Gerard Albo

Gerard Albo
Live Mixing Engineer

What projects are you currently working on?

Amy Winehouse until recently :(

Tom Jones, Patti Smith, Madeleine Peyroux, Rumer, the opening of a new opera in Batumi, Georgia and a musical produced by the president of Georgia.

What Console do you use?

Avid Profile

What are your favorite Waves plugins?

Renaissance Compressor on all vocals and all instruments, very transparent comp. H-Delay: My favorite tap delay, love the ping-pong option, use it on all my shows. Q10 Equalizer: Essential tool, I use it on all outputs, cannot do without it, very fast, easy and efficient way for me to craft my main mix EQ, a must! V-EQs: I use them to add a little shine to all vocals, sound great.

What are some advantages of using Waves plugins?

Extra powerful mixing tools, with presets, easy and fast access and great-sounding!

Are you recording or virtual sound-checking the shows?

Yes, with Pro Tools.

What do you see as your main goal for the audience when doing live sound?

Making sure they have the best possible show.