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 :
MIX
Clonabrack House, Rosmead, Delvin, Co. Westmeath
Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 44 966 4031
Cell: +353 87 662 0837
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
