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DiGiCo SD7T Takes On Starring Role In The Addams Family Musical On BroadwayThey may be creepy and kooky, but the cast of the Broadway musical adaptation of “The Addams Family” cartoons sounds far from macabre. With a DiGiCo SD7T in the starring role of a fearsome audio system and sound design from Acme Sound Partners, the new musical - based on the bizarre and beloved family created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams - opened to rave reviews at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City this April. Acme’s placement of the state-of-the-art digital console was based on positive experience working with other DiGiCo platforms over the years. 
DiGiCo SD7 Served As Chief Audio Commander On Presidential GigEven though The Killers are officially on hiatus, they can still make time to come together in the name of Liberty. The group joined Brandi Carlile and Cedric the Entertainer, as official guests of President Barack Obama, to headline the "Salute to the Military" USO Concert on the White House South Lawn on July 4th. Now in its second year, the event honors troops and their families for their service to the country. This performance marks the first time The Killers have been invited to perform at the White House. The band performed six songs ("Human," "Somebody Told Me," "Mr. Brightside," "A Dustland Fairytale," "Read My Mind" and "When You Were Young")… All mixed, of course, on a DiGiCo SD7, by the band’s longtime engineer James Gebhard. 
DiGiCo SD8 Gives Omatali A McKnight To RememberAfter 35 years and countless recordings showcasing his trademark boogie ‘n’ blues, George Thorogood & The Destroyers are still very much ‘bad to the bone’. The band’s current tour showcases a host of classics, old and new, and traverses venues from Canada to Cape Cod through August. A pair of DiGiCo SD8-24’s from Clair Global will handle FOH and monitor functions - and live multitrack recordings slated for release next year - with Jeff Pitt at the FOH controls, along with monitor engineer Shawn Berman, systems engineer James Leonti and tech Nick Abrahamson. 
George Thorogood And The Destroyers On Tour With Twin DiGiCo SD-24 ConsolesAfter 35 years and countless recordings showcasing his trademark boogie ‘n’ blues, George Thorogood & The Destroyers are still very much ‘bad to the bone’. The band’s current tour showcases a host of classics, old and new, and traverses venues from Canada to Cape Cod through August. A pair of DiGiCo SD8-24’s from Clair Global will handle FOH and monitor functions - and live multitrack recordings slated for release next year - with Jeff Pitt at the FOH controls, along with monitor engineer Shawn Berman, systems engineer James Leonti and tech Nick Abrahamson. At FOH, the SD8-24 controls the main PA (left and right), subs, front fills, out fills, and side hangs, plus 40 inputs for drums, bass, guitars, horns, vocals and effects. All outputs are driving digitally to Dolby Lake 
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 What Is La Source For Fontaine Is La Source For DiGiCoOpened earlier this year, La Source is a multi-function arts venue in Fontaine, south east France. As a brand new facility, the technical infrastructure was designed to be as high quality as possible. It was with this in mind that three DiGiCo SD8s were specified for its two biggest spaces. Comprising three spaces, the ‘Big Room’ with a capacity of 400-600, the Ampli (240 standing) and the Auditorium (119 seated), La Source has a tricéphale (or three-headed) function. The first is educational, with the teaching facilities of the city’s Municipal Music School having moved into the new building. The second function is cultural - involving the local population in a range of events, both as audience and participants, while the third is artistic - providing high quality facilities for a wide range of live music and theatrical performances. 
DiGiCo Sounds Out Leona's LabyrinthThree and a half years since Leona Lewis won television talent show The X Factor, the summer of 2010 saw her embark on her first headline tour. Themed after the singer’s favourite film, Labyrinth, the tour is a visual feast with set and costume changes a-plenty. With a DiGiCo SD8 at the monitor position, it sounds even better than it looks. “I’d used D5s from when they first came out, back when I worked for Skan PA Hire. I’d gone away from them for a bit as newer consoles hit the market, but when this tour came up I spent a long time evaluating and listening to the SD8 at the tour’s rental company Wigwam with Alex Hadjigeorgiou’s help,” he says. 
Bisco Inferno At Spectacular Red Rock Amphitheatre With DiGiCo SD8 DesksFor the second year, Philly-based electronica-jammers The Disco Biscuits hosted fans and friends at the spectacular open-air Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. The May 29th ‘Bisco Inferno’ featured The Biscuits headlining a jam-packed roster including Pnuma Trio, Aeroplane, Crystal Method, The Glitch Mob, and Booka Shade. ‘Bisco Inferno’ kicked off a 2-week festival tour for The Biscuits, which culminated at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. Colorado-based Dowlen Sound again handled the Red Rocks show production, adding an additional SD8 at FOH for the guest bands, in tandem with The Biscuits ready-steady pair of SD8s at FOH and monitor world. “The SD8 was really easy for the visiting engineers to navigate,” explained Dowlen’s Eric Satre. “Some of them had never seen or even worked with the desk before and everyone was able to adapt to it very quickly. 
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