Classical Piano Recording With Paul Israel October 2014

Recently Matthew from Mu-Mu has been recording another fantastic young pianist called Paul Israel on a Steinway D. Repertoire from Beethoven, Liszt and Brahms. Spaced omni DPA 4006's, and also as an experiment Neumann TLM 193's in an ORTF configuration.
Final editing and mix downs have been completed, needless to say it sounds great. We have been spoilt with recording some brilliant pianists recently!

And Also The Trees In Lithuania

Matthew has recently returned from FOH duties for And Also The Trees at Menuo Juodaragis. Set in a National Park, by a lake in Lithuania near the second city of Kaunas. A Meyer Melodie Line Array system with Yamaha Ls9 was the provided rig, and very nice it was too.

Mu-Mu part of the Bicycle creative team.

Matthew and Paul have recently finished the Audio mixing and editing for a major new documentary focussing on the development and history of the Bicycle in the UK.

Screenings across the Country have generated an amazing response to the film.

The film company who made the film are Blue Hippo media based in Birmingham and we were asked to join the creative team to cover the audio mixing and editing after the work we carried out on a documentary about the Greenbelt Festival that we worked on last year.

We managed to make good use of our newest audio repair software as well as using some cutting edge reverb modification software, all running in Pro Tools as the host.

As always it was great working with the Blue Hippo team and we would like to congratulate Michael, Pip, Nina and the rest of the team for producing such a great film, and we are really happy to have provided the quality Audio mixing that it deserved.

You can watch a trailer at:               http://bicyclethefilm.com/

The film team for Bicycle includes Bafta winning director Michael B Clifford, editor Nina Jones and international award winning film producer Pip Piper of Blue Hippo Media.

Pips recent documentary Last Shop Standing about the UKs independent record shops featured Paul Weller, Johnny Marr and Billy Bragg and received wide critical acclaim.

Here is a quick quote from the film website.

Bicycle a 90 minute documentary, asks the question why is cycling and the bicycle back in fashion? The film, which is directed by BAFTA winning director and keen cyclist Michael B.Clifford tells the story of cycling in the land that invented the modern bicycle, its birth, decline and re birth from Victorian origins to today. The film weaves bicycle design, sport and transport through the retelling of some iconic stories and features interviews with notable contributors Sir Dave Brailsford, Gary Fisher, Chris Boardman, Ned Boulting, Sir Chris Hoy, Tracy Moseley, Mike Burrows and many more plus great archive, animation and music.  Bicycle is a humorous, lyrical and warm reflection on the bicycle and cycling and its place in the British national psyche.

Blue Hippo Quote.

After working with Mu-Mu Audio on our last feature documentary they were our first choice for the audio on Bicycle. Their attention to detail is second to none. We are not only impressed with their technical knowledge but by their ability to work alongside us to achieve the best possible results. They went well above and beyond our expectations and turned out exceptional work under very strict deadlines. Matthew and Paul are now always our first port of call for any audio issues and mixing on large feature length projects as well as smaller pieces of work. We would not hesitate in recommending their services to others.

Recording Backing tracks for Linda Tolchard August 2014

Linda asked us to record solo piano for her backing track collection. This time her pianist of choice is Liam Dunachie, equally at home performing classical scored music or improvising Jazz. The result a very sympathetic recording for Linda to sing solo to at weddings and events. Dpa 4006's in spaced AB was our preferred microphone placement.

Aisa Ijiri Recital at Three Choirs Festival at Huntingdon Hall 29th July 2014

Having worked with Aisa Ijiri at a different venue 5 years ago, we were asked to record her morning recital at the Huntingdon Hall in Worcester as part of the Three Choirs Festival. Her recital included works by Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. Our Dpa 4006 in spaced AB configuration were used on the Steinway C that she performed with. Some of the Romeo and Juliet pieces by Prokofiev are being used for a TV program. It was a great privilege to record such an amazing pianist.

John Cooper Clarke live in Colwall

We were asked to provide a small highquality P.A for JCC live in Colwall by Versatile Arts.

What can we say John Cooper Clarke is an absolute legend. A great evening was had by all!

Recording Backing tracks for Linda Tolchard July 2014

We were once again back in one of our favourite recording venues. This time recording Harp and flute for Linda Tolchard. Our trusty Soundfield microphone on the Harp and Dpa 4006 with instrument reflexion filter to lesson spill from the Harp on the flute. A lovely sound was achieved for Linda to perform solo at weddings and other events.

On Tour with And Also The Trees Athens March 2014

Matthew has once again been on front of house duties for And Also the Trees, this time at an intimate club venue in Athens. A crest Mixer and Funktion1 4 way active p.a.

