Jonny Williams
London, England
Sound Mixer
Question:
You have had quite a time mixing FOH for Thundercat. From small venues to stadiums, Does one show stand out as flat out great to you?
Answer:
We were on the RHCP tour in Glasgow (Scotland) but the show got cancelled in the morning. Stephen (Thundercat) was determined to do a show no matter what, so we found an old church that had a PA install and a stage. I looked at the tech spec and told the TM it was not going to go well – it was some home-built PA I’d never heard of. His reply was “I’ll mix it if you don’t want to.” I thought that was odd so I decided to accept the challenge anyway.
After spending ages trying to make the PA sound decent, I got somewhere. The TM asked how many spare inputs we had, apparently we needed extra vocal mics and horn mics. Again, the mystery deepened…
People found out about the show and it was packed out. The mystery came to light when Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals turned up and got on stage. Andy (as we like to call him) played drums and took on lead vocals for the rowdy Glaswegian churchgoers, making it a night to remember!
