From winning the first UK Pop Idol series in 2002, singer-songwriter Will Young has built a career as a multi-million selling artist, recently embarking on sell-out UK tour .
The equipment for Echoes was provided by Britannia Row Productions, who used part of its extensive Outline inventory for the project. The main system comprised an 18 per-side configuration of Butterfly CDH 483 enclosures, with two Mantas 120° cabinets underhung as down fill. A dozen Outline Subtech dual 18-inch subwoofers provided low-frequency reinforcement and the whole system was driven by Outline T Series amplifiers.
‘This system is so modular and light it is perfect for these venues as we can fly lots of boxes from a single point and not have to worry too much about the weight limit,’ says system technician, Dave Compton. ‘I have used it now for five years and it never fails to impress me’.
‘It always sounds great, agrees FOH engineer Davide Lombardi. ‘I am using a DiGiCo SD8 and record every night, it’s like having a huge close-field monitor left and right of the desk. Will is a very articulate singer and it is important that his vocal is clear to everybody, and this system really delivers. It’s also great as far as the band are concerned, we have some of the best musicians available on this tour and I can hear every nuance, as can the audiences. Many of the PA systems I work on simply cannot do this.’
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