The Shiki Theatre Company in Japan’s entertainment scene has become one of the world’s largest theatre groups with 1,400 actors and team members. Sennheiser Japan has been a reliable partner to the Shiki Theatre Company for many years. In the beginning, all their theatres were equipped with a combination of analogue Sennheiser 3000 series wireless receivers and 5000 series transmitters. After recognising the significant advantages of the Digital 6000 series, Shiki upgraded to the new audio system a few years ago.
Mr. Kaname Morishita from the Sound and Music Department of the Shiki Theatre Company talks about how the new digital system got introduced: “The major turning point was a sound designer in the US implementing the Digital 6000 series when we were preparing to stage new international programs at Shiki. For international productions, it’s common for the original sound designer to specify the equipment to be used, and unless there is no other specific requirement, we need to ensure the same quality of sound. Because of this, the Digital 6000 series was our top candidate.”
Kaname and the Shiki sound team visited the site of the original sound design to hear firsthand from users and stakeholders about Digital 6000 and its ease of use, which led to the decision to adopt the series. The equipment as delivered and put into operation just as setup for the new production began.
