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James Thompson tries DiGiCo Quantum 225 for T&B Events

James Thompson has landed the job as a Mechanical Designer at DiGiCo. He is autistic and for him that means being hyper focused and having acute attention to detail. Thompson had not often used DiGiCo consoles and, as a designer, on the job experience is essential. As a freelancer for T&B Events, he has mixed on a variety of consoles, so when they suggested joining them over the summer and mixing on a DiGiCo Quantum 225, he jumped at the chance.

T&B Events are a production company on the UK’s South Coast specialising in live events and during the summer they are kept very busy with festivals. Owned by Ben Wood and Thomas Hands, the company has been facilitating large-scale live events for ten years. The team at T&B have worked with Thompson on several occasions over the years, but this time was his first with a DiGiCo.

“I’m a musician first, I’ve always been involved in music. In about 2010, I went over to the dark side”, Thompson jokes. “I started off mixing monitors and I was good at it, largely due to having played drums in the band, so I could always understand what the band needed to perform at their best.”

Thompson’s autism means he is sensitive to sound. This could be thought of as a drawback when mixing for a large crowd, but it is something he enjoys. As for the DiGiCo Quantum 225 console, he says: “I love the Spice Rack, especially the multi-band compressor. It’s so exact. If you dial in a frequency to compress, it literally only changes that single frequency, nothing else. It’s a such a clean, accurate sound.”

“I had to do a fair bit of self-training in preparation for the gig and the resources available are incredible”, he continues. “When you’re mixing for bands, especially ones like Dakka Skanks, who I mixed a few weeks ago, the precision of the desk is crucial; you just don’t want to do them a disservice, they’re such great people. I think it’s very important to get those fundamental console features just right, and the DiGiCo is bang on.”

In his previous employment Thompson was bullied, something he attributes to his then undiagnosed autism. Frustrated, he contacted DiGiCo where he was immediately welcomed. The move into the sound industry made Thompson realise how much more understanding of neurodiversity it is, and he says that working at DiGiCo has given him a whole new level of confidence.

(Photos: DiGiCo/T&B Events)

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