Audio Consultants to the Arts and Culture
EVENT PROJECTS ARCHIVE
In addition to our project highlights, here is a full list of our event and exhibition projects.
46TH UAE NATIONAL DAY
Sound design and operation for the Abu Dhabi official celebrations
The event producers, Done + Dusted Productions, created an ambitious and engaging ceremony that relied heavily on sophisticated audio and video systems.
Our audio system was one of the largest implementations of the new L-ISA system by L-Acoustics. The design consisted of 36 discrete outputs to deliver an engaging and immersive experience.
ASHGABAT 2017 ASIAN INDOOR AND MARTIAL ARTS GAMES
Sound design for the opening and closing ceremonies
We worked with Balich Worldwide Shows and Agora to design the audio systems for the purpose built stadium in Ashgabat, and to tune & optimise the system.
DINOSAURS IN THE WILD - AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE (2017)
Sound content creation, sound and AV control systems design, supply & programming
Engaged by the producers and technical director, we began work on the project nearly two years before it opened. Our scope included the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the audio and show control systems, as well as the creation of all sound content for the experience. The experience opened at the NEC in Birmingham UK in June 2017 and will tour the UK and Europe.
BAKU 2017 ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
We were engaged by Betty Productions to provide sound design and operation services for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. We provided our skilled international team of designers and engineers to work with the audio contractor in the delivery of the sound.
PINK FLOYD - THEIR MORTAL REMAINS EXHIBITION 2017
Exhibition audio consultants
Our role on this prestigious project was to provide audio design advice for all elements of the exhibition and to remaster and optimise the audio content for playback on the GuidePort system used by visitors. The exhibition opened to excellent reviews at the V&A in London in May 2017.
CLUSTERS OF LIGHT
Sound design and operation for Cairo 2016 and Sharjah 2014
After a successful premier in Sharjah in April 2014, Clusters of Light was re-staged in Cairo by Multiple International. The five-night season was staged at the 30 June Stadium in New Cairo in an intimate configuration providing approximately 5,000 seats for each performance. Auditoria was engaged by Multiple International to provide audio design and direction, a team of engineers and operators as well as production management services for the MISR pre-show segment that celebrated the ancient and recent history of Egypt.
UAE NATIONAL DAY 2015 - DUBAI CELEBRATIONS
Sound design and replay systems operation
HQ Creative developed and produced an ambitious outdoor event to celebrate the UAE National Day in a truly spectacular way. The event was staged in a lagoon where the whole site was built from scratch including the stages, seating grandstand, dressing rooms, site offices, VIP arrivals area and audience arrivals.
Auditoria was engaged by Delta Sound Dubai to provide audio systems design services and to operate the audio replay system for the rehearsals and show. Our combined efforts were recognised at the Middle East Event Awards by winning the Best Sound Production category.
BAKU 2015 EUROPEAN GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
Our work on this project won an Emmy Award for Sound Mixing at the 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards and also received an award of distinction for Sound Design at the 22nd Communicator Awards.
FIVECURRENTS was engaged by the organising committee to produce and deliver the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the inaugural European Games in Baku. The remarkable Ceremonies were staged in the recently completed Baku National Stadium, a 60,000 seat stadium.
Auditoria was engaged as audio designer and director, as well as to provide the audio operational team for the event. Our operational team consisted of FOH and Broadcast mix engineers, replay operators and systems engineers.
ASTANA 550 CELEBRATIONS 2015
Sound design and supervision
Balich Worldwide Shows was engaged with a very short timeframe to deliver a world class show to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was staged in the recently completed Ice Palace arena in Astana. Auditoria was engaged by BWS to design the audio and communications systems for the spectacle, as well as provide operation and management of the audio replay and timecode systems.
QATAR 2015 MEN'S HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Audio & comms design, supply & operation for ceremonies and sports presentation
DAE was engaged with little more than two months to create and deliver the Ceremonies for the international sporting tournament. We were engaged to deliver the audio and communications on a design and supply basis.
Our audio design used the house Meyer MICA loudspeaker system for primary coverage of the audience area with a supplementary ground stacked system to provide localization for the project content and for the concert events that occurred throughout the sporting program.
SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Ceremonies were created and delivered by the Ceremonies Staging Agency, FiveCurrents and Balich Worldwide Shows. FiveCurrents had the responsibility of delivering the Opening Ceremony and preparing Fisht Stadium for the series of Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies. FiveCurrents engaged Auditoria to design the Ceremonies audio system, supply a team of operators and engineers and direct the delivery of the audio systems with the audio supplier; Agora from Italy.
SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Ceremonies were created and delivered by Balich Worldwide Shows using the technical infrastructure and facilities delivered by FiveCurrents in their delivery of the Olympic Ceremonies. Our design for the Paralympics was modified to accommodate the seating areas for the athletes. The star of the Paralympic Ceremonies was the MIR icebreaker that was recreated as a flown set piece that travelled from one end of the stadium to the other.
MERSIN 2013 MEDITERRANEAN GAMES
Replay systems supply and operations for opening and closing ceremonies
PERA Event, an Istanbul-based event producer engaged key individuals and contractors to assist in delivering the ambitious Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the XVII Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. Auditoria was engaged to supply and operate replay and timecode equipment and provide leadership in all things related to timecode and synchronisation.
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
Audio systems designer for opening and closing ceremonies
London 2012 Ceremonies engaged Auditoria to design the audio systems for the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies and lead the Ceremonies audio team with Bobby Aitken as sound designer. The Ceremony, created by Danny Boyle, featured Kenneth Brenner, Emeli Sande, The Arctic Monkeys and Sir Paul McCartney.
The London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony was the most challenging ceremony we have delivered. Closing Ceremonies are rarely rehearsed in the stadium and the entire production is built overnight prior to the event, this coupled with the inclusion of some of the worlds biggest acts such as The Who, Queen, Muse, George Michael, The Spice Girls, The Pet Shop Boys, One Direction, Elbow and Jesse J, made for a perfect storm of complication and competing priorities.
LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES
Audio systems designer for opening and closing ceremonies
Unique to the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the 8,000 athletes were seated on the field of play surrounding a reduced performance area. The Opening Ceremony, which featured highly detailed orchestral music, required an additional 90 small format loudspeakers to be distributed throughout the athletes.
The final instalment of London 2012 Ceremonies was directed by Kim Gavin and featured Coldplay for the majority of the show.
DOHA 2011 ARAB GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
DAE secured the contract for the Arab Games only four months prior to the Opening Ceremony. Auditoria was engaged immediately to design the audio system and direct the audio team in the delivery of the project.
ATHENS 2011 SPECIAL OLYMPIC GAMES
Audio and comms consultant for opening and closing ceremonies
Athens 2011 engaged a team of international experts including Andrew Walsh, Simon Gravelling and Nick Eltis to consult on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The successful contractors for audio and communications lacked significant Ceremonies experience. Auditoria was engaged by the Ceremonies team to provide advice and guidance to the audio and communications contractors.
2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP
Sound design and operation for the opening ceremony
DAE was responsible for the creation and delivery of the 22-minute ceremony at Eden Park Stadium, the venue for the opening match. DAE engaged Auditoria to design an audio system for the acoustically challenging venue, and direct the audio team in the implementation of the system. The audio team removed over 12 tons of loudspeakers from the field in less than 9 minutes to make way for the first match of the tournament.
K-POP MUSIC FESTIVAL SYDNEY 2011
Management and delivery of all technical elements
Auditoria was engaged by the promoter for the event to manage the design, procurement, installation, operation and removal of all technical systems for the event at ANZ Stadium, the largest venue the promoter had ever worked in.
SINGAPORE 2010 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
Auditoria’s Scott Willsallen was engaged as the audio designer for the Ceremonies which were held at the Floating Platform in Marina Bay. The Opening Ceremony was extremely well received by the people of Singapore, the television audience and the IOC with each member of the creative team receiving a Youth Olympic Gamestrophy presented by the IOC President Jacques Rogge. In his address to the team the IOC President described the Opening Ceremony as “technical perfection”.
SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 OPENING CEREMONY
Audio and comms consultant
DAE engaged Auditoria to design wired and wireless voice communication systems, wired and wireless data communication systems and site wide video surveillance. Due to his experience in designing large scale ethernet networks for events, Scott’s scope was extended to include the design of the audio and lighting data networks in conjunction with Paul Collison, the Lighting Project Manager.
VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Audio design consultant for opening and closing ceremonies
DAE delivered an award-winning Opening and Closing Ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Again working with Bruce Jackson, Auditoria was engaged to create indicative designs and performance criteria for the Ceremonies Audio system as well as manage the procurement process and early integration with other technical services.
DELHI 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
The Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games remain the most difficult, yet oddly rewarding projects we have ever been involved in. Scott Willsallen as the Audio Director, joined a small team of international experts engaged to assist Wizcraft, the Indian-based company charged with delivering the Ceremonies.
2008 CATHOLIC WORLD YOUTH DAY
Sound design, and management and delivery of all technical systems in all venues
World Youth Day, held every 3 to 4 years, is the largest youth-oriented Catholic festival. Auditoria was engaged by World Youth Day to design and manage all technical elements (excluding lighting) for every major venue. This included audio, radio communications, production communications, simultaneous translation, technical data networks, CCTV systems, lighting data networks, video screens, local video production facilities and integration with the host broadcaster.
DOHA 2006 ASIAN GAMES
Audio systems design & management for opening and closing ceremonies
The Asian Games is a major sporting event, open to Asian nations, held every four years. Bruce Jackson was engaged as the audio director for the 15th Asian Games Ceremonies by David Atkins Enterprises. Bruce then engaged Auditoria to design and manage audio systems for the event.
MELBOURNE 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Sound design and operation for the opening and closing ceremonies
Following the success of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Auditoria was engaged by the Jack Morton Public as the Audio Director/Designer for the Commonwealth Games Ceremonies.
ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES
Sound designer for opening and closing ceremonies
Norwest Productions, with Scott Willsallen of Auditoria as the Audio Director, were selected by Jack Morton Public Events to design and deliver the audio system for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Athens Olympic Games.
EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO - SYDNEY TOUR 2005 & 2010
Audio systems designer
Following the success of the 2005 Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Salute to Australia, the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust engaged Auditoria’s Scott Willsallen, through Norwest Productions as the Audio Designer/Director for the 2010 Tattoo.
DEFQON.1 FESTIVAL 2009 - 2017
Audio systems design and noise management planning
Q-Dance engaged Auditoria to provide audio design and environmental acoustic advice for the inaugural Defqon.1 event at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in 2009. The first event was a huge success and has been growing year on year ever since.
ST KILDA FESTIVAL
Audio systems design and noise management planning
St Kilda Festival is one of Australia’s best known, and Melbourne’s most loved events, showcasing the cream of Australia’s musical talent. Auditoria was engaged by the City of Port Phillip Council and St Kilda Festival as acoustical and audio consultants. We developed and designed sound systems that are integrated with our noise management plan. This has allowed for the best balance and experience for the festival goer whilst minimising the impact on the local residents.
CHINESE NEW YEARTWILIGHT PARADE IN SYDNEY
Audio systems design and management
Auditoria was engaged by the City of Sydney to dramatically improve the audience experience of the Twilight Parade in Sydney’s CBD. The event attracts an audience of approximately 100,000 who line the city streets to catch a glimpse of the parade as it rolls by. Audio for the parade was historically not a high priority until the attendances grew and the organisers could justify the costs. Our design consisted of a combination of fixed loudspeaker systems for the VIP audience areas and vehicle-mounted systems for the parade floats.
VARIOUS SPECTACULARS AND VARIETY SHOWS
Sound design and management
The NSW Schools Spectacular is an annual event to showcase the artistic talents of NSW public school students. We were engaged in 2007 to reinvent the show from a sound perspective to deliver a more consistent and high quality audience experience and 10 years on, our design remains vastly unchanged.
Creative Generation is a similar event showcasing the talents of Queensland public school students.