TORONTO – Duran Duran's longtime FOH engineer, Snake Newton, supported the band's recent North American tour with Adamson's Project Energia. The six-week tour was a build up for Duran Duran's All You Need is Now album due for release in early 2012. Energia beta partner, Eighth Day Sound out of Cleveland, provided PA and the crew for all of the North American dates.
"When Snake gave us the thumbs up to be the first on tour with Energia in North America, our team was ecstatic," said Jesse Adamson, Adamson's director of marketing and sales. "Snake and Eighth Day Sound provided a flawless performance on the North American debut of Energia in Phase 1. The results could not have been better."
"When I was approached to test-drive Energia in the beta phase, I had absolutely no reservations," said Newton. "Eighth Day Sound provided great support on the tour and the E15 delivered every time. The mid-range definition and low mid punch is incredible, and there was no sign of power compression at any point.
"Adamson have always produced great speakers, and I look forward to seeing the next phase completed," Newton added. "With the amp and DSP in the box, consistency will be guaranteed in every territory throughout the world, along with many exciting array control possibilities which cannot easily be achieved by currently available systems."
Eighth Day Sound systems engineer Kyle Walsh oversaw the daily system design, installation and alignment. "The E15 rigging is very simple to use," he said. "The angles are indicated with a combination of color coding and numbers, and all angles are set on the ground. There is no lifting required, so I was able to preset everything in the morning without the help of stagehands. The bumper and extender bar are lightweight, and they travel on the stack. Tuning was a breeze, as the box sounded great out of the gate."
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