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Home and away with Allen & Heath
By Erica Basnicki
LONDON-BASED ELECTRONIC outfit Rudimental recently completed an extensive UK tour, with monitor engineer Gary Curtis employing an Allen & Heath GLD mixing system to look after the band’s on-stage needs. The combination of the
GLD’s small footprint and flexibility has made it the ideal partner for Rudimental’s live shows, Curtis explained: “The GLD has worked out
perfectly for us,” he said, “it’s extremely easy to use, but really powerful at the same time. It sounds great and the on-board
Gary Curtis, monitor engineer
RIEDEL INTERCOMsystems were installed in Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas for the Red Bull X-Fighters World Series, the world’s biggest freestyle motocross (FMX) tour, held on 19 July. Three Artist systems were
effect section is fantastic. There’s a lot going on on-stage with this band, but the GLD has coped and the guys are happy, which is my priority at each show.” The drum and bass duo
released their debut album, Home, on 23 April hitting Number One in the UK and going gold within 10 days of its release.n
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networked in a self-healing fibre ring. Artist 1000 Series control panels were divided between the FOH, staff and event judges. Nine Performer digital partyline beltpacks were distributed among the judges and the follow-spot lighting crew. These systems were complemented by 150 Motorola radios, with eight Riedel RiFace
SPAIN
Riedel runs rings around huge motocross event
By Erica Basnicki
universal radio interfaces serving as radio repeaters to ensure coverage across the venue. The Riedel architecture allowed
for the quick setup of a flexible backbone that could be adapted to support the vast majority of additions. The crew was able to
Flying FMX stunts at Spain’s home of bullfighting
make changes without having to run additional cabling.
The Artist system interfaced with an OB truck, where the event was recorded and prepared for air and streaming to a live audience around the globe. n
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