This one is for the sound geeks among us. Deep Purple were profiled in the February 2012 issue of the Total Production International magazine. They have interviewed FOH engineer Gert Sanner at the Birmingham’s LG arena last year during the orchestral tour. Gert talks about pitfalls and challenges of working with an orchestra and his approach to miking the drum kit:
The orchestra is taking the place of Steve [Morse] or Don [Airey] at times, if you like, so I have to move things about a little bit more than normal. For the second song in the set, Hard Loving Man, which is normally guitar-heavy, the orchestra is now the main focus, but the guitar still plays the part that it previously did, so I find myself having to force the guitar down a bit.
Darker Than Blue reports that in an interview to the French magazine Rock Hard Steve Morse said:
Well I think it’s now confirmed, it’s Bob Ezrin who will produce the new Deep Purple album
Bob Ezrin is, of course, known for his production and songwriting work for Alice Cooper (most recently on Welcome 2 My Nightmare), Kiss (Destroyer, Music from “The Elder”), Pink Floyd (The Wall, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, The Division Bell) and many others. His previous Purple connections include producing Kansas’ In the Spirit of Things when Steve Morse was in that band and Dave Gilmour’s About Face, to which Jon Lord contributed keyboards.
Ian Paice will be in Istanbul this Saturday, April 14, to be on the jury for the Vodafone Freezone 15th High School Music Competition. His video announcement is posted here. If we understand it correctly, you should be able to watch the proceeding on the competition’s Facebook page.
EMI will be releasing in UK a 7″ vinyl single of Smoke on The Water for the Record Store Day held this year on April 21. Simon Robinson reported a while ago that the version being prepared is from the 1972 In Concert show, newly remixed from 8 track masters. This print will be limited to 1000 copies.
Glenn Hughes was a last minute addition to the double bill show of Slade and Suzi Quatro in Kiev, Ukraine on March 30. Turned out, he was in town to play an acoustic set at a charity event organized by professional boxers brothers Klitschko the day before.
March 29 setlist:
Mistreated
Holy Man
Medusa
Catch the Rainbow (dedicated to RJD)
You Keep on Moving
There are a couple of his pictures among glitz and glamour on JetSetter.ua (scroll down the page).
Thanks to Vladimir Dribuschak for the info and to fassemen for the videos.
Update (Apr 7): It appears that the show is not a new production, but will be a rebroadcast of the 15th anniversary show aired in 1987. (thanks to Nigel Young for spotting this)
Syndicated US radio show In The Studio is producing a 40th anniversary Machine Head special. Roger Glover and Ian Gillan were interviewed for the show. The program will air during the week starting April 16th on many stations across North America and will be available online from their website for your worldwide listening pleasure.
While the band seem to be taking a rest from active touring and recording, allowing the singer to put his feet up and work on some lyrics, news reaches us of some extra curricula activity on the horizon.
Having just completed two new albums with Crazy horse, it seems that Neil Young is in a mood to rock out once more and has enlisted the help of deep purple, minus Gillan, to be his new backing band for a tour of former Soviet Republics.
“I’d be unable to play these wonderful places by myself” Neil was quoted as saying, “ but because purple have been playing these places for many years now it opens up a whole new horizon for me.”
Once the initial dates are completed the band will return to London to play the part of the house band in a new version of Jesus Christ Superstar currently being put together by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with Lady Gaga playing the part of Christ, originally played by our very own Ian Gillan.
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The 2012 edition of the Sunflower Jam will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday, September 16. Apparently Jon Lord’s treatment is proceeding well enough that he is billed to appear there. (And with the whole thing being organized by his sister-in-law, this must come from pretty close to home, so the news are really encouraging).
Other people confirmed so far include Ian Paice, Bruce Dickinson, violinist Nigel Kennedy, and opera singer Alfie Boe. Tickets priced £30 – £130 (plus booking fee) will go on sale through Eventim and the RAH box office soon.
On March 21 Ian Paice was playing a gig with the tribute band Purpendicular in Pratteln, Switzerland. The band received a surprise reinforcement as Roger Glover “happened to be in the neighbourhood” and joined them on stage.
Update (Mar 27): Apparently, Roger dropped by unannounced before the gig to say hello and was talked into joining them on stage for a few songs at the beginning of the show. It was only when the lights came on the audience realized who is playing the bass. He stayed to watch the rest of the show from the soundboard area.
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This one is for the sound geeks among us. Deep Purple were profiled in the February 2012 issue of the Total Production International magazine. They have interviewed FOH engineer Gert Sanner at the Birmingham’s LG arena last year during the orchestral tour. Gert talks about pitfalls and challenges of working with an orchestra and his approach to miking the drum kit:
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