The 66th GRAMMY Awards are within the books, and for one more 12 months, Shure was a part of the know-how that allowed for an additional profitable present. For all the pieces from stay performances, speeches, and loads of good-natured razzing from the night time’s host, Trevor Noah an professional manufacturing group trusts Shure wi-fi know-how to make these memorable moments come to life.
“Shure’s Axient Digital wi-fi know-how delivers the high-quality sound and reliability that our group relies on for the GRAMMY Awards,” shared Michael Abbott, audio producer for the 66th GRAMMY Awards present. “Their wi-fi, together with the big variety of Shure mic capsules, ensures the artists sound their finest for the stay broadcast.”
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To flawlessly broadcast the audio of music’s largest night time worldwide to an unlimited 16.9 million viewers, a stalwart group of business veterans, together with Abbott, relied on 28 channels of the Shure Axient Digital Wi-fi Microphone System and eight channels of Axient Analog. Artists used Shure PSM 1000 in-ear monitoring techniques throughout their performances, with a complete of 190 Shure bodypacks used all through the night.
Frequency coordination serves a vital position in managing the staggering quantity of wi-fi used all through the GRAMMYs. Working within the already frequency-dense downtown Los Angeles, Stephen Vaughn, Soundtronic’s RF Coordinator, oversaw this pivotal operate with Axient Digital and, for monitoring, Wi-fi Workbench.
“Shure’s Wi-fi Workbench and Axient Digital show themselves 12 months after 12 months on the GRAMMY stage,” shared Vaughn. “Instruments, like Wi-fi Workbench, give me dependable management and adaptability in LA’s difficult RF surroundings.”
“Shure is the gold commonplace in the case of microphones. They’ve confirmed that in my 20-plus years within the business,” shared Jamie Pollock, entrance of home (FOH) music engineer for the 66th GRAMMY Awards. “I exploit their merchandise within the studio, on the street, and at large-scale stay occasions such because the GRAMMY Awards.”
The night time’s crew additionally included Broadcast A1, Tom Holmes, and Music Mixers Eric Schilling and John Harris. Entrance of home was overseen by FOH manufacturing mixer and ATK challenge supervisor Jeff Peterson. Different microphones used included the SM58 (utilized by SZA and others) and 565SD (utilized by Miley Cyrus in her efficiency of “Flowers” amongst different performances), in addition to the Firm’s newest microphone innovation, the Shure KSM11, utilized by the likes of Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo. Celebrating the tail-end of their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, U2 relied on Shure Axient Analog wi-fi and SM58 mic capsules.
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Every of those performances, additionally together with Billie Eilish, Tracey Chapman, and Luke Combs, had been made attainable with Shure’s Axient Digital wi-fi know-how, equipped by ATK and Soundtronics. ATK additionally supplied IEMs in addition to RF for all microphones.
“At Shure, we develop the modern know-how our prospects have to take their creativity to the world’s largest phases. We’re grateful to have our gear deployed by the gifted manufacturing group and artists who introduced the 66th GRAMMY Awards to life,” shared Jenn Liang-Chaboud, Supervisor of Leisure Relations, at Shure.
