One of the innovations at the 2009 festival was the silent rehearsal room set up behind the John Peel Stage, jointly the brainchild of RSS and the Liz Hobbs Group. Julian Spear, who is head of production for the Liz Hobbs Group, also works as area co-ordinator for the Glastonbury Festival, and is responsible for putting in all the production for the John Peel Stage.
"The Liz Hobbs Group has had a productive relationship with RSS since we first used the Digital Snakes at Glastonbury 2007," says Spear. "Together, we came up with the idea of a backstage rehearsal facility for the John Peel Stage, which, thanks to the new M-48 personal mixers and a combination of headphones and IEMs, could be kept silent. The room has proved very popular and been well-used by the bands, notably by Echo and the Bunnymen, who rehearsed their whole orchestra in there."
RSS M-400 digital desks were used for both front-of-house and monitoring functions, with RSS digital multicores covering the ground between them. For the first time, the new RSS M-48 live personal mixers were on stage, providing individual stage monitor mixes.
"RSS has quickly become an accepted brand in the gig market, not surprisingly, because it is innovative, totally reliable product which interfaces properly," says Spear, who is using RSS digital technology successfully on numerous live events for The Liz Hobbs Group, from The X-Factor to the concert nights at racecourses around the country.
(Jim Evans)
