Wilson commented on the grandMA2, "I am using the grandMA2 because I have had such success using the grandMA series 1 for the past 10 years and I decided it was time for me to upgrade to the grandMA2. The learning curve was easier because I have been using the grandMA series 1, but there are so many new things on the grandMA2 that make programming and operating my show much easier and quicker. Also having more faders allows me to lay out my cueing in a way that works much better for me.
"I am a very hands-on 'busking type' of LD, I generally run the show old style, like we did on the classic Avo and Celco consoles, and the layout of the desk allows me to have my cue stack, but also have certain bumps on faders that I can grab and put in the programmer and actually write cues throughout the actual live show", Wilson continued. "The fact that I can do a lot of things 'on-the-fly' really helps. It allows me to write cues in the heat of the moment and then come back the next day and clean them up. I am also very happy with both the speed and the stability of the console and look forward to each show day."
Terry Cook of Woodroffe Bassett Design LLP is the project director, Dave Hill and Pryderi Baskerville work as programmers. Upstaging and Neg Earth delivered the lighting equipment.
(Jim Evans)
