Taz Bhogal demonstrates the routing options on the Trident 88's rear control panel.
About the Designer/Engineer:
Taz has been designing consoles for the Audio industry for 26 years. After finishing his degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Surrey, England, UK. He entered the audio industry immediately by joining Trident Audio Developments. Working initially as a Test Engineer, he progressed to a position as head of Test Department working on the Trident Series 65 and 80 consoles. Taz moved rapidly to Engineering where as a Chief Engineer he designed and developed Custom Series 65 and Series 80 consoles and other renowned studio recording consoles including the digitally controlled analog console DI-AN, Vector 432 and Series 90 consoles. He was involved in major installations of Trident consoles in the USA and UK. Because of his exposure to the US market, Taz decided to move to New York and worked as a consultant working in recording studios with Trident installations.
In 1993, Taz joined Crest Audio and teamed up with John Petrucelli and Chuck Augustowski to form the console division. In his position as Design Engineer he and John combined to design the successful line of consoles including the Century series, X-Series, the rack mount XR Series, V12 and eventually after the takeover of Crest by Peavey electronics the HP8 series and various rack mount units. After leaving Crest/Peavey he joined up again with John Petrucelli and Chuck Augustowski in their new venture in the formation of APB-DynaSonics where he was co-owner and Senior Design Engineer. There he worked in the sound reinforcement market working on the well known range of products; Spectra, ProRack, ProDesk and various rack units to name a few.
Taz is now working with PMI Audio Group based in the UK. His first release to the market is the Trident 88, a new take on a vintage console range, employing new technology and production practices with renowned designs, with more to come.
