KATY PECK
SOUND
PRODUCTION MANAGER
TECHNCIAL MANAGER
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Specific Production Manager Projects
Technical and Production Manager at Colchester Arts Centre
Current role since 2021
Blur Warm Up Show - Colchester Arts Centre
- Led multiple site visits with Blur technical team, including a showcase of our PA system.
- Communicated with Blur Production Manager and FOH engineer to ensure all technical elements were covered
- Booked equipment hire with outside companies
- Scheduled all in house crew, including specialised freelancers
- Liaised with local council and local law enforcement to ensure road closure and safety plans are in place
- Created security plans and met with security company to ensure safety of the audience, band members and staff from load in to load out
- Lead in house crew on the day to ensure Blur team had all the support they needed
- Communicated with Blur Production Manager and Stage Manager on the day to ensure they had all the answers to any questions that came up and made venue related decisions
- Communicated and delegated clearly on the day with both visiting team and in house team
- Completed all relevant risk assessments and health and safety documentation
- Created and maintained equipment lists
Freedom Road Street Party - Church Street, Colchester Arts Centre
- Led Production Meetings with various departments in the lead up to the event
- Communicated with artists to discuss technical requirements and disseminated on the day info and instructions
- Communicated with caterer to discuss menu and logistics
- Booked and communicated with various hire companies for furniture, glass ware and silver ware.
- Schedule the on the day team to set up all furniture and outside tents/gazebos and run the technical elements inside the venue and outside in the street party
- Ensured the correct paper work was needed for the road closure
- Created all relevant safety documentation and security plans
- Completed all relevant risk assessments
- Lead the team on the day for the outside set up and delegated the inside set up to my Deputy Production Manager with regular check ins throughout the day
- Was the go to person for any questions or issues that came up on the day
- Created and maintained equipment lists
Russel Kane - St Botolphs Priory Ruins
- Led production meetings with various departments in the lead up
- Attended site visits with various departments
- Communicated with promoter for artist requirments
- Communicated with outside production company
- Created all relevant safety and security plans and disseminated info to security company and team
- Delegated on the day tasks to Deputy Production Manager in the on the day and supported remotely
- Created and maintained venue equipment lists
Diwali Event - Colchester Arts Centre
- Met with hirer and discussed creative vision for the event
- Translated creative vision into a technical draft
- Led production meetings with various departments in the lead up
- Created and maintained equipment lists
- Scheduled the on the day crew
- Lead crew on the day of production
- Managed the schedule on the day to ensure we stayed to schedule
Matt Forde - First Site
- Communicated with tour manager to ensure all technical elements and access elements are met
- Communicated with venue about schedule, equipment and layout
- Created and maintained equipment list that was across Colchester Arts Centres equipment list and First Site equipment
- Led the on the day technical elements
- Worked with venue crew to fix any issues that came up during sound check
- Was the driver for the equipment
Classic Horror Screening with live Organ performance - St Leonards Church + Harwich Church
- Site visit with venue staff and in house staff
- Communicated with the artist to ensure technical elements can be met
- Created and maintained equipment list
- Venue had limited resources and power so had to come up with and organise solutions
- Scheduled the technical staff
- Organised van hire and was the driver for the equipment
Arthur Brown - Colchester Arts Centre
- Communicated with AB team and created safety documents, especially for the fire helmet section of the show
- Scheduled the team on the day
- Created the schedule, including time to block the fire element of the show and ensure safety of Arthur Brown and staff
- Was also the FOH sound engineer
Outside hire of technical equipment - Various venues
- Discuss with hirer their creative vision for their event (such as conferences, weddings, parties etc)
- Create technical draft of the event
- Attend various site visits
- Create equipment lists for the hires
- PAT test equipment that needs a more up to date certificate for certain venues
- Organise with hirer the delivery and collection of equipment
- Schedule crew to go with the equipment if appropriate
- Produce quotes for the hirer
Mick Fest - Annual Festival at Colchester Arts Centre
- Have production meetings with the organiser
- Discuss technical requirements with each band/performer (sometimes up to 10 different bands/performers)
- Create patch list for the quick turn overs
- Schedule the crew, with ample room for breaks even with such a packed line up
- Organise the technical elements for the show (we have technical freedom with this event so we tend to go above and beyond, using the show to experiment with new technology or new experimental processes for old equipment)
- Manage the team and schedule so we stay on track
Various Live Music Performances - Castle Park, St Leonards Church, First Site + many more
- Meet with organiser to see what the creative vision is for the event
- Communicate with outside hirers if necessary
- Communicate with venues and organise site visits
- Create equipment lists
- Organise van/truck hire and usually be the driver
- Create schedules and manage on the day to stick to the schedule
- Sometimes be the lighting or sound engineer on the day
Private Hires (weddings, proms, parties, live music) - Colchester Arts Centre
- Meet with organiser to see what the creative vision is for the event
- Create a technical draft, sometimes includinng CAD drawings
- Communicate with outside hirers if necessary
- Liaise with performers or bands booked to play
- Create and maintain equipment lists
- Create schedules and manage on the day to stick to the schedule
- Sometimes be the lighting or sound engineer on the day
ANY MANY, MANY MORE... I have always taken on the lead technical contact since I started working professionally, so naturally seem to fall into the Production Manager/Project Manager role before that was my official job title.
