The cast of The Lion King recently visited the Conservatory’s Gilbert Location to lay down tracks for a cast Christmas CD. The collection will contain songs from each of the nine Lion King companies touring worldwide. The Conservatory’s setup allowed the 18 cast members to be recorded in two studios simultaneously, one in stereo and the other in 5.1 surround. Gear used for the recording included the Holophone surround microphone, three of Blue’s Bottle mics and two Pearl ELM-C rectangular capsule microphones. The song, Our Shepherd Boy, written and produced by Lion King orchestra conductor Rick Snyder and co-produced by percussionist Eric McKain, was recorded to two synched Pro Tools HD Accel rigs through mic preamps from Summit, SSL and OSA.
“It’s great to have such a prestigious group of performers come to the Conservatory, “ says Director of Education Mike Jones. “It was a real test of the students and their skills to have such an event at the school.” Students from a number of classes will receive their first album credits on the CD slated to be sold at all The Lion King shows worldwide. 