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“The BBC crew were very nice. When we were tidying the gear up at the end of the gig they came over to say thanks. “It was by far the biggest concert I’ve worked on. We’ve done a few gigs for college bands at West of the Moon but this is a much greater scale. I’ve seen some videos of the night and it sounded good! It was by far the biggest “concert I’ve worked on. We’ve done a few gigs for college bands at West of the Moon but this is a much greater scale. I’ve seen some videos of the night and it sounded good! “ split the signal with the BBC. So we were sending the microphone signals to them and they were putting it out live on the radio. “Meeting other people who are working in the industry in a professional environment was fantastic. It’s a great way to build up contacts.” Daniel is now back in the recording studio as he continues his HND in Sound Production, but his Celtic Connections experience has him itching to get back out to working in music venues. He said “The theory side is helping but I love practical work. I feel you learn a lot from going out and doing it. I’m torn between working with live music and doing studio work, but I’m leaning more towards the live environment, as I really enjoy that. You get a real buzz from it.” THE STUDENT VOICE: SPRING 2016 7