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Harrah’s New Orleans Doubles Down on Soundcraft’s MH4
One of the desks is being employed to mix front-of-house sound for the 500-seat, aptly-named Earl Turner Theatre. Thanks to the flexible multipurpose design of the MH4, the other serves as a dedicated monitor console residing at 'stage left' for Turner and his live ensemble, which is under the direction of bandleader Chris Coleman.
"Earl puts on a very high-energy show five nights a week and really gets his audiences involved," says Jim Boa, who has served as the entertainment technical manager for Harrah's New Orleans since the casino opened in October of 1999. "It's because of that interaction that we required a sound system that would allow the audience to very clearly hear everything that Earl says, especially when the band is playing at full tilt. Between the talented abilities of our engineers and our new equipment--including the Soundcrafts--we're effectively able to accomplish that. It's a great sounding show and the audiences are always really happy."
When the resident performer's schedule is dark, Harrah's keeps the 2,200-square-foot stage busy with other musical acts, comedians and theatrical productions, like the recently-hosted Tony n' Tina's
Wedding. Seeing that the two new MH4s are solely dedicated for Turner's show, Boa and his crew bring in Harrah's smaller 32-channel Soundcraft Series TWO to run both the house and monitor sound when these less technically demanding productions occupy the room.
In picture: One of two Soundcraft MH4 desks in the new Earl Turner Theatre at Harrah's New Orleans (adjacent to a smaller Series TWO mixer).
11th November 2004
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