A picture is always good!

Having not had the opportunity to post anything new in the past few days, I figured I would get back into the swing of things with a picture. This is a shot from the Crest 40-Channel Console I got to mix monitors on for Grizzly Bear & The Violins just about a month ago.

This was my first opportunity to mix on this particular console since Andrew Roberts of (Rockville Music Service) added it to his inventory. Andrew provided the complete system for this event and acted as system engineer for the night. I was brought in for the load in/outs and to mix monitors for the two groups as they were only traveling with one Front of House guy at the time. Andrew deployed a very capable JBL SRX-700 rig for the house with a matching and equally capable SRX-700 montior rig. The systems performed flawlessly all evening, and it sounded quite nice up on stage where I was trapped for the duration of the show.

The two bands were very easy to work with and knew exactly what they were looking for in each of the 5-6 mixes I was providing. A combination of JBL SRX-712m & JBL SRX 715F cabinets were used in pairs as floor monitors with the later filling the drum monitor role. Only a single In-Ear Monitor mix was required, much to my surprise as more and more younger bands seem to be carrying these on tour. Once we got a few songs into soundcheck I found that both of the groups played at very reasonable levels and were able to create a fantastic vibe onstage without excessive stage noise or volume from the monitors.

We had a great night and I really enjoyed working two bands that were both professional and classy in the way they handled themselves throughout the day. Everyone went home smiling!!
More pictures and stories will follow now that the flood gates are open once again.