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The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast

#220: Jason Crystal // Associate Sound Designer // Part One

The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast

Gillian Pensavalle

Arts, Performing Arts

4.32K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In my first recording of quarantine I am talking with Jason Crystal, associate sound designer and sound supervisor for Hamilton. We  get an in depth look at what it takes to make Hamilton sing, Jason tells us how the tours manage to be ready for new venues just days after being on stage at the last, and we learn the art of making sure you always hear the conversations on stage you should, and none of the ones you shouldn't.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Stage and Stages Lin Manuel Miranda, and you're listening to The Hamilcast.

0:05.2

Butts and cuts and poops and guts. Hello everyone welcome back to the howl cast I'm Jill This week, Jason Crystal joins me in what used to be

0:24.5

a rare remote recording.

0:26.4

It's always been important to me over the years

0:28.0

that my guests feel as welcome

0:29.4

and as comfortable as possible.

0:30.9

And part of the whole experience of the Hamelcast is to invite people

0:33.4

into my home but that was before and now is the time to navigate and make

0:36.8

adjustments so everyone can stay as safe and as healthy as possible and that's become

0:40.4

the new priority so to keep bringing you the Hamelcast week, I'm going to keep recording and whatever way is best for all involved, until we can get back to the way I used to do it.

0:48.0

What that looks like week to week may vary, I don't know, and I'm sure it will include some tech issues along the way because of course

0:53.5

but I promise you're still going to get those fun conversations and deep dives

0:56.6

with the people who make Hamilton or are just in the orbit of Hamilton and to prove

1:00.5

it to you and kick off these remote recordings I was lucky enough to hang with one of the finest sound guys in the biz.

1:05.9

Who, by the way, became a new dad just a few days after this recording.

1:09.4

Congratulations to Jason and Bethany, and welcome, baby Lydia. I hope you're all doing well and

1:14.0

everyone is safe and happy at home. All right please enjoy part one of my

1:17.2

conversation with Jason Crystal. Hello everyone welcome back to the hamelcast I am Jillian this is the first

1:34.8

recording after a coronavirus hit New York so I'm here with Jason Crystal

1:40.8

hello hi very remote Jason Crystal. Hello, hi. Hi.

1:43.0

Hi. Hi.

1:44.0

Yes, so Jason, you are the associate sound designer and sound supervisor of Hamilton.

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