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The R&B diva kicked off her 2023 tour on Valentine’s Day in Atlanta

Sound Company

Music Matters Productions

Venue

State Farm Arena

Atlanta, GA

Crew

  • FOH Engineer: Brandon Qualls
  • Monitor Engineer: Noah Hammerle
  • Systems Engineer: Huston Herron
  • Production Manager: Tyler Scott
  • System Techs: Clayton Klein, Shaggy Jenkins, Derek Babb


Gear

FOH

  • Console: DiGiCo SD7 v.1619
  • Speakers: Arena speaker system paired with (40) d&b audiotechnik J8, (16) d&b J12, (6) d&b V10P, NL4; (16) d&b J Subwoofers, NL8
  • Amps: (24) d&b audiotechnik D80
  • Processing: Custom MMP FOH Newton Drive Rack v2
  • Power Distro: 12-way L21-30


MON

  • Console: DiGiCo SD7
  • Speakers: (6) Meyer Sound UM100P, (6) Meyer Sound MJF-210, (4) Meyer Sound Leopard, (4) Meyer Sound 700-HP, (2) Meyer Sound 900-LFC
  • Wireless: (1) 4ch Shure Axient Wireless system, (1) 14ch Shure PSM1000 IEM system
  • Mics: (9) Radial Engineering Hotshot DM1, (15) DPA 4099, (1) Audix D6, (2) Shure SM81, (10) Shure SM58, (6) Shure SM58 (switched), (4) Shure SM57, (2) Shure Beta 52A, (2) Shure Beta 91A, (4) Shure KSM137, (2) Shure KSM32, (1) Sennheiser MD421, (2) Sennheiser MKE 600, (2) AKG C414 XLS


Event Details

Anita Baker kicked off her first full tour since 1995 with a Valentine’s Day show at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. Along with hit songs including “Sweet Love” and “Caught Up in the Rapture,” the show included a surprise appearance from Usher, who presented the R&B diva with a bouquet of roses before joining in for a duet performance of “Same Ole Love.”