In recent years, the necessary legions of equipment movers known as roadies have evolved to become true technical wizards as live music has morphed into ever more advanced production events. For better or for worse though, cinematic representations of them tend to fall short of reality, and that seems to be the consensus of critics and real roadies of Showtime’s comedy-drama Roadies, which debuted … [Read more...]
DiGiCo Hits The Road With Dubology
A new mobile facility is now available in Australia that has put the benefits of DiGiCo digital recording and ease of use into an extremely compact, mobile package. Sydney-based Dubology Studios has recently unveiled the DubMobile, a mobile facility featuring a 128 channel DiGiCo DS-00 digital console with two EX-00 fader expansion modules, DiGiRack and MiNi-DiGiRack, with up to 288 tracks of … [Read more...]
DiGiCo SD consoles at heart of Italian touring system
To mix the sound on Italian singer/songwriter Gianluca Grignani’s latest tour, rental firm Idea Musica Service of Latina in central Italy fielded a DiGiCo system conceived by AudioProgetti, a company with its HQ in Cavenago Brianza (Milan) specializing in the design, supply and installation of pro audio systems. Grignani began his successful career in 1994 and achieved national acclaim with his … [Read more...]
DiGiCo SD8 relights fires
After a highly successful initial UK tour and equally triumphant run in London’s West End, Take That ‘tribute’ musical Never Forget is currently on a further, far more extensive, tour of UK venues. From Belfast to Brighton, Newcastle to Nottingham, audiences are relighting their fires and singing a million love songs with the benefit of a DiGiCo SD8 console at Front of House. This is the … [Read more...]
