C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E 
 
 
 
 
NAME : COLIN DAVID BOLAND


JOB TITLE : LIVE AND RECORDING ENGINEER - PRODUCTION MANAGER - SOUND DESIGNER

ADDRESS :

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Clonabrack House, Rosmead, Delvin, Co. Westmeath
Republic of Ireland

Tel: +353 44 966 4031

Cell: +353 87 662 0837


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DATE OF BIRTH : 28th JUNE 1960
EDUCATION : SANDFORD PARISH NATIONAL - SCHOOL, ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE
RINGSEND INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION and a short spell at TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

 
 
 
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 
1980

STARTED LIVE SOUND WORKING ON VARIOUS TYPES OF
SHOWS FROM FOLK TO ROCK AND BEYOND!

1984 - 1986

SPECIALISING IN VOICE, THEATRE AND ACOUSTIC MUSIC

1986 - 1990

DEVISED AND RAN COURSE ON LIVE SOUND AND STAGE
PRODUCTION FOR FAS
ALSO TOURING AS ARTIST ENGINEER AND SOUND COMPANY
TECHNICIAN IN EUROPE AND AMERICA

OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE SPECIAL
EUROPEAN GAMES

DUBLIN MILLENNIUM CONCERT
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL

1991

CUSTOMS HOUSE RE-OPENING
HANDEL'S WATER MUSIC ON THE RIVER LIFFEY, DUBLIN
FEILE FESTIVAL
SLOUGH FESTIVAL
NEW MUSIC SEMINAR
CJM SEMINAR
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL
TOURING IN EUROPE AND AMERICA

1992

FEILE FESTIVAL
READING FESTIVAL
TOURING IN EUROPE

1993

FEILE FESTIVAL
READING FESTIVAL
PHOENIX FESTIVAL
SLANE CASTLE
NEW MUSIC SEMINAR
CJM SEMINAR
L'ORIENT FESTIVAL
TOURING IN EUROPE AND AMERICA

1994

FEILE FESTIVAL
L'ORIENT FESTIVAL
RTE/BANK OF IRELAND PROMS
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL
TOURING IN EUROPE

1995

WILTSHIRE FESTIVAL
HIGHCLERE CASTLE
CMBRAN FESTIVAL
TOURING IN EUROPE AND ASIA
 
 
1996

WILTSHIRE FESTIVAL
HIGHCLERE CASTLE
MILLSTREET FESTIVAL
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL
TOURING IN EUROPE AND AMERICA

1997

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST (Consultant)
MILLSTREET FESTIVAL
IRISH FAMINE COMMEMORATION
ROSE OF TRALEE FESTIVAL
STOCKHOLM WATER FESTIVAL
WORLD TOURING

1998

R.A.F. CLASSICAL AT LYNAM
WILTSHIRE FESTIVAL
MIDTFYNS FESTIVAL
THE BIG DAY OUT FESTIVAL
THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE SEA
LISSARD '98,
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL
UNESCO GALA CONCERT
BELFAST FESTIVAL
TOURING

1999

CELTIC CONNECTIONS, GLASGOW
WOMAD, SOUTH AFRICA
CHILDLINE '99
R.A.F. CLASSICAL
WILTSHIRE FESTIVAL
PBS TV SPECIAL, SOUTH AFRICA
SARAH BRIGHTMAN, EDEN WORLD TOUR
DANCING ON DANGEROUS GROUND, DRURY LANE

2000

DANCING ON DANGEROUS GROUND
PBS TV SPECIAL - THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE
FORMED ALCOCOL PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD.
JORDAN F1 LAUNCH - LONDON
KENNEDY CENTRE PBS TV GALA, WASHINGTON
PLACIDO DOMINGO, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, TOKYO
SARAH BRIGHTMAN LA LUNA WORLD TOUR
LA LUNA PBS TV SPECIAL


2001

SARAH BRIGHTMAN LA LUNA WORLD TOUR
IBM SCIENTIFIC AWARDS, FLORIDA
MILTON KEYNES CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE SEA, PORTSMOUTH
ICH LIEBE DICH, DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL
SARAH BRIGHTMAN & JOSE CARRERAS, JAPAN / RUSSIA
CHARLOTTE CHURCH PBS TV SPECIAL, CARDIFF
RUSSELL WATSON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL / MANCHESTER
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT, OSLO

2002

RUSSELL WATSON PBS TV SPECIAL, AUKLAND
ALCOCOL BECOMES MIX
RUSSELL WATSON UK SPRING TOUR
MILTON KEYNES CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR
ULTIMATE FIGHT CHALLENGE, ROYAL ALBERT HALL
SOUND ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
SARAH BRIGHTMAN, ISTANBUL
HUTCHISON 3G UK LAUNCH
RUSSELL WATSON UK XMAS TOUR

2003

SECRET GARDEN IRISH TOUR (PRODUCTION COMPANY)
SCLUB UNITED UK TOUR
SEARCH FOR A SUPERSTAR (GERMAN POP IDOL)
T IN THE PARK FOR SSE
SARAH BRIGHTMAN, KYOTO and MONACO

GSK - RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW FOR CAPITAL SOUND

CONCERT OF HOPE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL

 

2004

 

SARAH BRIGHTMAN HAREM WORLD TOUR

 

2005

 

