Diamanda Galás from FOH

TPi Magazine | Posted on Jul 12, 2017 by Intravenal Sound Operations

Dan Neumann
FOH Engineer Daniel Neumann makes extensive notes during soundcheck to ensure any venue-specific issues are ironed out

Portrait of the working process of the great Dan Neumann, live sound designer for Diamanda Galás. Hailing from Leipzig, Neumann is one of the most respected engineers in the USA.

Even after over 40 years of creating some of the most bold and challenging compositions ever committed to tape, avant-garde icon Diamanda Galás continues to push the boundaries of musical expression. In order to give her the perfect platform to do so, the artist needed an engineer that was unafraid to follow her to new and often dark frontiers - enter Daniel Neumann. 

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Diamanda's piano

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