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Continuing the Delirious.org.uk interview series, today I bring you perhaps the biggest interview of them all. You've all read interviews with the band before, that's nothing new. But have you ever wanted to hear the real story about what goes on behind the scenes? In the latest interview I bring you a fascinating insight into life on the road with Delirious?, from an insider who knows everything there is to know about the band. A drum roll please... Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you... Mr Colin Walker, Delirious? Monitor Sound Engineer extraordinaire and all round nice guy.
Colin Walker behind his mixing desk during a Delirious? sound check

Ok, so that was quite a build up. But read the interview for yourself and I'm sure you'll agree that it is fascinating and informative. Colin's job is to control the sound that Delirious? hear in their in-ear-monitors from his position behind a sound desk at the side of stage. You may well have seen him at a concert, either working the sound desk or dashing on stage to fix Stew's broken cymbal or Jon's blown-up bass amp. I've got to know Colin quite well and he is a great guy (and I'm not just saying that because I know he reads this blog!). At several concerts lately I've watched the gig from "Colin's World", as he calls it. Stood on the side of stage next to Colin you get a good idea of what he does. Every few seconds he's busily adjusting a knob or pushing a button, all the while having eyes in the back of his head to watch for subtle signals from the band or spot when something goes wrong.

In the interview Colin describes what goes into setting up a d: concert. The technical side of things that fans rarely see. Colin also has a great sense of humour and is a bit of a joker, something I discovered when Colin and I were room mates at the hotel we were staying at when I accompanied the band on a trip to Canada last year. My personal favourite story that he tells during the interview is the practical joke he played on Jon when he gaffa-taped Jon’s cable to the floor so that he couldn’t reach his pedals for the encore. The man is a genius. The interview is also tinged with sadness, as Colin explains that he is now taking a step back from his touring duties with Delirious? to concentrate on his other job, running his own company. You'll be greatly missed on tour Colin.