DUBLIN – Thin Lizzy – comprised of Brian Downey, Scott Gorham and Darren Wharton, Marco Mendoza, former Almighty frontman Ricky Warwick and Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell – are planning to be back in a number of towns on both sides of the Atlantic this year, with DiGiCo gear for the monitor mix.
"My remit was that the band wants to keep it old school," said monitor engineer Phil Shenton. "No in-ears – it's six loud wedge mixes, sidefills and an analog rock ‘n' roll sound."
Although an analog console would seem the most obvious way to achieve this, venue constraints and having support bands to deal with meant that using one at the monitor position wasn't practical. A DiGiCo SD8, however, was just the thing.
"My good friend Matt Coton of BCS Audio had been lucky enough to win the 500th SD8 at PLASA 2010," Shenton continues. "I've always been a fan of DiGiCo consoles, so I gave Matt a call and hired the SD8 for the UK and Europe tour.
"Both the band and I were very impressed with the sound and versatility of the SD8. We've been playing a range of venues and its small footprint has meant that I've had no space issues, while the interface and software are extremely user-friendly and intuitive. It really is a joy to use.
"I'm looking forward to trying out the SD9 and hope to be using one for the rest of the tour," Shenton added. "DiGiCo is definitely at the top of my spec list."
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