There’s a lot of (crazy) love in the room at every venue Michael Bublé plays, as he tours the world in support of his album of the same name. And with the Canadian singer songwriter having recently converted to using in-ear monitors, engineer Craig Brittain’s DiGiCo SD7 console is on the receiving end of much affection too. Craig has been Bublé’s monitor engineer for five years, a job he freely … [Read more...]
Peter Gabriel Scratches His Back With The DiGiCo SD7
When Peter Gabriel decided to promote his latest album Scratch My Back via select live shows with a 54-piece orchestra, an immediate concern was how the Front of House mix position would accommodate the exacting audio requirements. The answer was a DiGiCo SD7, with enough inputs to make Gabriel’s New Blood tour both a reality and a major success. Gabriel is different things to different people. … [Read more...]
DiGiCo SD7 Makes Light Work at the Lyttleton
The Lyttleton Theatre of London’s National Theatre is one of the UK’s most prolific hotbeds of stage creativity, which means its technical team has to cope with changing between very different productions on an almost nightly basis. But with a DiGiCo SD7 recently installed in the South Bank premises, life is now a little easier. “We have a connection with DiGiCo because we often use a D1 … [Read more...]
50 Channels of Shure Wireless for Wembley Stadium Extravaganza
Forever Living Products is a massive worldwide company. Their business is health and nutrition, and they are often name-checked as the biggest grower of Aloe Vera and the biggest bee-keeper on the planet. When they bring their staff together from around the world it’s always a busy and vibrant event that needs organising on a massive scale. The 2010 European show took place in March at Wembley … [Read more...]
The Killers Get Six Of The Best
It’s not unknown for the word ‘gruelling’ to be used with regard to tours, but one of the most ambitious feats yet must be The Killers concluding a year of live dates by playing shows on three separate continents in just five days. In order to achieve it, no less than six DiGiCo consoles were required. After playing many dates across Europe, Australia, the USA and South America throughout 2009, … [Read more...]
