AUSTIN, TX — The British Music Embassy is returning for its fifth year at South by Southwest (SXSW), once again occupying Latitude 30 club. The March 12-17 lineup includes Django Django, Maverick Sabre, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Jonquil, Ben Howard, Slow Club, Twin Atlantic, and Clock Opera. Cato Music is supporting the venue with gear from American Music and Sound (AM&S), including TurboSound, Allen & Heath and Beyerdynamic products.
More details from AM&S (http://www.americanmusicandsound.com):
The PA will consist of six Turbosound Flex Array TFA-600HDP self-powered three-way mid/highs supported by two TSW-218 double 18″ horn-loaded subwoofers and driven by Turbosound T-90 amplifiers with LMS-D26 controllers. Providing four monitor mixes will be four TMW-115 active/passive co-axial wedges and a pair of self-powered NuQ-12DP two-ways. Milan M15 cabinets will be in use as shout/listen speakers while a Milan M18 subwoofer will be providing sub frequencies on the drum riser, the Main Mixing system will be the Allen & Heath iLive T112 digital mixing system with a Cat 5 digital split to a duplicate T112 taking up the monitor Duties all networked with Allen & Heath’s new Dante Network interface card. The exclusive microphone of the venue will be Beyerdynamic who will be showcasing their new TG series tour gear microphones for all the vocals, instruments and drums. Backing instruments will also include the new Nord Stage 3 Piano another of AM&S’ premium performance brands.
On hand to lend technical and marketing support will be Turbosound’s applications engineer Chris Kmiec, Allen & Heath’s training manager Justin Eggleton and Michael Palmer, VP of sales for Turbosound and Allen & Heath U.S.A.
