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Hello, my name is Nick Roberts. I work on live events as a production manager and engineer. My work encompasses the full range of technical production - including production planning, arranging infrastructure and on-site delivery. If you're putting on a show and need an experienced, professional production manager who speaks plain English, find out more here: I'm an event organiser looking for production assistance In between projects, I keep my skills fresh as an event engineer: I work for a technical production company and need a video | sound | lighting engineer |
Production management
Production management
Production managers provide a link between event planners and the technical infrastructure required to make an event happen.No two projects that I work on are the same, but common steps in the process of putting an event together include

- Feasability and budget planning
- Consultancy on use of emerging event technology
- Logistics planning
- Health and safety work, local authority liason
- Procurement of event infrastructure
- On-site delivery and leadership
You can phone me for an informal, no-obligation chat on +44 7815 200339 or alternatively email nick@zinc.uk.com.
Video
Audiences now expect broadcast-quality production at live events.

Unlike sound and lighting, video requires a lot of pre-show work to plan and create the content required. Once on-site it is important to have the right gear for playback and control.
Video is typically shown using projectors, plasmas or LED screens, and these can vary in size, resolution or aspect ratio.
I've got a bunch of experience creating content for live events, as well as specifiying, setting up and operating projectors, screens, switching gear and live cameras.
Details of recent video engineering work >>
Sound

Everyone notices bad sound engineering.
If you're arranging a live event, good quality sound reinforcement is a pretty basic requirement.- At a conference it's key to delivering your message.
- At an awards ceremony or ball it can make the difference between entertainment and boredom.
- For a live music event, it's the most important aspect of technical production - just ask the band!
Good sound engineering is a subtle blend of technical ability, good planning and good communication skills. It's necessary to bring in the correct equipment for the event, whether that's a small discrete PA for a religious service - or a large flown line array and delay stacks for a festival. It's then necessary to use the right combiation of microphones, instrument tuning and desk processing to reproduce the clearest, most involving sound possible.
Anyone who's ever bought a piece of hifi equipment is now an audiophile - but delivering consistently good results across an array of audio scenarios requires skill and experience. This allows the engineer to both select the right tools and use them well.
Details of recent sound engineering work >>
Bands I've worked with | A selection of public speakers I've worked with |
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65daysofstatic | HRH the Duke of Gloucester |
All Saints | Jimmy Carr |
And So I Watch You From Afar | Mark Thomas |
Andreas Johnson | Michael Portillo |
Badger Badger | Mickey Flanagan |
Barny Scott | Sarah Millican |
Beck | Tony Blair |
Björn Again | Jon Richardson |
Bombay Bicycle Club | |
Bootleg Beatles | |
Brand New Heavies | |
Chapa | |
Chase & Status | |
Chewing on Tinfoil | |
Cyress Hill | |
Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip | |
Danny & the Champions of the World | |
Dive Dive | |
Eagle-Eye Cherry | |
Ellen & the Escapades | |
Feeder | |
Fly By Night | |
Foo Fighters | |
Frank Turner | |
Frightened Rabbit | |
Half Light | |
Imperial Leisure | |
Islet | |
James | |
Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun | |
Labrinth | |
Lianne La Havas | |
Life in Film | |
London Afrobeat Collective | |
Los Campesinos | |
Macy Grey | |
Man Like Me | |
Manos de Dios | |
Metronomy | |
Morcheeba | |
Nbarenaked Ladies | |
New Young Pony Club | |
Oasis | |
Ocean Colour Scene | |
Paul Weller | |
Peter Conway | |
Primal Scream | |
Richard Ashcroft | |
Rockaoke | |
Semisonic | |
Skinny Lister | |
Sterophonics | |
Straight Lines | |
Teenage Fanclub | |
The Anomalies | |
The Antics | |
The Beat | |
The Blackout | |
The Bookhouse Boys | |
The King Blues | |
The Music League | |
The Nextmen | |
The Scenes | |
The Subways | |
The Twilight Sad | |
Toploader | |
Travis | |
Tribes | |
Tubelord | |
Twin Atlantic | |
Underdog | |
Urusen | |
We The Undersigned | |
Yasmin | |
Zun Zun Egui |
Lighting

Lighting design and engineering
Experienced lighting designer for live music - theatre - conference - dance - awards ceremonies. Avolites Pearl programmer. Qualified Martin MAC service technician.Experienced rigger and IPAF qualified cherry picker driver
Good problem solving abilites with both generic and intelligent lighting.
Details of recent lighting work >>
Contact
Contact Details

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If you have any queries, or would like to know more about how I can help your event, please give me a call, or drop me an email.
Nick Roberts, 48, Sansome Place, Worcester WR1 1UA
Mobile: +44 7815 200339
Email: nick@zinc.uk.com
Zinc Event Production Ltd.
Registered in England & Wales, registration number 5340798
Registered office: 48, Sansome Place, Worcester WR1 1UA
VAT registration number GB854 927780
Recent work

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Case Studies

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