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I made it out for a walk today. The first since things started to go bad in April, and the first I ve had the energy and co-ordination to attempt. Although only 45 minutes across (somewhat arid) local fields instead of my extended rambles around the region, it was sufficient to get the legs pumping again. [ ]
It is with deep regret that I was unable to ascend the Alm this Midsummer. A consistent, welcome retreat in my yearly travels, Abtenau has brought me to many heights, tempered by occasional lows. This is the only time I have been absent since first attending in 2015, outside of travel restrictions beyond anyone s control. [ ]
This is not how I wished my birthday to be. Today should have been a day of great accomplishment. Proudly celebrating the successful completion of my degree and looking ahead to postgraduate aspirations through a summer rich with opportunity. Finally staying the course to the end, even as a mature student, and making a difference [ ]
Back in March, the entire second year of the Academy s Live Event Production course were assessed together across all disciplines. Tasked to put their fledgling talents to the test by collaborating on a video, lighting, and audio production with a live band. Although my (wall of) sound mixing skills were later channelled for indie-rockers Tummyache, [ ]
Things are mostly getting worse. My neurologist referral has stalled, with my symptoms degrading further, so I reached out to my GP last week to expedite the next step. Despite a separate optician appointment confirming my blurred vision isn t just a sudden change of prescription, I still need to know what s wrong with that and [ ]
The course of life can change very suddenly, and without warning, context, or expectation. April started positively, with a short trip to the homeland to reset myself in anticipation of my final term at the Academy. No stressors or negativity, just self-assured confidence and knowing I ve done far better than expected in my degree. A [ ]
Lancashire-based live effects wizards BPM SFX recently brought the heat to campus. With an incendiary portfolio including work with Sleep Token, Sum 41, and Oasis, they filled Studio 001 with stage-tech toys of varying lethality. The session gave (sensibly supervised) students a chance to play with professional kit that ran the gamut from innocuous confetti [ ]
I have crossed continents in my decades-long creative course, making the most of every opportunity I could muster in America and Europe. As this chapter of the journey reaches its coda at Yorkshire s Academy of Live Technology, I am surrounded by excellent, enthusiastic talent as eager for experience as I was when I began. Although [ ]
Very happy to finally finish my Level 1 Dante Certification on an apropos Good Friday evening. With training provided by Aussie AV techies Audinate, this means I’m now officially authorised to hook up any number of Dante-enabled Audio-Visual devices across a basic local network. Covering the fundamentals, the course itself was four-and-a-bit hours of standard video fare, which [ ]
With a few days free between terms, I took a trip back to the homeland. To spend some time in Seaburn, near Sunderland, with the spring sun shining out across the strand and a balcony view in the middle of it all. Deliberately choosing to do very little, it was a chance to walk slowly [ ]