Encore

‘Lira Live In Concert – A Celebration’ was a triumph.

The equipment functioned flawlessly, the crew worked perfectly, the artist performed magnificently, and the audience responded gloriously. As Lira summed it up …”What an awesome weekend! What an awesome year!”

In conclusion Robin said: “We wanted to create a benchmark for live DVD recordings in Africa. We had the artist, but we needed a production to match her strengths. We broke numerous records and defeated countless odds to achieve this landmark product.

Lira is at the centre of it all, and her input and performance on the day made our efforts shine and rise to greater heights!”

“A task such as this requires tremendous commitment from all concerned,” said Robin.
“We owe enormous thanks to everyone involved – Sony for being our partners in funding, and for the marketing and distribution, to Kaya FM, Carnival City and Fluid Media for promotion, and to the creative and technical crews who stretched themselves beyond what they believed was possible.

“I hope we can do this again. We'll learn from our mistakes and improve on our achievements. Congratulations to everyone who made this a reality for Lira and me. Thank you!”

KEY PEOPLE
• Executive Producers – Lira (Oratel Music) and Robin Kohl (Jazzworx)
• Line Producer – Tori Reeves (Generous Pictures)
• Producer and Final Mix Audio Engineer – Robin Kohl (Jazzworx)
• Visual Director –Warrick Allan (Generous Pictures)
• Director of Photography – Rob Malpage (CAC)
• Lighting Designer – Oliver Wilter (CAC)
• Lighting Operator – Sean Boyce (Southern Lighting)
• Front-of-House Engineer – Paul Hughes (AVL Productions)
• Live Recording Engineer – Tim Kraft (Academy of Sound Engineering)
• 5.1 Mix Engineer – Grant Katzin (Ilap)

ABOUT LIRA
Lira has amassed an impressive number of accolades in recent years. These honours pay tribute to her across the spheres of music, fashion and charity. They include:
• South African Fashion Icon – Cape Town Fashion Festival 2008
• Multiple South African Music Award (SAMA) winner with four awards in 2009
as well as for:
– Most downloaded song (Feel Good 2008 – 150 000 downloads)
– Best Music Video – Ixesha 2008
– Best Music Video – Feel Good 2007
• Most Stylish Performer – Style Awards 2007
• Best Jazz Album – Metro Awards 2007
• Biggest Fund raiser for Charity – Ekurhuleni 2007

Images courtesy of Rod Taylor