Doing PA In Anderson Primary

Hi guys, long time no posts, it’s been quite a while since I last posted..

Indeed it has been, after so many busy days, I dun think I can call this a holiday…it’s tiring to have lots of commitments during the holidays but I’m glad today I have managed to tackle one project assignment down.

Well, in case some of my juniors are wondering why I didn’t turn up from the sectionals today (14/11/08)..it is becuz…

I AM DOING SOUND FOR ANDERSON PRIMARY!

I hope that would be the last time I said it…

Yeap…like always, it’s their annually prize giving ceremony today, so they decided to come up with some performance to make this ceremony more interesting/ less dry for the parents and Primary 1 to 6 prize winners, and also to probably showcase their talents to the VIP guest of today, Mrs Esther Mok. (If interested, go find out who she is).

Well, all I can say about today’s programme, 一帆风顺. Indeed it was very smooth flowing today as everyone was well rehearsed for today’s program, so setting up the microphones and props were all efficiently done before we knew it. In fact we actually ended earlier today, since everything was ready way before the intervallic prizes were given out…so the performance could start immediately the moment curtains were drawn opened…

Well, you guys wonder what I mean my “intervallic” prize giving session. To put it simply, we actually classified our prizes into different categories and split them to be given out at different parts if the ceremony instead of giving them all out one shot…

Because we had like hundreds if prizes winners, so this event would be EXTREMELY DRY if they had not given the prizes during different parts of the show. We had each aesthetic performances, made up of mainly a Brass Band, Gymnastics, Chinese Dance, Guitar Ensemble and Gu Zheng Ensemble, from the school in between each category of prize of be given out so to make it less boring.. Even then, it was very boring during the prize presentation as we had 50 over students to present the prize to, so my bro and I were like either dozing off or visiting the toilets while we still can before the next performance start.

My bro and I were exhausted during the prize giving ceremony too, partly becuz we woke up at 6.30am today and we were like rushing to have our own breakfast while doing PA. In addition to the boring prize giving ceremony, we could hardly keep our eyes open.

Still, we had to be alert, for any hiccups on the way, like feedback on the condenser microphones and playing selected background music tracks for selected important prizes. Well, not all things are flawless which was during the Gu Zheng ensemble performance. That was that we did not have any sound for half of their performance…it was actually because the switch on the condenser microphone was left off! So my bro was helplessly trying to get the stage crew to switch the condensers on. In the nick of time before their next piece, our very efficient sound crews sprung into action and switched the mics on!! So, we were live again…

Another was actually during the Anklong performance, we all I can say is that they went a little out of timing. The melody didn’t managed to catch with the beat of the bass instrument, so it sounded quite uncomfortable. Still, they managed to end together as an ensemble; after all they are Primary 1 & 2 only!! Which I would say it’s a lot of hard work for them as juniors of this school

So, for the rest of the concert, everything else went smooth, including the finale item, which was singing our theme song for the ceremony, Westlife – I Have A Dream..

Other than that, we heaved a sigh of relieve as the event was finally over. OVER FOR GOOD!!! Well, we met many grateful ppl on our way and they were mesmerized by our mixing skills saying this school system could never have sound better without us there…

All in all, thanks be to God to make this such a successful, memorable event for every guest today, especially our guest of honor as she can have a early dismissal to her next school performance.

Well, I guess that’s all for now, maybe I will post again maybe I won’t..

Stayed tuned!