Technical and Production Manager
Technical and Production Manager at Colchester Arts Centre
Current role since 2021
Jobs include:
- Liaising with visiting shows and touring companies.
- Setting up, maintaining sound, lighting and staging systems.
- Scheduling casual and freelance technicians.
- Liaising with outside designers for productions in and outside the venue.
- Planning and completing outside events such as festivals and shows in other venues.
- Work with local theatre companies and charities to provide tech services.
- Operate sound and lighting desks.
- Organise and sometimes operated live streamed performances.
- Work with new and upcoming artists to tech their shows.
- Writing Risk Assessments for shows and the building.
- Maintaining the building and stage aspects including rigging.
- Leading teams of in house causal technicians and freelance technicians.
Equipment Includes:
- Chamsys MQ70
- Yamaha QL5
- MC2 Amps
- Moving spots/washes
- Funktion One Vero VX Point Source Array
- Qlab
- AutoCAD
Theatre Refit Post Refurbishment
Senior Technician
Refitting The Mercury Theatre post refurbishment in 2020-2021.
This included:
- Servicing and reinstalling legacy equipment.
- Learning and installing new equipment.
- Cleaning and maintaining the theatre space back to its original condition.
- Installing theatre seating.
- Creating new plans and paperwork for all new patch panels and racks.
- Re-timing the theatres sound system to the new space.
- Getting quotes, ordering and installing new equipment.
- Building and running in power and data cables for legacy equipment.
Legacy and New Equipment includes:
- ETC Cue Light System
- Meyer Sound System
- ETC Gio
- ETC Ion
- Sennheiser G3
MAAF GET OUT
Senior Technician (Sound)
The taking down and apart of the technical infrastructure and site of the Mercury At Abbey Field venue (a temporary venue during The Mercury Theatres capital project).
Leading the sound department and then helping lead the entire team with the get out of MAAF.
MAAF FIT UP
Senior Technician (Sound)
Planning, preparing and then building of the site and technical infrastructure of the Mercury At Abbey Field venue (a temporary venue during The Mercury Theatres capital project).
Leading the sound department to install all of the sound infrastructure, backstage, on stage and front of house.
Capturing Sound for TV/Film
Audio Technician
Capturing and editing sound for use in short films and promotional videos.
Working on projects such as:
- Global Football Group (promotional video outlining what the company did)
- Mercury Theatre (worked alongside film crews the capture sound for performances and promotional videos)
- Channel 4 (worked with the Audio Technician from Undateables to co-ordinate radio frequencies and capture sound from The Mercury Theatres special production of Cinderella at MAAF)
- Mersea Island Council (recorded and edited their public meetings)
Volunteered for students films such as:
- Women in Radio (documentary on the representation of women within radio)
- The Box (short film)
- The Sleepover (short film)
- Guilt (short film)
MAAF One Nighter Season
Senior Technician (Sound)
Leading the on site technical team for the entire one nighter and visiting company season at MAAF.
MAAF Oliver!
Senior Technician (Sound)
Leading the sound department for a co-production of Oliver! at Mercury at Abbey Field.
Show role of Sound No. 2 for a cast of 80 people, communicating with Sound No. 1 and leading Sound No. 3.
MAAF Cinderella
Senior Technician (Sound)
Leading the sound department for our annual panto at Mercury at Abbey Field.
Show role of Sound No. 2 for a cast of 26.
Mercury Theatre DECANT
Technician
During The Mercury Theatres Capital Project, the theatre needed to be stripped down so that the theatre could undergo redevelopment.
This involved stripping the theatre of all technical aspects, de-rigging installed speakers, data runs, stage rigging and masking.
Various Visiting Shows & One Nighters
Junior Technician/Technician
Various images from One Nighter and Visiting Shows during my time at The Mercury Theatre.
Show Roles include:
- Sound Engineer
- Sound Operator
- Duty Stage Manager
- ASM
- Lighting Operator
- Flyman
Ain't Misbehavin'
Technician
Working with the sound department to build, tech and transfer The Mercury Theatres production of Ain't Misbehavin'.
Show Role was sound 2.
Various Community Shows
Junior Technician/Technician/Senior Technician (Sound)
Working with the technical department and the creative, learning and talent department to support community shows and school shows.
Pieces of String
Junior Technician
Helping to lead the sound department for the fit up, tech and shows of Pieces of String at The Mercury Theatre.
Show Role: Sound 2
Babe, the Sheep-Pig
Junior Technician
Helping to lead the sound department for the fit up, tech and shows of Babe, the Sheep Pig at The Mercury Theatre.
Show Role: Sound 2
Moll Flanders
Technician
Helping to lead the sound department for the fit up, tech and shows of Moll Flanders at The Mercury Theatre.
Show Role: Sound 2
Jack and the Bean Stalk
Technician
Helping to lead the sound department for the fit up, tech and shows of Jack and the Bean Stalk at The Mercury Theatre.
Show Role: Sound 2
Capturing Sound for TV/Film
Sound Technician
Capturing and editing sound for using in TV and Film.
Other Projects
Technician
Other projects where I develop projection mapping, mastering, painting, prop making skills as well as helping the community.
Projects for Education Institutes
Technician
Projects completed whilst in or for education institutes.
Outdoor Events
Technician
Outdoor events. Roles include, sound engineer, steward, site technician.
