Peter Henskens

ABOUT

1) I'm a live sound engineering specialist, with my own Soundcraft Ui24R WiFi Tablet digital FOH/FB mixing equipment, FX, new mics. Wharfedale Delta Active digital PA 5,500W RMS FOH & 2,700W Warfedale Titan Active Foldback. Ability to do 24 track crystal clear digital recording while mixing a live concert, & then postmix CD quality product with Cubase etc.
1024CH Digital DMX intelligent lighting Desk & 34 intelligent mixed moviing & stationary multicolour DMX LED lamps/fixtures with 880W followspot & Haze Foggers Lightshow.

Over 40 years live concert & theatre mixing experience, toured Australia extensively in the 80s with JPY, Ricky May, Col Joye, Supermarket, Emanuel Bros, Doug Parkinson.

2) Incidental gigs/tours with The Troggs (Wild Thing), Hermans Hermits, James Morrison, John English & Forster Bros, Stevie Wright (Evie), Rose Tatoo, Vicky O'Keef (JOK's daughter), Divynals, Party Boys (Shirl Strachan/Kevin Borich lineup), Party Girls, Renée Geyer, The Mentals, Barry Crocker, Kamahl (I was not unkind), Matt Munro, Jade Hurley, Harry Secombe, The Comedy Store on tour, The Cockroaches (became Wiggles), Masters Apprentices, Little Patty, Judy Stone, Su Cruickshank, Simon Gallaher, Monica Trapaga, Jimmy & The Boys, Mary Schneider, Jackie Love, Jane Rutter (topless with flute), Noel (Paul) Stookey (of Peter Paul & Mary) and many more known & unknowns.

3) Sydney Festival - Opera House/Circular Quay/Harbour Barge (floating) new years eve concerts - Hyde Park/Martin Place 6 O'Clock Rock, Chronulla Beach Carols by Candlelight, Parramatta Festival, Blacktown Festival, NRL Grand Final/Wed Night Football half time entertainment/AFL Brownlow, Australian Ballet (Orchestral backing), various live theatre & musicals,

4) While mixing Ricky May's sound at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, promoter Kevin Jacobson walked up and said "I'm not sure if you're the best sound engineer in the country, but you're definitely in the top 5" (unusually high praise from Kevin).

5) 10 years Defence Aerospace Engineering. Rank: Civilian Executive Level 1 (Wing Commander equivalent),

6) 20 years Electronics and Software design & development.

7) 6 months Maintenance Engineer Atlab Australia, Film & Audio Production facility, Artahmon Sydney.

8) 4 years house sound engineer at South Sydney Juniors Leagues Club.

9) 3 years JANDS Australia (Service Manager, Mixing, Installation, R&D).

10) 2 years Sound on Stage Sydney (Service Manager, Mixing, Live Concert Design),

11) 7 years touring with own Live Concert Production sound & lighting system.

12) 2 years Sound Affair Chatswood (Hire Manager, Service Manager, Mixing, DJ, Installation),

13) Bachelor & Masters Degrees in Engineering.