Live Sound
Bob provides live sound systems production and PA hire for festivals, concerts and conferences in the Nelson region.
Bob Bickerton has thirty years concert production experience and has been providing professional live sound services to the Nelson region for over ten years.
As a full time professional musician, performing arts manager and sound engineer he has an in depth understanding of live sound issues and is now specialising in high quality acoustic music production for small and medium sized venues. Skills and experience he has gained as a recording engineer are applied to the live sound environment where he produces the performance to emulate CD quality results.
Operating as BBSound he has provided sound for the Nelson School Of Music Winter Festival, the Nelson Jazz Festival, the Wellington Folk Festival and concerts too numerous to mention.
Bob works with fellow engineers Brendyn Montgomery and 'JR' Richardson to provide a professional team ready to deliver your sound requirements.
Custom System Design
Bob will work with you to design a custom system for your event that will deliver professional results. He can also offer recording services as well as basic lighting design for smaller venues.
"Acoustically, the concrete and glass room has everything against it at the Woollaston Estate, but the musical experience of Bob Bickerton meant the sound setup was flawless in design overcoming this and giving every audience member an auditory treat that didn't blast your ears"......Nelson Mail
Esoteric Equipment
Bob uses a range of esoteric equipment sourced from Germany, England, America and Australia which is ideal for acoustic live sound production. Care is taken to match microphones to sound sources to achieve optimum results:
Microphones: Neumann, Microtech Gefell, AKG, Sennheiser, Electrovoice, Rode, Crowley and Tripp, Audix, Audio-Technica and Shure.
Pre-amps: Focusrite, M-Audio, Allen & Heath, Mackie and Soundcraft.
Mixing Desks: Allen and Heath including iLive system, Mackie and Soundcraft.
Outboard: TC Electronic, Lexicon, Alesis, Drawmer and DBX.
Speakers/Amps: JBL, Peavey, Yamaha, QSC and Alesis.
Backline: Markbass. Yamaha
Gear List
Download a full list of BBSound's gear here:
Projects
Read about BBSound's various projects here:
Presonus StudioLive
BBsound now own a Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2 digital mixing desk:
Features include:
24 Inputs
10 Auxillary Outputs
2 FX engines
Full parametric EQ, gate, compression, limiter on all channels
Full Graphic EQ on all outputs
Amazing Sound Quality
Analogue Feel
Multiple Scene Saving
Direct recording of 24 channels over FireWire
Operation by iPad over WiFi
For visiting sound engineers, we're happy to provide training and program the desk in advance.
Credits
Bob Bickerton, Brendyn Montgomery and JR Richardson - Live sound, sound design, recording and production credits include:
Adam International Chamber Music Festival, WOMAD, Nelson Jazz Festival, Nelson Arts Festival, Nelson School Of Music Winter Festival, Haley Westenra, Fiona Pears, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Moana and the Moa Hunters, Peggy Seeger, Richard Nunns, Glen Colquhoun, Lunasa, Michael Houstoun, Dierdre Irons, New Zealand String Quartet, Michelangelo Quartet, New Zealand Trio, Peter Nagy, James Campbell, Cairde, Mosaic, Duo Jackson, Jane Pujji, Paul Bond, Alex and Duncan Davidson, Te Tau Ihu Kapahaka Groups, Nelson Symphony Orchestra, Gaelynne Pound, Dunedin Sinfonia, Saddlers Wells Royal Ballet, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Fowler Centre, Aotea Centre, Green Fire Islands project, Donal Lunny, Kevin Burke, Jim Murray, Kevin Field, Kevin Haynes, Carolina Moon, Tim Beveridge, Graham Wardrop, Anna Coddinton, Dave Swarbrick (Fairport Convention), Martin Carthy (Steeleye Span), Roger Mannins, Ron Samson, Joe Robinson, Prazak Quartet, Piers Lane, Mamaku Project, Midge Marsden, Tom Sharplin, Cheryl Grice-Watterson, Jonathan Besser, Cats, Sound Of Music, Oliver, Chicago, Torch Songs, Hot Club Sandwich, Anika Moa, King Kapisi, dDub, Jez Lowe, Elina, Musical Island Boys, Saxcess, Bonanza, Jan Preston, Nick Granville, Sideshow Bob, Swing 42, Gahu, Dougie McLean, Jazz Divas, Tomato Kiss, Rainbow Bridge, Whirimako Black, Summer Shakespeare, Departure Lounge, Suzanne Prentice, Pacific Curls, Nairobi Trio, Jan Tawroszewicz, Malcolm McNeil, Gypsy Pickers, Janet Roddick, Sam Manzanza, Thomas Oliver band, Dame Malvina Major, Marg Layton, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Rodger Fox Big Band, Akasa, Mark Hadlow, Grease, Annie, Snow White, Mike Nock, Grant Winterburn, Harry Harrison, Mimi Fox, Mojave, Te Radar, Sacha V, Mojo Funk, Mosaic, Mundi, Peruquios, John Carty, John Hopkins, Matthew Marshall, Brilleaux, Zamba Flam, Impressions, Billy TK, Mike Garner, Emma Pask, Kevin Hunt, Black Sand Diva, Declan Masterson (Riverdance), Brendan Power (Riverdance), Michele van Heutem, The Immigrants, OneVibe, Tina Cross, Taisha, Caitlin Smith, Funkey Monkeys, Luger Boa, Iva Lamkum, La La Luna, David Goldthorpe, Strike.
Bob Bickerton is an ex director of the Nelson School Of Music, ex General Manager of the Dunedin Sinfonia, ex founding member and chairperson of the NZ Uilleann Pipers Association and Ceol Aneas. As a multi-instrumentalist he has performed in all major concert venues, folk and Arts festivals in New Zealand and has performed to around 250,000 school students in the last 25 years with his educational programmes.
Brendyn Montgomery has an MA in traditional Irish Flute playing and is a regular performer around New Zealand.
