behind a live desk this year. Thanks for having me back @deltaliveonline @bbc_proms


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5 years ago

Anyone else as fascinated by the Volume section on #applemusic as I am? 🤔


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5 years ago

Anyone else as fascinated by the Volume section on #applemusic as I am? 🤔


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5 years ago

Anyone else as fascinated by the Volume section on #applemusic as I am? 🤔


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5 years ago


Anyone else as fascinated by the Volume section on #applemusic as I am? 🤔


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5 years ago

Sometimes you just have to turn your living room into a #homestudio

Big thanks to @sonarworks for making sure I was hearing what I needed to, and to @uaudio for the awesome sounding vocal chain!

Can’t wait for you to hear what @thejunkheart and I have been making!


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5 years ago

For me a good mix can cast a spell over the listener, transporting them to another world. As long as nothing in the mix breaks the illusion, you can take the listener anywhere.

I love this quote that I found in a @soundonsoundmag article by @paultingenmusic discussing @mikecrossey ‘s work on #the1975 track #chocolate

Link in bio to discover my perspective on another great Mike Crossey mix for The 1975, #tooshy

#musicismagic #musicblogs #audiosecrets #musicproductions #musicproducer #mixengineer #mixingandmastering #musicadvice #audioengineer #audioengineering #mixtips #producerlife #logicprox #musicquotes


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5 years ago


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