My good friends Caron and Slouch hook me up with some work mixing FOH for British Sea Power, opening up for the Killers and a short run of east and west coast north american shows. The Killers are carrying everything but stacks and racks, and James who mixes house for them is kind enough to let me loose on the Yamaha PM-5D. Not too bad a desk, I give them credit for having a mac based editor. It sounds ok, fairly well laid out, though still a bit ugly with all that tan.
Here we see FOH at Jones Beach Amphitheater, with my mac happily resting on top of the Yamaha. I had some fun here, as the console desk lights were fully dimmed (read off) when the house lights went off for the start of the show. Couldn’t see a thing. I knew the dimmer knob was somewhere on the upper right… if I could only find it without giving the lampys behind me the idea that I can’t see a thing….
We played the Across the Narrows festival, and Firehouse brought in a massive Vertec rig with new Crown I-Tech amps. We had more than enough to satisfy the half full stadium. The wind didn’t make things fun, but the fact that Maria with Eight-Day had the 5-D up and ready for us to use for our set did. With this bonus I didn’t have to make a new mix on the PM 1-D that Firehouse had brought.
Looks like they did well in the foliage department, but the bands setup looks a bit small on the massive stage at Shoreline Amphitheater, where we played the Download festival. I get to see my friend Paul with the Doves again, and watch as he puts together a mix on the fly with the SOS provided XL-4. Me, I’m lucky again, and Maria has the 5D up and running and ready for my use.
After Mountain View we head up to Portland for a show at Doug Fir, and then Seattle for a show in their hockey arena, and finally up to Vancouver for the last show, and one of those moments when you really think V-Dosc certification is a good thing, and wonder if those providing the PA have such certification….
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