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2023 Sea.Hear.Now Festival

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The annual surfing and music festival returned to Asbury Park in mid-September. Photo by Ismael Quintanilla III

Sound Company

Music Matters Productions

Venue

North Beach Oceanfront

Asbury Park, NJ

Crew

  • FOH Engineers: Derek Babb (Stage 1), Nick Arminio (Stage 2), William Correll (Stage 3)
  • Monitor Engineers: Tom Smith (Stage 1), Beau Toop (Stage 2), Justin Seager (Stage 3)
  • System Engineers: Aaron Soriero, James Morris; Brittany Fuller (production assistant)
  • System Techs: Greg Thoren, Max Jones, Huston Herron, Paula Hernandez, Alex VanOver, Kelsi Halverson


Gear

FOH

  • Consoles: (3) Avid S6L-24D, 64×32 Stage Rack w/Waves Extreme
  • Speakers/Subs: (16) d&b audiotechnik GSL8, (38) d&b J8, (16) d&b J12, (8) d&b V10P NL4, (4) d&b V8 NL4, (6) d&b Y10P loudspeakers; (54) d&b J-SUB NL8, (12) d&b J-Infra NL8, (2) d&b B2, (7) d&b V-SUB NL4 subwoofers
  • Amps: (74) d&b D80
  • Power Distro: (3) EMG 12-way audio distro
  • Rigging: (24) CM 1-ton motors, (6) CM 2-ton motors
  • Snake Assemblies: (2) 300’ L21-30 Power, 4ch EtherCon loomed


MON

  • Consoles: (3) Avid S6L
  • Speakers: (16 d&b M2 NL4F, 24 d&b M4 NL4 monitor speakers
  • Amps: (6) d&b D80, (2) d&b 3-high D40 racks
  • Mics: (18) channels Shure Axient w/Shure SM58 handhelds


Event Details:

The annual Sea.Hear.Now surfing and music festival returned to Asbury Park’s North Beach Sept. 16-17 with a lineup that included headliners The Killers and Foo Fighters along with Greta Van Fleet, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Sheryl Crow, Weezer, Rebelution and Mt. Joy, among others.