Kirk Wilson @ The Cottage Live Audio Reinforcement

The cable running and button pushing is only a portion of the work we do. The art and craft of Live Sound Engineering is as much a creative process as it is technical - both elements complementing and relying on eachother.

Behind the mixing desk, there brews an extraordinarily special kind of magic. The kind of magic that links the visible activity and motion upon the stage to its audible equivalent, capturing, enhancing and translating all of the musical energy from the individual instruments to the most accurate and uniform sonic arrangement through the speakers to the listener.

This process does not just occur for, behind the scenes, there lurks an elusive creature camouflaged with darkness, who ensures that the technical arrangements are set in place, glued together by the dozens of signal and power cables, numerous microphones & hardware units and a rather excessive amount of tape.

The Cottage specialises in Live Audio Production for:
- Bands
- Performing Arts
- Events

I have overseen the success of numerous events on the audio technical front, from full stage, system & backline setup to FOH & Monitor mixing for some of the top names in the South African music industry. To date, this list includes: Naming James; Shaun Jacobs; aKING; Shadowclub; Van Coke Kartel; Taxi Violence; Black Cat Bones; Tidal Waves; Fokofpolisiekar; Klopjag; Piet Botha; and PJ Powers. As well as stage and radio microphone technical for: Bloc Party (UK) @ Vodacom In The City 2012; Little Dragon (Sweden); Gad Elbaz (Israel); Birth of Joy (Netherlands); Black Tiger Sex Machine (Canada); Joyous Celebration; 'SA's Got Talent' 2012; Die Heuwels Fantasties; Die Antwoord; Prime Circle; The Parlotones; and the AFCON 2013 Opening Ceremony.