The Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston is the place where my career as a live sound engineer began back in 2008, I have to thank Stephanie Knibbe and Oliver Weindling for opening the door to the club and giving me that first opportunity when I was just 20 and fresh out of college.
At the Vortex I had the pleasure of meeting and working with an incredible number of musicians, artists and jazz collectives, many of whom I am lucky to continue working with today and can even count as friends.
This place is pivotal to my personal and professional life in more ways than one.
Looking back at my time there, the immersion to such an array of music, the widest range of instruments and styles of playing so early in my career, taught me a lot about sound, acoustics, dynamics and the importance of silence.
A few highlights include the recording of Rocket Science debut album, working at The Space project envisioned by Lee Paterson, Into the vortex festival in collaboration with The Wire magazine and the various F-Ire Collective festivals.
At the Vortex I had the pleasure of meeting and working with an incredible number of musicians, artists and jazz collectives, many of whom I am lucky to continue working with today and can even count as friends.
This place is pivotal to my personal and professional life in more ways than one.
Looking back at my time there, the immersion to such an array of music, the widest range of instruments and styles of playing so early in my career, taught me a lot about sound, acoustics, dynamics and the importance of silence.
A few highlights include the recording of Rocket Science debut album, working at The Space project envisioned by Lee Paterson, Into the vortex festival in collaboration with The Wire magazine and the various F-Ire Collective festivals.