John Foreman

Sound Engineer
Lighting Operator
Location: Doncaster, England, UK

Documents

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Testimonial

Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2022	FOH Sound and system tech. Continuous and ongoing 2023 + Music & Singing	Los Endos (Genesis Tribute)	Touring
2020	Freelance FOH Sound Tech and stage crew Event	Various Theatre and open air functions, festivals and one off gigs eg Devali Festival of Light Aylesbury; Lincoln 40s Weekend, Royal Air Force centenary celebrations and many others. Also currently supplying high end discos and light shows for events and JG Audio, Creswell Sound & Vision, Pop Management, Miller Magic Swing Band
2020	Sound Engineer Event	Freelance Various Artists
2018	FOH Sound Tech Event	Steve Walkers Big Swing Band Steve Walker / Steve Walkers Big Swing Band	Various around Lincolnshire East Kirkby Aviation Museum, Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Barton on Humber, Louth Town Hall, etc etc
2016	FOH Sound Tech Theatre	Give me the Moonlight Johnny Tudor / Johnny Tudor & Company	Clacton, Weymouth, Porthcawl
2016	Sound Engineer Event	Tribute Acts from Adele to Take That Tim Barron / Pop Management	Venues up and down the country: Glasgow to Southampton
2013	Front of House Sound Engineer, repair and reconfigure system. Repair sound and lighting. Liaise with bands, artists and agents for Live Music Weekends. Work in conjunction with lighting and AV techs to create shows. Work with incoming shows eg BBC "I Event	Variety, Live music Weekends, Children (eg Sooty, Sesame St etc) and Adult shows (Amethyst Magic, X-Factor, BGT guests, David Guest Motown. Specials eg Football Knockout Chapmionships Bourne Leisure	Reds (mainly), Centre Stage and across the resort, overview on quality and levels.
2010	Sound Engineer Theatre	Beauty and the Beast Pele Productions	Grimsby Auditorium
2010	Teacher of ICT Event	Secondary GCSE and A Level Various schools
2008	Technical Manager. Upkeep of Sound and Lighting equipment. Operation of same. Design lighting for local productions and work with touring techs to achieve best possible outcomes for their shows Theatre	Various. Live theatre Hull Truck etc. Concerts: Folk, Rock, Contemporary. Film and Amateur Dramatics Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough	Trinity Arts Centre Gainsborough

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2001	PGCE	Loughborough University
2000	BSc Hons in IT	Sheffied University
1977	HND Electronic/Electrical Engineering	Cambridge College of Arts & Technology

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Alesis ADAT 8 track recorder, Allen & Heath GL2200, Allen & Heath Qu24, Behringer LC2412, Chauvet Designer 50, DJ style twin CD players, FBT 4K FOH rig, Lighting power packs, Magic Q lighting software, Rack mount USB/MP3 player, Roland, Yamaha, Alesis and other FX processors, SCS Show control software, Sennheiser G2 Radio Mic systems, Sennheiser IEM, Shure and AKG mics, drum mics, Soundcraft Folio F1, Soundcraft M8, Wide range of microphones for vocals, brass, drums etc

I can use: Roland, Yamaha, Alesis And Other Fx Processors, Wide Range Of Microphones For Vocals, Brass, Drums Etc, Fbt 4K Foh Rig, Allen & Heath Qu24, Sennheiser G2 Radio Mic Systems, Chauvet Designer 50, Behringer X32 Sound Desk, Scs Show Control Software, Sony Mini Disk Recorder (Rack Size), Alesis Adat 8 Track Recorder, Lighting Power Packs, Zero88 Fat Frog Etc, Soundcraft Folio F1, Allen & Heath Ml Range 3000/5000, Behringer Lc2412, Shure And Akg Mics, Drum Mics, Rack Mount Usb/Mp3 Player, Dj Style Twin Cd Players, Soundcraft M8, Sennheiser Iem, Magic Q Lighting Software, Allen & Heath QU16, Allen & Heath GL2200, Midas Heritage, Allen & Heath iLive, Yamaha M7, Yamaha LS9

About me

Currently working as Freelance Sound Engineer and installation engineer. From 2011 - 2013 was F.O.H Sound Engineer at Butlins Skegness. Operating 48Ch analogue and digital sound desks. Working with variety of artists as diverse as Jimmy James & the Vagabonds,Midge Ure,Sooty, X-Factor, Britains Got Talent, Slade, Alvin Stardust, Mercury (Top UK Queen tribute), Absolute Bowie, Chi-Lites, Brighouse and Rastric Brass Band, Billy Mitchell Band, Union Gap, Hermans Hermits, Dick & Dom, Peter Knight, Billy Mitchell and many others, to top UK magic act Amethyst and production shows like Sesame Street, I Can Cook (with Katie Ashworth from Cbeebies. Also sound for Butlins Panto, run throughout the year!

