Massey, vice-president of operations for Moonlighting, reports that Radian Audio delivered the APEX-1200 wedges in time for a performance by Pink Martini at Portland's Merrill Auditorium. Moonlighting then put the wedges to work on the annual L. L. Bean concert series, which this year included artists such as Madeleine Peyroux, Patty Loveless, Blues Traveler, the Wallflowers and Asleep at the Wheel.
For the show by Pink Martini, a 12-piece band, Massey recounts: "We had 11 wedges on 11 mixes, plus a cue wedge. The wedges were run in passive mode with fantastic results. Very little EQ was required to make the engineer and lead vocalist happy. With a nine-foot grand piano, a lot of percussion and an opening act the stage was pretty tight, so having a small wedge was nice."
(Jim Evans)
