Orbital Sound Ltd

Orbital stars at 28th Laurence Olivier Awards

Theatre sound specialist Orbital was appointed by The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) to design and supply a sophisticated system for the 28th Laurence Olivier Awards

Orbital's Chris Headlam commented:

" We put our reputation on the line knowing that seated in the 900 strong audience was a considerable proportion of our client base. Awards ceremonies are traditionally very challenging for sound, but as it transpired our team headed by Seb Frost, Giles Rowland and Freelancer, Keith Barnes, (mixing awards and accompanying Rat Pack band on a Midas Heritage 3000 / d&b Q7 system), excelled themselves."

He added:
" Mike is a great talent and we've had a fantastic time working with him on the current UK tour of the Full Monty – he richly deserves the Best Sound Designer award."

Under the stewardship of producer Adam Spiegel, the event was staged in London's Park Lane Hilton.

Since its inception in 1978, The Laurence Olivier Awards have recognised distinguished artistic achievement in London theatre. This year being no exception, the event celebrated some remarkable productions and performances.

Spiegel enthused:

"This year's event was a resounding success and the live music and sound was particularly enjoyed by all those attending, we were very grateful to the Orbital team for doing such an excellent job."

For the first time, a new awards category for "Best Sound Design" was introduced and awarded to Mike Walker for his work on Jerry Springer The Opera. Finally recognising sound design as an artistic discipline in its own right, along side others such as lighting design and set design, Jerry Springer the Opera was also voted Best new Musical.

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Orbital's Chris Headlam commented:

" We put our reputation on the line knowing that seated in the 900 strong audience was a considerable proportion of our client base. Awards ceremonies are traditionally very challenging for sound, but as it transpired our team headed by Seb Frost, Giles Rowland and Freelancer, Keith Barnes, (mixing awards and accompanying Rat Pack band on a Midas Heritage 3000 / d&b Q7 system), excelled themselves."

He added:
" Mike is a great talent and we've had a fantastic time working with him on the current UK tour of the Full Monty – he richly deserves the Best Sound Designer award."