Series producer Jim Parsons, of Spin TV, commissioned Red TX for the seven-episode project, which features live performances from three bands per episode. Additional tracks are also made available by New Stream Media to download via the O2 mobile network and online.
To date, four episodes have been recorded featuring Paul Weller, The Courteeners, Scouting For Girls, The Enemy, One Night Only, Amy McDonald, The Zutons, Alphabeat, Royworld, The Charlatans, We Are Scientists and Newton Faulkner.
Red TX director Conrad Fletcher, who is the engineer for the project on board Red TX's main OB truck, says: "It's a fantastic series to be involved with because of the diversity of the music, but it's also hard work because there's such a quick turnaround between bands. Normally we link up to the house PA system at the venue for our broadcast splits, but one or two of the bands brought in external systems that gave us some interesting interface issues to deal with."
(Jim Evans)
