Ben Davey

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

🙌🏻 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

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

Back home after three lovely shows with @chesaba_music & @sinfoniacymru in three completely different sounding rooms! #soundengineer #classical #neumann #shure #dpamicrophones #akgmicrophones

Had loads of fun mixing and mastering the new EP from @smotherly_love_music Check it out for some psychedelic grooves!

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!

Having a great time rehearsing with @auroraorchestra for their upcoming show for @bbc_proms . Audio editing skills came in handy too!

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

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

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

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!

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