Featuring sound design by Javier G Isequilla, the show has been touring around Spain for the past two years, and was initially scheduled to run in Madrid for a three-month period. This has been extended until the end of 2007, thanks to the show's continuing popularity and excellent ticket sales, which won We Will Rock You the coveted Gold Ticket Award.
Milán Acústica has been involved with the show from the outset, supplying the sound equipment for the original Madrid production as well as the tour. Javier G Isequilla's original sound design centred around a J-Type console, which was replaced with a Yamaha PM-1D desk for the touring production. On returning to Madrid, the original specification has been reinstated, with Milán Acústica receiving direct congratulations from Brian May for the excellent sound quality.
Eugenio Ortiz of Milán Acústica reports, "We Will Rock You continues to be a huge success here in Spain, and it has been great for us to be involved from the very beginning. Bringing the musical back to Madrid after two years on the road is like coming home - very satisfying. The principal promoters have been very pleased with how things have gone, and we are glad to have played our part and to continue our relationship with the show."For the opening at the Calderón, we supplied a fully specified 96-input J-Type, complete with Cadac's Sound Automation Manager software to handle the complex MIDI commands and sound effects throughout the show. There is a lot of gear involved - we are using Akai Z4 samplers, Alesis HD24 multitracks and, for effects, TC Electronics M2000s, M3000s, Yamaha S-Rev1s and Eventide H3000s.
"There are 32 radio mics in total on the show, using a combination of Sennheiser SK-50s and SK05012s with DPA capsules and headsets. We also have an Aviom monitoring system, enabling the artists and musicians to control their own monitor mixes. The main PA system is a combination of JBL Vertec VT-4889 and 4880 boxes, with Crown amplifiers, as well as Meyer Sound's CQ-1s, CQ-2s, UPM-1Ps, UPA-2Ps for fills."
(Jim Evans)
