David Dansky, Mixing Audio With Texture
David Dansky has been in this business since 1970. Coming from an electrical engineer background he was well suited to jump into an industry that needed a lot of innovation early on. It's hard to summarize all that David has ventured into over the last 50 years however, David has spent a lot of his career working with adult contemporary showroom acts like Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Engelbert Humperdinck, Bette Midler, and many more.
He co-designed and installed the sound system for the House of Blues-Sunset Strip which was voted #1 nightclub in the U.S.
In Japan he designed Jeff Kutash’s dance spectacular: Splash and in Las Vegas: Splash II: the Next Voyage which was awarded “Production Show of the Year” for the eighth time
Dansky has been Sound Designer and Production Sound Mixer for National Theatrical Tours such as Tommy Tune’s production of Grease (eventually a record breaking Broadway run), Tommy Tune Tonite! (also Broadway), Out There Tonight starring Shirley MacLaine, An Evening with Burt Reynolds (Co-Executive Producer with Burt), The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Debbie Reynolds, SuperStars of the Bolshoi, and the Brazilian revue “OBA OBA”.
You can check out more about David on his website.
Mandrill & The ROR Mixer
David Danskys first gig and band was with Mandrill. He started out as the FOH/Monitor engineer as the band exploded in 1971 out of NYC
The ROR Audio Research Series II console was used by David Dansky with Madrill in 1972. These consoles were way ahead of the curve with parametric EQ filters on the outputs, built-in Clear Com station, and XLR Direct Outs on all 24 channels for recording. The board was studio quiet. The two halves become one small carrying box with a handle and never was recognized for its groundbreaking technology. They only built 4 or 5 of them. One was used on the off-Broadway show Lemmings designed by Abe Jacobs from National Lampoon with Chevy Chase John Belushi.
