The Broadway Company production of Buena Vista Social Club

Sound win for Buena Vista

His work on the vibrant and fast-paced Buena Vista Social Club musical on Broadway recently won sound designer Jonathan Deans his first Tony Award for Best Sound on a Musical.

Included in his design – keeping ten Cuban musicians locked tight into the rhythm – was an ingenious use of TiMax TrackerD4 precision stagetracking.

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Twenty One and counting

Pausing to draw breath between a 73-date, four-continent tour that included Oceania, Central and South America, and Europe in support of…

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Jazzclub Karlsruhe... nice

Having hosted performances by Albert Mangelsdorff and Dexter Gordon among other notable artists, Jazzclub Karlsruhe has secured a lasting…

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SynthTemple calls the faithful

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Vancouver TED talks get personal

As the TED Organisation’s relationship with its PA supplier neared its end, audio consultant Michael Nunan was working on a TED Countdown…

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John Leckie Selected Discography

Landmark albums as producer

1976                        Be-Bop Deluxe: Sunburst Finish
1978                        Magazine: Real Life
1978                        XTC: White Music
1979                        Simple Minds: Life in a Day
1985                        The Fall: This Nation’s Saving Grace
1989                        The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
1993                        The Verve: A Storm in Heaven
1994                        Ride: Carnival of Light
1995                        Cast: All Change
1995                        Radiohead: The Bends
1996                        Kula Shaker: K
1991                        Dr John: Anutha Zone
1997                        The Dukes of Stratosphear: Psonic Psunspot
1999                        Muse: Showbiz
2005                        My Morning Jacket: Z
2010                        Bellowhead: Hedonism
2010                        The Coral: Butterfly House

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