Mit dem Engagement von Christoph Buskies, dem Erfinder von Keycomp, für »Die Schöne und das Biest« liegen die VBW sozusagen voll im Trend. »Financial Review«, 27. März:
Tickets to »The Lion King« in Sydney next month will be about 35 per cent more expensive than during its last run, but the band under the stage will be 35 per cent smaller […]
The story of Simba and friends was soundtracked by 17 musicians the last time Disney Theatrical Group brought its biggest-grossing musical to Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in 2013. Next month, there will be just 11, with two trombonists and four string players missing from the line-up.
Their parts will instead be played by a single keyboardist, using software Disney licensed last decade called Keycomp. It’s essentially a backing track, but one that can be finessed by the musician to keep time with the action on stage and with the rest of the orchestra.
»Keycomp has been around for 15 or so years, but it’s sophisticated enough now where I think producers are going to start using it more and more,« said James Steendam, a violinist who is national president of musicians at media union, MEAA.

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