Oli Crump - Sound Engineering

I've always had a passion for live shows, my tech journey began with helping out on school shows and assemblies back in 2004 when I was only 10 years old. Since then I've worked in many roles on a wide variety of productions, ultimately specialising in large-format sound system design and optimisation for live music shows, a position commonly referred to as the "System Engineer". In 2023 I achieved accreditation as an L-Acoustics K-Systems Engineer (KSE), recognising my level of expertise with their systems.

A key element of any successful project is the documentation and communication during the preparation phase. In the last few years I've strived to improve my advancing, incorporating AutoCAD drawings and Python scripting into my daily workflows to save time and reduce errors.

If you've got any questions, or would like to talk about how I can help with an upcoming show or tour, please use the contact page to send me an email.

FOH Engineering Experience

- Rick Astley (Cover, Dublin Arena, 2024), Becky Hill (Dep, Festivals, 2022), The Snuts (Supporting Louis T, 2023), Gracey (Supporting Tom G, 2023), Sun Room (Supporting Louis T, 2022), The Wind and the Wave (Supporting Stereophonics, 2020)

System Engineering Experience

- Becky Hill "Believe Me Now" UK/IE Tour 2024

- Louis Tomlinson "Faith in the Future" World Tour 2023-2024

- Rick Astley "Are We There Yet?" European Tour 2024

- Tom Grennan "What Ifs And Maybes" UK Tour 2023

- Opening Ceremony, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

- Louis Tomlinson "Walls" World Tour 2022

- The Offspring "Let The Bad Times Roll" UK/IE Tour 2021

- Rick Astley "Best Of Me" UK Tour 2021

- Stereophonics UK Tour 2020 (PA Tech)

- Freya Ridings UK Tour 2019

- World EXPO "1 Year to Go" Celebration, Dubai 2019

- Rick Astley "Beautiful Life" UK Arena Tour 2018

- Gillbert O'Sullivan UK Tour 2018

Festival System Engineering Experience

- Solotech @ Victorious Festival Main Stage 2022-2024

- Solotech @ Camp Bestival Shropshire Main Stage 2022

- Solotech @ Camp Bestival Dorset Main Stage 2021-2022

- BCS Audio @ Lion's Den, Boomtown Fair 2019

- BCS Audio @ Bridge Stage, Junction 2 Festival 2018-2019

- BCS Audio @ Slamdunk Festival (South) Main Stage 2018-2019

- BCS Audio @ Bristol Skyline Series 2018

Awards

- Shortlisted: Sound System Designer of the Year 2023, TPi Awards

- Winner: Young Freelancer of the Year 2019, TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards

Formal Qualifications & Courses

- BEng Acoustical Engineering (Southampton University, 2:2)

- L-Acoustics: K-Systems Engineer (KSE)

- L-Acoustics: K-System KARA

- L-Acoustics: K-System K2

- L-Acoustics: K-System K1

- L-Acoustics: Level 2 Variable Curvature Line Source

- L-Acoustics: Level 2 Loudspeaker System Calibration

- L-Acoustics: L-ISA Technology

- L-Acoustics: L-ISA Loudspeaker System

- L-Acoustics: System Fundamentals

- D&B Audiotechnik: Sound System Optimisation

- D&B Audiotechnik: Line Array Theory

- Meyer Sound: System Design & Optimisation

- Meyer Sound: Low Frequency Control

- Rational Acoustics: SMAART Operator Level 1 (Online)

- UK Rigging 3 Day Rigging for the Entertainment Industry

- Shure: Wireless Workbench 6 Masterclass

- Shure: Wireless Mastered: Live Events

- Audinate: Dante Level 1 Certification

- Audinate: Dante Level 2 Certification

Pictures

I like to take pictures of the jobs that I work on, and there's a collection below to give you an idea of what I've been up to, you can hover over the pictures for more information: