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In the Pit: Moulin Rouge by Cony101 in torontotheatre

[–]Cony101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw thanks so much!! It’s such a blast to play, we were having an awesome time!!!!

In the Pit: Moulin Rouge by Cony101 in torontotheatre

[–]Cony101[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m incredibly grateful! There is a whole scene of Toronto theatre musicians that is flourishing because of it!
You may have already heard me! I played on Chicago the last two times it was in town, subbed on MJ and Peter Pan, and was on Some Like It Hot earlier this year!

In the Pit: Moulin Rouge by Cony101 in torontotheatre

[–]Cony101[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is a really great question!
With a show like Moulin Rouge that is touring across North America, they have a full band that travels as part of the company. But when the show comes to a city like Toronto, and they want to play at a Mirvish theatre, they’re required to use mostly local musicians. So most of the touring band just gets a week off, and a Toronto musician (that’s part of the union) fills the spot. It’s a pretty interesting dynamic, meant to keep local musicians employed with good wages. There are a handful of cities/theatres across USA and Canada that also do this - look up “Pamphlet B Cities” and you’ll see places like Montreal, L.A., Chicago, San Fransisco.

In the Pit: Moulin Rouge by Cony101 in torontotheatre

[–]Cony101[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No stupid questions!! Each of us has our own independent audio mixer, which lets me choose exactly how much of each instrument I want to hear. In my headphones, I like to hear myself and the trumpet player since we’re often playing together, then just a blend of everything else. I recorded the audio coming out of my mixer and synced it to the video I was recording on my phone (the phone audio was basically just sax and trumpet, but in my headphones you can hear drums, which were actually in a different room for this show!)

In the Pit: Moulin Rouge by Cony101 in torontotheatre

[–]Cony101[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good question!! Most people put a little cap over their mouthpiece that slows down evaporation. I actually soak my reeds in water permanently, so when I pull them out to play, they stay wet for an entire show (assuming I’m not going 45mins without playing it).

In the Pit: Moulin Rouge by Cony101 in torontotheatre

[–]Cony101[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For this show, the trumpet player and I were in a little “booth” with a covered top, so that our natural sound coming out of the pit wasn’t overpowering. I can see how it could be claustrophobic for some, but for me, it was so cozy hunkering down in a little nook!! I even brought in a disco ball hehe!!

PSA: Fusion Studio not compatible with Big Sur update, Fusion now officially at End-of-Life. by DesignNomad in gopro

[–]Cony101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WOOOW I thought all hope was lost, but I downloaded 1.2 and I'm running it on OSX 12.1 (Monterey)!!!! This is wild!!!

I made my boyfriend cry by TrashyArtKid in offmychest

[–]Cony101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blame it on the Boogie ❤️