WEST CHESTER, PA — As many music fans, U.S. historians and baby boomers celebrated the 40th anniversary of “The Summer of Love” with high-profile concert events across the U.S., Aviom’s personal monitor mixing system and digital snakes were used among musicians and live sound professionals.
Trevor Lawrence Jr. used a custom Aviom monitor rig on stage while playing drums with Alicia Keys at the Live Earth concert in New Jersey. In Philadelphia, hometown heroes Hall & Oates treated the rain-soaked 4th of July crowd with a 90-minute performance of their greatest hits. Broadcast live on ABC television, the band used Aviom personal mixers for their monitors.
Summer concerts in the park are becoming more popular throughout big cities, offering music lovers an opportunity to enjoy the soothing sounds of artists playing in a relaxed outdoor setting. Those shows do present challenges for audio professionals working on site, but acoustical consulting firm SIA Acoustics employed an Aviom Pro64 digital snake — featuring the new 6416dio Digital I/O Module — during the 10-week MAD SQ MUSIC concert series featuring jazz and R&B performers this summer in New York City’s Madison Square Park.
Playing drums for American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Felix “D-Kat” Pollard used a Pro16 personal monitor mixing system.
“When I’m playing live, I like to be able to do what I want to do with my mix without having to rely solely on the monitor engineer,” Pollard says. “This tour has been my first chance to use the Aviom system regularly, and it’s exactly what I needed to get that next level of control over what I hear in my in-ear system. Now, I can’t imagine playing a gig without it.”
Chicago’s drummer Danny Seraphine, has been using his Aviom monitor rig on the road in support of the new band’s debut CD, California Transit Authority.
The eight-piece horn section playing behind popular contemporary crooner Michael Buble is using the Aviom monitor mixing system on the current world tour.
Overseas, U.K. sound company Wigwam has been supporting international superstar George Michael’s stadium tour with Aviom personal monitor mixers for the band. Among those shows include the very first two shows in the new Wembley stadium in London.
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