Brit Row backs Loyle Carner at Wembley
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FOH engineer Inbloom and monitor engineer Michael Njuguna have been integral in the development of BRIT Award nominee, Loyle Carner’s, step into full band and production touring. “This campaign centres around the new record Hugo, a real shift from his previous albums and DJ tours,” states Inbloom.
“Overall, the show marries two characters; the former being light, bouncy and abundantly youthful and the latter wiser and darker,” adds Inbloom, noting how the rapper has progressed artistically.
“There’s a large element of unspoken trust between myself and Avi. I had an idea of how I’d like to shape things at FOH, and what tools I would need to do so,” he continues. “I met Brit Row tech, Oddyseas Sofianopoulos, on another tour last year and he spoke at length about what Britannia Row could offer our production.”
Reassured by Brit Row’s vast inventory, ongoing support, and the consistency provided by Account Exec, Ed Shackleton, Inbloom chose a rig that centres around DiGiCo; an SD12 for the smaller venues, Quantum 5 for the large-scale Wembley production.
For microphones, it's Shure KSM11’s for main and spare via the Shure Axient RF system.
Inbloom adds: “Britannia Row were kind enough to provide a good selection of different capsules for our guests to try in production rehearsals. We quickly settled on KSM11’s for rap vocals (Knucks, Eric the Architect), DPA D:Facto for both Olivia Dean and Jordan Rakai, SM58 capsules for JNR Williams and Athian Akec.”
Bringing in a full PA for the first time on the tour, Wembley called for Brit Row systems engineer, Sergiy Zhytnikov’s expertise. Opting for main hangs of L-Acoustics K1 over K2, with KS28s flown behind in a cardioid configuration and K2 side hangs, Zhytnikov placed cardioid subs on the ground in a delayed arc, with A10s and A15s for front and out fill needs. Completing the design were K2 side hangs, and K2 delays positioned behind FOH.
