Paul Tosh

Audio

Pro Sound · iPad XR18 Mixer

Paul runs his own front-of-house mix via an XR18 digital mixer controlled from an iPad. This integrates with any existing PA or broadcast system.

For any front of house engineer or TV transmission system.

For the House Engineer

Saving Your Scene — Before Making Changes

Before altering anything on the desk, please save the current state as a scene:

1. Open the X AIR app (or connect via browser or tablet)
2. Tap the Scenes button in the top menu area
3. Tap Save or the + icon to create a new scene
4. Name it something like Paul's Previous followed by the date
5. Confirm and save

At the end of the show, please save your own scene under the venue name and date.

Recalling Paul's Scene

To restore Paul's mix after you've finished your adjustments:

1. Go back to Scenes
2. Find Paul's saved scene in the list
3. Tap it, then tap Load or Recall
4. Everything snaps back to exactly how it was

Setup Time

A minimum of one hour setup time is required — an hour and a half is strongly preferred, especially for a first visit to a venue.

Other people being present during setup is absolutely fine. Once everything is in place, the sound check itself takes five minutes maximum for that room.

Piano Positioning

The right-hand side of the piano — the curved side — should face towards the audience. Please refer to the photos above for reference.

To protect the instrument, soft black Velcro is applied to secure performance equipment and prevent sliding or marking. It removes cleanly without leaving a trace and is virtually invisible during the show. You are welcome to leave it in place if further performances are anticipated.

Lighting — One Cue, One Person

I play three tracks before each of the three acts. I can signal for the house lights to go up or down at all of them — the first one is the only cue that needs watching for the time.

The same person who greets your guests can handle the lighting. There is one cue: house lights down at marker #1, 2 minutes 31 seconds into the third track (ET).

A light on me, if at all possible. The show is about shadow work, and a shadow is part of the staging — so I need light falling on me from the front or the side, strong enough to cast one onto the wall or backdrop behind. A single spot, a par can, a work light on a stand, or even a domestic lamp placed low and to one side will do it. What doesn’t work is overhead house lighting alone, which casts the shadow at my feet where nobody sees it.

Nice to Have

Doors open to the performance area at least thirty minutes before showtime.

Show duration of just under two hours of performance — three acts of approximately thirty-five minutes each — with two intervals of ten to fifteen minutes, plus a ten-minute talkback (What Comes After). Approximately two and a half hours in the room, with allowance for a fifteen-minute run-on.

A piano that is in tune with all notes working — appreciated but not a requirement.

If any area of the room has no line of sight to the performance area, closing it off during the show is appreciated where possible.

One public room available nearby.