Kenny Chesney's 46-date tour, which began in March at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, has seen a major change to its stadium line array. Morris Light & Sound (Nashville) has provided a new Nexo STM modular system for the 2013-2014 tour. The system layout is configured with 74x M46 for mains, 74x B112 bass cabinets, 48x S118 flown subs, 16x RS18 ground subs, 12x PS10s for front-fills, 14x GEO S1210s and 2x GEO S1230s, 22x NUAR amp racks, and two Yamaha DME 64 digital mix engines with LAKE Mesa EQ cards for system tuning and console switching.
Morris Light & Sound was an early adopter, joining the development process of the new Nexo System. "We were involved with the STM system for about a year before the system launched," states John Mills, Morris VP and systems engineer for the Chesney tour. "Since we were the first company with a system of this size, Chris Rabold (Chesney FOH engineer) and I provided NEXO with tons of input on how it was performing and what we were doing with it from a tuning perspective."
"From the first meeting we had with Nexo discussing the concept of the STM, I was very intrigued," states Morris L&S president, David Haskell. "Then, after subsequent meetings, trips to the factory, and getting to better understand both the product and the people behind it, I am proud to say that this relationship with NEXO has been amazing. From concept drawings to manufacturing and implementation to ongoing support, the STM and the fine folks behind it can only be summed up in one word...flawless."
(Jim Evans)
