DiGiCo Goes Lenny's Way

Touring Europe in support of the 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of his debut album Let Love Rule, guitarist and vocalist Lenny Kravitz demands nothing but the best audio quality for his fans, his fellow musicians and himself. Having already used DiGiCo consoles for several years, the current tour sees a pair of DiGiCo’s flagship SD7s established at the monitor and front of house positions.

Monitor engineer Kevin Glendinning has worked with Kravitz since the beginning of 2008, inheriting the job from previous incumbent Brian Henry.

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Treehouse Benefit Gets Support From DiGiCo Consoles

TreeHouse, a non-profit organization offering support to at-risk teens and their families, celebrated its 25th anniversary with the “TreeHouse Legacy of Hope Gala” at The Depot in Minneapolis, MN. The April charity event featured NFL Super Bowl champion coach Tony Dungee and a performance from Grammy award-winning singer Carrie Underwood. Paul Smith of Visual Horizon Communications was the event’s system engineer and FOH mixer for the corporate portion, and worked with DiGiCo’s Matt Larson to bring in a pair of DiGiCo consoles to handle audio production. Smith used an SD8 to handle the myriad emcee, headset/handset vocal inputs, plus peripheral audio/video feeds for the production, with Clair Global’s Rob Rankin working on an SD7 at FOH for Underwood’s performance. For Smith, it was his first-ever outing working with a DiGiCo desk, and his curiosity led from investigation to implementation - with positive results all around.

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Mixing With Ones And Zeros - Hatfield Christian Church Goes Digital With DiGiCo

Following almost a year of assessing digital mixing consoles, Hatfield Christian Church in Pretoria took delivery of four DiGiCo SD8s.

Tadco, DiGiCo’s South African distributor, was approached early in 2008 to quote on the console requirements for Hatfield Christian Church, and during the first discussions it was apparent that the church has some unique requirements.

In addition to its normal Sunday services, it also has a radio and television broadcast arm, Impact Christian Media. The Sunday services are broadcast live via radio to Pretoria and are then packaged for worldwide television broadcast to a potential 42 countries

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Heroic Productions Adds First DiGiCo Desk To Its Audio Arsenal

What started as a behind-the-scenes solution for staging and lighting needs for the Temporary Heroes Orchestra 15 years ago, Heroic Productions has evolved into one of the Twin Cities' largest and most well-respected audio, lighting, and video production houses. In keeping with the commitment to provide top-of-the-line technicians and state-of-the art equipment, Heroic recently added a DiGiCo SD8 to its production arsenal. Since the acquisition, they’ve placed the SD8 on a slew of gigs, ranging from musical concerts and multi-act festivals, to high-end corporate conferences. Most recently, the console held forth, front and center, at an NFL Draft Party for the Minnesota Vikings.

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