Mu-Mu provide Live Sound for Laetitia Sadier at Malvern Cube 19th April 2014

We were asked to provide sound for this new venture from Gareth Wynn. We put in our DiGiCo SD9,
our 15 mid top cabs and 2 18" subs aside, also a 4 way monitor rig. Laetitia also requested to use her own active Meyer monitor which was mounted at head height, which we provided a separate send from FoH for. Positive comments about the sound being really good in the venue were gratefully received.
Support was from the incomparable Howard James Kenny.  Click on link for the track Good Fortune recorded and filmed at the gig by Wayne Chudley.

Peatbog Faeries at Hellens House Big Barn.

The first in a series of concerts at Hellens House Big Barn was to be the Peatbog Faeries. With a reputation for being one of the finest live acts in the country we needed to be fully prepared for anything that they could throw at us from a technical perspective. They had their own engineer and he was going to be using his own Digital console. Those of you who have been lucky enough to see the Peatbog Faeries know that they like their Bass, and lots of it, so we sent plenty of subs over, 18.s and 15,s just to be on the safe side. The limiting factor was going to be the power supply as we had over 10K set aside for subs alone. Nevertheless all went well with a packed venue and a great support band in the form of Journeyman from Worcester providing an excellent opening set. The Peatbog Faeries lived up to their reputation as a fantastic live act, and with no complaints from their engineer and compliments from the crowd we were very happy with the sound. Lets  hope they make a return to Hellens before too long, maybe we can use our new Digico console for the next gig.

Equipment used for the PBF,s

Allen and Heath GLD 80 mixing console.
Lake LM 26 Loudspeaker management and EQ
Lab Gruppen and Lexon SAE amplifiers for FOH
D Mark loudspeaker management and Yamaha P series amplifiers for Monitors.
15 inch coaxial and 12 inch BMS wedges.
15 inch multi Mid/Top cabinets with BMS and Faital drivers.
18 inch BMS reflex subwoofers.
15 inch RCF reflex subwoofers.

Shure and Electrovoice microphones.

Mu-Mu provide PA for Juan Martin at Hellens House Barn.

Mu-Mu provided the sound reinforcement for another sell out event at Hellens house barn on November 14th. The artist in question was Juan Martin and the audience were left spellbound by the emotion and virtuosity of his playing. It was a privilege to engineer for this modest and extraordinarily talented guitarist. His storytelling in between his playing was both humorous and fascinating, the story that had everyone totally immersed being his account of when he was asked to play at Pablo Picassos 90th birthday party. Juan was very happy with the sound that we provided for him, thanking us and saying that we had "made his guitar fly tonight" We look forward to the return of Juan Martin at Hellens for what will surely be another amazing evening.

Equipment used for Juan Martin.

Yamaha digital mixing console.

Lake LM26 Loudspeaker management and EQ

15 inch Multi cabinets

12 inch BMS monitors.

Lab Gruppen amplifiers.

Shure Microphones.

Live Sound For Connie Lush at Hellens Great Barn December 7th

A very successful gig providing the P.A and mixing the Sound for Connie Lush at Hellens house on 7th December 2013. It is always nice when members of the audience and the band say how amazing the sound was.
This from the promoter:
'We always use these guys now, we want to keep our reputaion of putting on quality events with great tech. We haven't found better quality than this. People always comment on how good the sound is. Highly recomended' Versatile Arts
If you have any events you need great sound for, get in contact!

Exhibition in Nature Morte Gallery in Berlin

Matthew from Mu-Mu composed and helped install this Light and Sound installation with The Artist and Ian Jenkins.

Nature Morte is pleased to announce UNDERPASS, Mark Prime's first Berlin exhibition.

Quietly occupied with light and sound over many years, Mark Prime (b. 1963, United Kingdom) engages these elements in a site-specific installation, UNDERPASS, at Nature Morte, Berlin. Prime’s first exhibition in Berlin opens on the 15th of November and remains on view until 7 February 2014.

Underpass takes its cues from the Light and Space movement of the 1960s in California, drawing on the artist’s abiding interest in minimalism and geometric abstraction together with his experience as a musician and composer in the 1980s and 1990s. In this installation, Prime explores the visual irregularities born of seriality and repetition, the breaks and glitches in everyday patterns, and the simple synchronicity between light and sound. Engaging with elements of architecture, Underpass speaks to experiences of urban spaces that are immediate and recognizable while immersing viewers in a sensory environment that is haunting and unfamiliar.

The sound piece for Underpass has been composed by Prime in collaboration with Matthew Devenish of UK sound innovators, Celluloid. Mark Prime’s career of two-decades in music led to a degree in Visual Arts and Media in Cheltenham in the mid-90s. His multi-media practice has included various site-specific installations across cities in India, where he has lived and worked over the past eight years.