STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vermont – The Wild Honey Pie, a Brooklyn-based
media and experiences company that produces and records live performances,
recently released its latest season of On
The Mountain, an original music video series recorded on location at Stratton
Mountain in Vermont. With all options available, The Wild Honey Pie recording
team chose a HARMAN Soundcraft Si Performer 2 digital audio console and JBL EON
portable loudspeakers for extreme sessions.
Each episode of the series comprised two to three live
videos recorded on set, and featured the bands Ra Ra Riot, Magic Man, The
Orwells, Tei Shi, Modern Rivals, and Wilsen.
Each band’s performance told a story set to a backdrop of various snow-filled
mountain activities, during which the onsite guests and campers contributed to
the scenes.
The schedule involved recording two bands each day, which
required the technical team to set up and break down the gear each time. Having
a high-quality mixing console that was both portable and resistant to the
harshness of the mountain and snow environment was instrumental to the success
of this project.
“We got the Si Performer 2 console because it was something
that could be moved easily. Most other consoles would have been too heavy,”
said Jon Lurie, Senior Director of Production at The Wild Honey Pie. “Also,
this Soundcraft console is very easy to use; it lets you transition incredibly
fast from main mixes to aux mixes or monitors, which gives our engineers a lot
of freedom. I definitely love the features that come with this board, such as
the automated faders, the GEQ’s, the onboard effects, and the recall ability.
Being able to save settings and pre-produce the live sound gives us a lot of
room to play with.”
For the PA system, the team opted for two JBL EON615
loudspeakers for the main system, three EON612 loudspeakers for the wedges and
two PRX715XLF subwoofers. Lurie believes that the sound is mainly attributed to
the skills of the engineer, rather than the complexity of the gear. As such, he
greatly appreciates the seamless controls of the Soundcraft consoles and the
natural sounding JBL loudspeakers.
“At the end of the day, whatever sounds great and is
lightweight enough will be helpful for the production. The JBL EON600 Series
loudspeakers fit this criteria perfectly,” said Lurie. “The 612’s were the
ideal size for wedge monitors, the subs were fantastic and the 615’s sounded
rock solid. I think every sound can be made great; it just depends on the
engineer. Though having an easy board and reliable loudspeakers to work with
allows the engineer to get to that sound quicker and easier.”
HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets
premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation solutions for the
automotive, consumer and professional markets. With leading brands including
AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® , Mark Levinson ® and Revel®,
the Company is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues
where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are
equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of
approximately 17,600 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported
sales of $5.9 billion during the last 12 months ended December 31, 2014.
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