Celebrating 40 years with the Eugene Ballet Company’s Tommy the Ballet at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon, Relles Sound was able to put its new SSL Live L500 mixing console to the test.
The Tommy rehearsals were Relles’ first project with the console, which was supplied through collaboration between Hi-Tech Audio and Delicate Productions. ‘First of all, I have to say that the SSL Live sounds great,’ says Relles Sound owner George Relles. ‘I haven’t mixed on a console that sounds this good since my old Gamble, which I still take out on occasion to remind myself of what a great console sounds like. Like that board, the new SSL, also uses a servo input with no electrolytic capacitors in the signal path. It gives me that same feeling.’
Tommy the Ballet features music from The Who’s rock-opera Tommy and original choreography from Artistic Director Toni Pimble. Relles used the console to mix FOH for the show.
Specialising in orchestra and acoustic ensemble reinforcement, Relles Sound has been the sole audio vendor for the venue since it opened in 1983. The company has also been the main audio supplier for regional events including the Britt Festival, the Grass Valley Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, the River Rhythms Series and The Festival at Sandpoint. Relles’ symphony clients include Mason Williams, the Oregon Bach Festival and Osvaldo Golijov’s LaPasion world tour, as well as the Utah, Spokane, Eugene and New World Symphonies.
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