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Ben Howard Tours UK, Ireland & Europe with Assist from Eighth Day Sound

EUROPE – Ben Howard’s 10th anniversary tour for 2014’s UK N.1 album, ‘I Forget Where We Were,’ visited venues across Europe. Eighth Day Sound provided an L-Acoustics K1/K2 system, with the crew working with house rigs at smaller venues. FOH engineer John Cornfield and monitor engineer Sander Van Laere mixed on Allen & Heath S7000 and DiGiCo Quantum 5 consoles.

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DiGiCo Names Sam North Technical Sales Support Engineer

MANCHESTER, UK – DiGiCo appointed Sam North as technical sales support engineer. North joins DiGiCo following an extensive career in the audio industry. His role at DiGiCo will include a focus on education, developing stronger relationships with engineers and the wider industry through training and support.

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In Memoriam: Vince Edwards, 57

HAYWARD, CA – Vince Edwards, longtime Sound Engineer for Sound Image Productions, died Feb. 6 at age 57. He created and moderated popular Facebook groups ‘The Backstage Pass’ and ‘Death X Load Out,’ and after Covid hit, he launched his YouTube channel, ‘Beyond the Backstage Pass,’ which celebrated unsung heroes in backstage production.

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FireAid Benefit Concert Proceeds Top $100 Million

INGLEWOOD, CA – More than 30 artists performed in two venues hosting FireAid: A Benefit Concert for Wildfire Relief on Jan. 30, 2025, with total proceeds topping $100 million. Firehouse Productions provided a JBL VTX system for the Intuit Dome artists while the Kia Forum musicians were heard via a d&b KSL system prepped and deployed by Clair Global and ATK Audiotek.

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