B&Q CONFERENCE FOR CAPITAL SOUND

KATHERINE JENKINS UK SPRING TOUR

WORLD EXPO, NAGOYA, JAPAN

'THE FEEL CONCERTS' TOUR OF JAPAN

ARGOS CONFERENCE FOR CAPITAL SOUND

CELTIC WOMAN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 1 & 2

PET SHOP BOYS - BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN GERMAN TOUR

SARAH BRIGHTMAN - MOSCOW

SARAH BRIGHTMAN NEW YEAR CONCERT - BEIJING

 

2006

 

PET SHOP BOYS - BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN - NEWCASTLE

SARAH BRIGHTMAN - THAILAND

PET SHOP BOYS - BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN - DRESDEN

PET SHOP BOYS - BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN - MADRID

VANESSA MAE - SWITZERLAND

MARK RONSON AT HI-FI FESTIVAL - IRELAND

Liam Lawton Concert, DVD, PBS  - Ireland

Celtic Woman Concert for DVD, PBS - Ireland

The Gregorians Concert, DVD, PBS - Austria

Pet Shop Boys Festivals - Europe

The Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony and Concert - Ireland

Pet Shop Boys Tour - Canada,USA & Mexico

Sarah Brightman - Russia and China

 

2007

 

'Just The Two Of Us' - BBC TV - London

Sarah Brightman - Gotheborg

Sarah Brightman - Istanbul

Pet Shop Boys - South America, New Zealand,Australia Tour

Pet Shop Boys - European Tour

FA Cup Final - New Wembley - London

Sarah Brightman - Live Earth - Shanghai

Sarah Brightman - Diana Show - Wembley - London

Sarah Brightman & Jose Carreras - Yalta

IAAF Opening Ceremony- Japan

Pet Shop Boys - Asia

Sarah Brightman - Fashion on Ice - Atlantic City

Pet Shop Boys - Europe

Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade - New York

Warchild - London

Bambi Awards - Dusseldorf

MGM Opening - Macau

July - Sarah Brightman - Live Earth - Shan

manbley - London

2008

PET SHOP BOYS - BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN - London

Sarah Brightman - "Symphony" Concert/DVD/PBS - Vienna

The High Kings - Irish Tour

Oxegen Festival (For SSE) - Ireland

 


 
 
 
  
ARTIST ENGINEER/
SYSTEM TECHNICIAN/ PRODUCTION MANAGER
TOURS AND ONE OFFS.
ASLAN, BLUR, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, ELVIS COSTELLO, THE POGUES, MEATLOAF, TRAFFIC, T BONE BURNETT, RICKY SCAGGS, THE JUDDS, THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE CHIEFTAINS, THE STUTTGART RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, EAT,
MAKEM AND CLANCY, THE BLUE AEROPLANES, THE JENNIFERS, NEIL YOUNG, MOVING HEARTS, DIZZY GILLESPIE, NIRVANA, HOT HOUSE FLOWERS, THE WATERBOYS, THE FALL THE DAMNED, THE ENGLISH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, LIGHT A BIG FIRE, WILLIE NELSON, DONAL LUNNY & COOLFIN, THE WAILERS, MARY COUGHLAN, THE MANFREDS, PETER ANDRE, MICHELLE GAYLE, POP MECHANICS, DR.FEELGOOD, DAVY SPILLANE, SLEEPER, THE SAWDOCTORS, DELORES KEANE, VAN MORRISON, OCEAN COLOUR SCENE, JACK JONES & SAMMY CAHN, VANESSA WILLIAMS, BURT BACHARACH, THE WONDERSTUFF, JAMES, BRIAN KENNEDY, BLACK UHURU, STARS OF THE COMMITTMENTS, A HOUSE, BIG COUNTRY, GEORGIA SATELLITES, BLACKFOOT, MAN O' WAR, THE RAMONES, TAJ MAHAL, RONAN KEATING, LOUDEN WAINWRIGHT III, MICHAEL BALL, THE ULSTER ORCHESTRA, RADIOHEAD, HERBIE HANCOCK, BILLY CONNOLLY JOHN LEE HOOKER, B B KING, FRANK BLACK, BUDDY GUY, LENNY HENRY STRANGELOVE, TOM JONES, RUN DMC, GLENN CAMPBELL, RITA COOLIDGE, SAM MOORE, THE ROYAL MARINES ORCHESTRA, LOU REED, PLACIDO DOMINGO, ANDREAS BOCELLI, EMMYLOU HARRIS, HOT CHOCOLATE, JOSE CARRERAS, CHARLOTTE CHURCH, GAVIN FRIDAY, RUSSELL WATSON, SCLUB UNITED, KATHERINE JENKINS, RONAN TYNAN, PATRIZIO BUENNA, PET SHOP BOYS, CELTIC WOMAN

ALSO SINCE 1984 HAS HAD A PARALLELL CAREER IN RECORDING
AND HAS RECORDED AND MIXED SEVERAL ALBUMS, SINGLES,
AND T.V. SHOWS.
ARTISTS INCLUDE, DAVY SPILLANE, MAIRE BRENNAN, STEVE
WINWOOD, SINEAD O'CONNOR, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, STARS OF THE
COMMITTMENTS, SEAN TYRELL, RONNIE DREW, JOSEPHINE MARSH BAND,
ICH LIEBE DICH - GAVIN FRIDAY & MAURICE SEEZER, CEEC, ASLAN, A HOUSE, FREDDIE WHITE ETC…..

FILM SOUNDTRACKS INCLUDE:

THE COURIER, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FINBAR, 15 - THE PHILIP KNIGHT STORY

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