KATY CIRNE
AUDIO TECHNICIAN
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
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.
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.
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
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.
Other Projects
Technician
Other projects where I develop projection mapping, mastering, painting, proper 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.