The 2010 Classical BRIT Awards was broadcast live from Earls Court with a Midas XL8 handling front of house for the first time, provided by Britannia Row Productions. Sound designer and live sound coordinator Derrick Zieba specified the XL8 after using it for the 2010 BRIT Awards in January, demonstrating Midas digital mixing systems’ rapid uptake for large televised events. “This is a very … [Read more...]
Dual Midas XL8 and KT DN9696 for Noel Gallagher’s Teenage Cancer Trust appearances
Noel Gallagher has appeared in two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Gallagher was flanked by former Oasis bandmates Gem Archer on guitar and Jay Darlington on keyboards, and backed by an eight-piece female orchestra plus the Crouch End Choir. Britannia Row Productions provided a dual Midas XL8 live performance system for FOH and monitors, with a Klark Teknik … [Read more...]
Midas adds mystical touch to M tour
Long-term Midas user Olivier Lude is touring with French rock singer Matthieu Chedid, aka M, using his very own PRO6 live audio system. Lude, who has worked with M on stage and in the studio since 1996, is using the PRO6 at front of house for the Mister Mystere tour, which has travelled throughout France, Belgium and Switzerland and will end in June at the Zenith concert hall, Paris. Over on … [Read more...]
Midas XL8 takes starring role at Brit Awards 2010
The star-studded 2010 Brit Awards was broadcast live from Earls Court with a Midas XL8 handling front of house for the first time. Sound designer and live sound coordinator Derrick Zieba, who’s been working on the UK record industry’s annual awards ceremony since 1994, specified the XL8 after witnessing its capabilities at December’s Nobel Peace Prize concert, which featured a networked system of … [Read more...]
Dual Midas XL8 system takes on the universe with Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode’s Tour of the Universe is now back in Europe, having travelled the globe since last April with a dual Midas XL8 live performance system for front of house and monitors, playing to audiences of up to 85,000. FOH engineer Antony King, a big fan of the Midas XL4 and Heritage 3000, appreciates that Midas has created a digital desk that’s as familiar and easy to operate. “The … [Read more...]