Assisting with new equipment installation and repairs of both sound and lighting equipment. Design and editing of sound files. Training new recruits in sound systems and aspects of theatre crew requirements.
Appointed to the position of "Ambassador of Sound",

Sound Engineer for Spring Harvest Christian conference.

Consulted on mains power radials, sound and lighting installation for new church building "The Storehouse" in Skegness removed (contact Dave Middleton removed for reference)

Dec/Jan 2011
Sound Engineer for Panto 2010 @Grimsby Auditorium
Tech show + create and edit sound files.

2008 - 2010
Work with Gainsborough Theatre Co at Old Nick Theatre to Tech shows and also improve/update all technical aspects of production and infrastrucure, in order to improve public perception of shows and professionality of approach. Also at this time teaching ICT in various schools.

2003 - 2008
Technical Manager for Trinity Arts Centre in Gainsborough.
Responsible for all technical aspects of live theatre and small cinema; lighting design and sound design for local group users and visiting companies alike.
Health & safety rep for theatre on council sub-committee.
Design and install infrastructure improvements.
Gainsborough Riverside Festival; Technical Manager, sound engineer, event coordinator, health& safety rep.

Previously:
Over 20 years working as crew for tours and festivals eg Royal and Southern Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts in the Park and various rock,folk and classical artists plus time spent as a teacher of ICT as Head of Dept and other subjects on supply contracts.

Nominated for best lighting design Cambridge Festival 1992/3

Previous employments include:
Field Service Engineer; Installation and repair of Hi Tech Biomedical equipment
Design and Development Engineer for PA:CE. Guitar amp and mixer desk manufacturers

Musician: Drums, bass, guitar, keys (in that order)

Member of BECTU
Additional skills:
Lighting software. eg MagicQ,
Sound Control Software eg SCS and CSC
Adept with sound file creation, conversion and editing software eg. NCH suite, Pro Tools, Audacity, Mix Pad, DMP etc.

Analogue Desks; Soundcraft, Allen & Heath, Behringer, Midas, Yamaha and Digital sound desks including Yamaha M7CL, LS9, A&H iLive, QU16, Qu32, Behringer X32

Lighting desks: Zero88 Frog range, some Strand and Avolight, Behringer

Design and install whole theatre infrastructure including comms etc.

Qualified and experienced repair technician down to component level.

Fully IT literate with knowledge of server software, Office suite inc Dbase, Spreadsheets and Project, Sun systems, Adobe, Open Office. Some knowledge of Sage

Working at height

Driver: 7.5 tonne
Referees:
Marcello Vigo
Technical Manager
Butlins
Roman Way
Skegness
PE25 1NJ
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Sue Thorold (ex centre manager Trinity Arts Centre)
41 Tregolls Road,
Truro,
Cornwall.
TR1 1LE
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Susan Everatt (Pele Productions Company Stage Manager)
Tel: removed

Oli Tooley: Led Zep Too (Zeppelin Tribute Band)
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Additional information:
Time served wireman (soldering, braising, looming)
Installation Engineer over 16 years in the field.
Qualified and Certified induction loop installer
Development Engineer
System Designer
Qualified teacher and DBS checked (enhanced)

License & Passport

Driver's License:

Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Lighting Operator
Job Titles	Lighting Tech / Operator, Sound Designer, Sound Operator / Engineer
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK)
Work Permits	EU

Highlights

Eddy Wilson (Sound Engineer)
I worked with John for a year as his monitor engineer and FOH cover, he is an excellent sound engineer with a depth and level of knowledge I'm yet to encounter since working with him. He is also a great teacher and is always willing to impart knowledge to who ever needs it and help others better themselves in Audio and Electronics.
John is easy to work with and a genuinely nice person who has a impressive work ethic too, I would recommend him to anyone and would myself work again with him whenever possible.
Ashley Illman (Stage Manager)
John operated sound for the I Can Cook Live show at Butlins, Skegness from April 2012 to November 2013.
He is second to none as a sound engineer, adaptable and reliable to help make the show as great as it can be.
He is always professional in his conduct, being friendly and approachable to any issue, change or idea, and is a valued member of the production team.
John's ideas to improve the running of the show helped to make it tighter and smoother, guaranteeing the quality of the production for every single show, and every single audience.
John is a highly talented sound engineer and is an asset to any team
Bourne Leisure
John is my Front of house sound technician here at Butlins. He is a very valuable member of the team and a Highly skilled technician. He peforms many duties which involve liasing with acts, fulfilling technical riders and ensuring consistance in our product over three venue's.