Von Welt move forward with DiGiGrid
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“Our music is a symbiosis of alternative rock with German lyrics and modern electronic sounds,” responds Nico Kuri when asked to summarise the band’s output. Technology is clearly important to this close-knit unit whose songs and concepts almost all begin on a laptop and are produced digitally at home. Von Welt spent a year assessing which route to take towards developing a more compact and high-quality system for their live work. A friend pointed them in the direction of DiGiGrid, suggesting that it might offer them exactly what they needed.
“Technology has been an integral part of our work from the start. We decided to switch to a software-based live system because we’re all studio nerds and always work with a lot of plugins! We wanted our live engineer, Moritz, to use the plugins for live work - the DiGiGrid / SoundGrid / Waves system jumped out at us as the best way to achieve our aims. We like the fact that it’s future proof as well - it can be expanded as required.”
Working in the studio with the Waves LV1 digital mixer meant it was an entirely natural extension of the band’s methods to deploy DiGiGrid in their stage setup. They use two DiGiGrid IOS-XL units - one for FOH and one for monitors, whilst an IOX provides additional inputs and outputs. The band also uses two each of DiGiGrid D (desktop interface), Q (headphone amp) and S (PoE switch) units.
Von Welt play a wide range of shows, from club gigs to festival slots. Most recently, the band undertook a tour of Germany which included a number of ‘silent’ gigs where both band and audience experienced the show entirely through headphones. Once again, Von Welt’s DiGiGrid system and their mastery of technology enabled them to share their studio sound in a dynamic and exciting show.
“We are absolutely thrilled by the impact of our DiGiGrid kit and continue to explore the possibilities it offers,” adds Nico. “It’s great to work with such sophisticated technology and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to everyone who is seeking to push the boundaries of what they can do with their music. The support we’ve had from DiGiGrid has been flawless.”
The band have big plans to release a deluxe box set of their latest material this summer and intend to further expand their international profile. Having toured extensively in Europe, they have ambitions to extend their live footprint into the UK and the US.
Dan Page, sales and brand manager for DiGiGrid, concludes: “Von Welt are a brilliant example of a band who embrace technology to enhance their performance, without losing any of the passion for communication that drives their creativity. Their use of DiGiGrid supports their ambition to deliver the best possible experience for both artist and audience and it’s gratifying to see how our products play a discreet but important role in achieving that.”
(Jim Evans)
