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The show, staged July 23, featured DaBaby, Tyga, Jack Harlow and Rick Ross, among others.

Sound Co

Spider Ranch Productions

Venue

Toyota Arena

Ontario, CA

Crew

Producer: Amalgam

FOH Engineer: Travis Strain

Monitor Engineer: Chris Maijala

Systems Engineer: Duane Klose

Production/Tour Manager: Sean Atkins

System Techs: Jesse Tarver, Sebastien Richard

Gear

FOH

Console: DiGiCo SD7

Speakers: Main Hangs: Outline GTO (16 per side); Side Hangs: Outline GTO (9 per side); Subs: Outline GTO Subs (24)

Amps: Powersoft K10 (54), X8 (4)

Processing: Armonia/Lake

Plug-ins: Waves

Power Distro: Entertainment Metals

Breakout/Snake Assemblies: Entertainment Metals

Rigging: CM

MON

Console: DiGiCo SD10

Speakers: L-Acoustics X15 HiQ (16)

Amps: Lab.gruppen PLM 12000 (6)

Mics: Shure

Event Details:

The July 23 show in the L.A. area, celebrated the gradual easing of Covid lockdown restrictions, featured DaBaby, Tyga, Jack Harlow, Rick Ross, Rae Sremmurd, Polo G, Bia, Bankrol Hayden, Drakeo The Ruler, Bluebucks Clan, Malaynah and others.

 

First Town Days

The 44th annual First Town Days festival ran from July 1-4 with music from LaFlavour and others.

Sound Co

Hitchcock Sound Company

Venue

Tuscora Park

New Philadelphia, OH

Crew

FOH Engineer: Travis Green

Monitor Engineer: Vince Scarpetti

Systems Engineer: Buford T. Hedgehog

Production Manager: Sam Hitchcock

Tour Manager: Craig DeBock

P.A. Techs: John Casey, Kory Nichol

Gear

FOH

Console: Midas M32 Live

Main Speakers: QSC KW153

Subwoofers: QSC KW181

Drive Processing: QSC

Snake Assemblies: Midas DL32

Power Distro: Hitchcock Designs Custom

MON

Console: PreSonus StudioLive 24AI

Speakers: (5) TC Helicon VoiceSolo FX150

Wireless Mics: Audio-Technica System 10

Wired Mics: A-T, Heil, Shure, AKG

Event Details: First Town Days celebrates the heritage of New Philadelphia as Ohio’s first established town. Held every year in Tuscora Park, the festival started in 1978 as an event to raise funds to repair and restore the park’s historic carousel. It grew into a popular event, with family friendly entertainment including live music and fireworks.

 

Weibo Night Award Show

The Weibo Night award ceremony took place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai in late February.

Sound Co

Pro Group

Venue

Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai

Shanghai, China

Crew

Sound Design: Rightway Audio Consultants/Nan Hu, Marketing

Director of Sound: Mr. Xi Pei

Lead Engineer: Mr. Shao Yong

Gear

FOH

Main Arrays:

14     L-Acoustics K2 per side

8       SB28 subs per side (atop the K2’s)

Front Fills:

4       Kara II

2       X8 coaxials

Side Fills:

20     Kara II’s

Amps:

1       L-Acoustics LA12X package

Processing:

1       L-Acoustics Soundvision 3D modeling software setup; L-Acoustics Panflex

MON

1       L-Acoustics Syva/Syva Low package for side stage/backstage coverage

Event Details:

Since 2004, fans eagerly anticipate the Weibo Night award show, which celebrates Asia’s biggest entertainment stars in a live event broadcast to millions. This year’s event was live streamed on social networking platform Weibo and broadcasted on Dragon Television from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. The gala hosted the nation’s most popular stars and industry executives, who experienced the six-hour extravaganza over an L-Acoustics K Series audio system provided by Pro Group. The show featured a massive round stage topped with a giant, metal-crafted Sina Weibo eye logo that took center stage above the main floor of the arena.

 

Crawfish Music Festival

The festival and cook-off included performances from Riley Green and Hardy.

Sound Co

Gulf South Productions

Venue

Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Biloxi, MS

Crew

FOH Engineer: Aaron Mohler

Monitor Engineer: Maxie Williams

Systems Engineer: Stephen Cochran

Production Manager: Daniel Lozada

System Techs: Kyle Simmons, Joel Londeree, Zach Ross

Gear

FOH

Console: Midas PRO2

Speakers: Main Hangs: RCF HDL50-4K (12 per side), Outfill Hangs: RCF HDL30a (12 per side), Front Fills: RCF HDL26a (8x), Subs: RCF SUB9006 (24x)

Processing: Lake LM44, RCF RDNet 4.0, XTA mx36

Power Distro: Motion Labs

Rigging: CM

Breakout/Snake Assemblies: Entertainment Metals

MON

Console: Midas PRO2

Speakers:          RCF TT25CXA (12)

Processing: RCF RDnet 4.0

Mics: Shure

Event Details:

Along with Riley Green and Hardy, the 28th annual Crawfish Music Festival, held April 14-18, 2021, featured Cole Jones from Hurley, Frank Foster, Niko Moon, Jon Langston and Blackberry Smoke.

 

Thrive Conference 2021

Along with the two-day event in St. Louis on June 11-12 profiled here, another two-day Thrive event was set for in West Palm Beach, FL on July 16-17, 2021.

Sound Co

Db Audio Systems

Venue

Faith Church Sunset Hills

St. Louis, MO

Crew

Promoter/Producer: IAmWoman.tv

Production Manager: Marcos Machado

FOH Engineer: Marcos Machado

Systems Engineer: Garrett Callahan

System Techs: Jonathan Becker, Andre Quirino

Gear

FOH

Consoles: DiGiCo Quantum 255, DiGiCo SD10

Processing: L-Acoustics P1 AVB, Waves

Speakers: L-Acoustics Kara (2 x 9), SB13 (2 x 3), ARCS Focus (2 x 2), KS28 Subs (6), X8 (8), 5XT (8)

Amps: L-Acoustics LA12X, LA4X

Event Details:

The annual two-day women’s conferences held in St. Louis and West Palm Beach are hosted by Faith Church alongside IAmWoman.tv ministries. They were created to empower women while helping participants find a closer relationship with God. Db Audio Systems also supported the events’ lighting and video needs.

 

Tribeca Film Festival (Closing Night)

Festival organizers packed Radio City Music Hall on June 19 with a vaccinated-only audience. No masks were required.

Sound Co

Blvd Pro

Venue

Radio City Music Hall

New York, NY

Crew

FOH Engineer: Daryl Moore

Monitor Engineer: Tom King

Systems Engineer: Jason Greenberg

Production Manager: Dave Ferdinad

Gear

FOH

Console: Yamaha CL5

Speakers: L-Acoustics Kara (36), KS28 (8)

Amps: L-Acoustics LA-RAK II

Processing: LA Network

Power Distro: LEX Products

Rigging: CM Motors

Breakout/Snake Assemblies: Ramtech

MON

Console: Yamaha CL5

Speakers: Meyer Sound UM-1P

PMs: Shure PSM 1000

Event Details:

This June 19 event was a Covid recovery milestone of sorts – the first time for Radio City Music Hall to present a staged show to a 100 percent capacity audience, with no requirements for facemasks. The event organizers said they were able to take this step without fear of the evening becoming a super spreader event by stipulating that all attendees be fully vaccinated.