Tour coming up? Rehearsals and tech runs? Live recordings or video shoot?

Echo Era Audio offers Playback Engineering, Backline Tech and MD services for your live show.

MD (Music Director)

If there is one role I enjoy the most - it’s Musical Directorship. My experience on the stage has enjoyed so many varied themes. If you need some theatrics to your show, or some more focus within the rhythm section, explorative moments or segues for example, hit me up and let’s get to work. Get in touch

  • Music Director

    Transform your vision into a symphony, whether you're a rising artist, a band, or a theatre group.

    Elevate your stage presence and amplify the energy with personalised stage presence mentoring designed to enhance your musical performance prowess.

    Looking for a musical refresh? Let’s delve into your sound, break it down and build it back up to infuse innovation, and redefine your musical identity.

  • Experience in all levels, from arenas to bars to festivals, and theatres to operatic stages.

    Innovative insights from indie rock, pop and dance to dramatic musicals and experimental productions including opera.

    20 years of experience running bands, artists and projects. Your musical aspirations deserve a guide who has not just witnessed but actively shaped the evolution of sound.

    Neo Soul to Metal, Indie to Funk - many genres covered.

Playback Engineering

I’ve been neck-deep in live playback engineering and travelled the planet with it for a decade now. I’ve designed and built custom solutions and rigs for many artists of all sizes. If you want to find a solution or workshop ideas to get the best solution for your live show, or you have a rig that you need operating for your tour, Get in touch

  • Rig building

    Whatever your needs are, whether you are new to the world of playback or a seasoned vet, whatever your needs, Echo Ear Audio can spec, source, build and install your playback rig into your production.

    Hands-on on engineering

    Touring and live engineers are an essential part of your crew. Set up and maintenance plus precision performance skills will ensure your show goes smoothly.

    Midi programming

    Making sure all your equipment is talking to each other is yet another key aspect of a live performance. Using synths, patch swapping, automation, and don’t have enough hands to do the 17 things you need to do in a single moment? You can rely on Echo Era Audio’s midi experience to make sure everything stays in time and in sync every night.

  • Experience in all levels: Arenas to bars to festivals, and theatres to operatic stages, such as:

    Playback and Midi design for over a decade, ex: Magic Mike West End.

    Engineered playback for stadium acts across the planet.

    Example: Built a 70+ channel session for Il Divo, for an international stadium tour.

    Playback and Midi Engineer for the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on theatre world tours.

    Rig Design and playback rig build for Youngr.

Backline Technician

I’ve been in backline for over a decade and have travelled the world with acts as a guitar tech and backline tech. It’s an important role and I treat it as such. If you need a competent, experienced and professional backline tech, get in touch and let's get to work. Get in touch

  • Vast Backline experience

    Guitar and Bass Tech specialist

    Drum experience

  • Focus in Guitar, Bass, synths, keys, Drums.

    Experience in all levels: Arenas to bars to festivals, and theatres to operatic stages.

    Examples:

    Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synths for Youngr

    Guitar and Bass for Declan Mccenna

    Midi keyboards and synths or OMD

“No lie, Lorne has that touch… my guitar just sings when he is looking after it. It’s always perfectly in tune, looking crispy, and most importantly, it’s like that every single night of the tour!”

Aaron Roach, Hurricane Season, 2018 UK tour

Ready to rock? Book me for your next tour.