FRONT of HOUSE • March 2023 • Showtime

Speakers: (4) Meyer Sound MSL-4; (4) Meyer Sound 700-HP subs; Turbosound IQ10 (front fills)

Mics: DPA 4099 (strings), Shure Beta 98H/C, Audix i5 (horns); Radial Engineering microphone splitter

Bob Anderson not only performs full-band tribute performances of Frank Sinatra’s music, he uses prosthetic makeup to morph into the spitting image of the sultan of swoon himself (See Bringing Ol’ Blue Eyes Back, FOH, April 2015). New World Audio’s Sonny Maupin, who supported Anderson’s 10-month residency at the Palazzo Theatre in Las Vegas in 2015 along with subsequent gigs, stepped up with another audio assist when Anderson performed his latest tribute show, One More for the Road, at UNLV’s Artemus W. Ham Hall on Feb. 7, 2023. Anderson, who has performed as a singing impressionist of multiple artists in Vegas showrooms since the 1970s, has brought his latest Sinatra tribute show to venues around the country in recent years, including NYC’s Carnegie Hall.

Now in its 29th year, Gospel Meets Symphony draws singers and musicians from 70 Akron area churches and gospel groups, performing inspirational gospel and classical music with the Akron Symphony Orchestra. Christopher Wilkins serves as the conductor for the orchestra and Jonathan Turner directed the 125-voice choir.

This pro wrestling TV special was staged and Filmed at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, NY last September. Taking place in two parts, it was broadcast as special episodes of AEW’s regular TV programming, Wednesday Night Dynamite (seen as a live broadcast Sept. 21 on TBS) and Friday Night Rampage (taped and presented Sept. 23 on TNT). The Wednesday night broadcast featured Saraya (previously known as Paige in WWE). The Friday night broadcast included Japanese wrestling veteran The Great Muta.

Speakers: (56) Meyer Sound Leopard, (20) Meyer 900-LFC subs, (8) Meyer Ultra-X40 (front fills)

Mics: 12ch Shure Axient-D w/Showlink utilizing DPA 6066, d:fine, and Shure KSM8; 12ch of Shure ULX-D for vocalists on Shure Beta58 and instruments like Ac Guitar (1/4”), Trumpet (DPA 4099), Violin (DPA 4099), and Flute (Audix McFlute); Riedel/Bolero for comms

Urbana, InterVarsity’s annual Student Missions Conference, was staged in-the-round Dec. 28-31. The musicians, singers, other mics and playbacks added up to about 120 channels handled by the two consoles, two SD-Racks and one SD-Rack Mini.

Speakers: (Main/Side Hangs): JBL VTX A12, JBL VTX V20; Subs (Flown/Ground Stacked): VTX B28, VTX B18

Rapper, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist YG’s The Red Cup Tour hit the road on Jan. 20 in Denver at the Fillmore Auditorium and wrapped up Feb. 23 at Honolulu’s Neal S. Blaisdell Center. The shows, in support of YG’s latest album, I Got Issues, also featured special guests OhGeesy, Kalan.frfr, Day Sulan and D3szn.

Consoles: (2) DiGiCo Quantum7, (1) DiGiCo Quantum338 w/DiGiCo SD-Racks & SD-MiNi Racks networked via Optocore loop

Speakers: (86) JBL VTX A12 (8 clusters for mains & delays); (20) JBL VTX S28 subwoofers; (36) JBL VerTex 4886 (6 clusters for upper level coverage)

Wireless: Shure Axient Digital w/Wireless Workbench (57ch total), Shure PSM 1000 IEM (28ch), Shure P10R bodypacks (160)

The 2023 gala, hosted by Trevor Noah, offered performances by top artists including Adele, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, John Legend and Smokey Robinson along with a tribute to 50 years of Hip-Hop that featured 35 rappers, three DJs and The Roots performing live. ATK Audiotek, acquired last year by Clair Global, returned to support the audio needs for the show, which was broadcast live on CBS. (More details on page 6.)