Matthew Thompson
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2018 |
Sound Operator
Theatre |
The Toy Boy Diaries Aria Entertainment |
Hope Mill Theatre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2011 | Certificate IV in Theatre and Live Production | ETETC |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use:
About me
I am an approachable, polite and confident person with experience in leadership and multiple production roles which required attention to detail, hard work, good organizational skills and pride taken in the work carried out. Within a leadership role, the achieved aim was to have a positive impact as well as lead the production teams during conferences, productions and corporate events.Additional skills:
AUDIO
- Setup of audio systems in venues from 100 seats, up to 1800 seats (including outdoor marquees). From a few radio microphones through to a full 5 piece band and/or 30 piece orchestras. Events include:
o Corporate Events
o School Events
o Musicals
o Stage Plays
o Large scale productions
o Live band audio recordings (5 Full length Albums)
- Setup, alignment and tuning of various sized PA systems, from Speakers on poles through to medium sized ground stacked and flown line arrays
- Operation and setup on various analog and digital consoles including, but not limited to:
o Allen & Heath D-Live, I-Live, GLD and QU Series
o Avid Venue Series
o Digico SD Series
o Midas PRO Series and XL8 Series
o Soundcraft SI & VI Series
o Yamaha CL & PM Series
- Operation, setup and co-ordination of multiple wireless headsets (up to 30) including RF Management via Senheisser WSM and Shure Wireless Workbench
- Working with various external cliental to achieve their show or event, along with requested audio requirements and playback
- Technical Director of multiple 3 day conferences (1800+ attendance)
o Direction and organisation of a team of 8+ people for conferences/events
o Co-ordination of Audio Lineplots with routing for both FOH & Monitors consoles
- Knowledge and use of Pro Tools & Ableton, as well as knowledge and basic use of other DAWs including Cubase and Logic Pro X
- Designing, budgeting, directing the setup/pack-down and running a stage in an outdoor environment; including, generators, intelligent lighting fixtures, LED screen, full PA system (including FOH and Monitors consoles) and live band
- Wiring and soldering of multiple connectors, including 5 & 3 Pin XLR, TR, TRS and 5 Pin MIDI
LIGHTING/VISUAL
- Designing, rigging, and focusing lighting fixtures (from conventional fixtures through to LED, and moving head fixtures) in venues from 100 seats, up to 1800 seats (including outdoor marquees). Events include:
o Corporate Events
o School Events
o Musicals
o Stage Plays
o Large scale productions
- Assembly, rigging and operation of various brands of LED Screen, scalers, controllers and media servers
- Operation and programming on various consoles including:
o GrandMA II
o Chamsys
o Hog 2K
o Hog 4
o LSC
o Jands VISTA
- Working with various external cliental to achieve their show or event, along with requested effects / looks or visual aspects
- Lighting Design team and Technical Director of multiple 3 day conferences (1800+ attendance)
o Direction and organisation of a team of 8+ people for conferences/events
- Knowledge and use of WYSIWYG, as well as knowledge and basic use of both AutoCAD and Vectorworks
- Designing, budgeting, directing the setup/pack-down and running a stage in an outdoor environment; including generators, intelligent lighting fixtures, LED screen, full PA system (including FOH and Monitors consoles) and live band
- Wiring and soldering multiple types of LED tape and integrating into DMX controlled systems
ALT
- Wiring and soldering of multiple connectors, including 5 & 3 Pin XLR, TR, TRS and 5 Pin MIDI
- Use of Inventory Management systems for consumable stock and gear
- Documentation and logging of systems via diagram and able to reference to the IMS
- Strong knowledge and experience in multi-VLAN networking, and network Administration
- Strong knowledge and experience in Windows and Linux based servers
Referees:
Available on request
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Lighting Designer |
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Job Titles | Production Assistant (PA), Stage Manager, Production Manager, Sound Operator / Engineer, Sound Designer, Lighting Tech / Operator, IT, Lighting Designer, Theatre Technician |
Years in industry | 1 to 3 years |