Dave Matthews Band + A LOT of AV Equipment!

May 23, 2012 - BlogSquad,

YOU GUYS. In a few minutes, I’m hitting the road to Charlotte, North Carolina with a friend to see THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND. GAH!
I know, I know, not everyone loves Dave like I love Dave… and that’s okay.

However, one thing I think it really awesome and I have come to appreciate FAR MORE now that I’m in the AV industry,
is the amount of AV equipment that it takes to make a Dave show happen.
So, I did some Binging, and here’s what I found…
You AVers that care might be interested to know the type of equipment Dave’s shows use
(I know I thought it was pretty cool to see what he uses…):

Dave’s Audio Gear (all information sourced from the Dave Matthews Band “On The Road” website – no copyright infringment intended):

FOH Speakers

Meyer Sound Labs MILO Line Array

Meyer Sound Labs MICA Line Array

Meyer Sound Labs HP-700 Subwoofer

Meyer Sound Labs MSL-4 Self Powered Loudspeakers

Meyer Sound Labs CQ-2 Loudspeakers

Meyer Sound Labs UPJ1-P

Monitor Speakers

Sensaphonics 2X personal ear monitors

Meyer MJF-212a monitor wedge

Meyer USM-1 monitor wedges

Clark Synthesis Tactile Sound Transducer

FFW (Fonz Foot Wedge)

Consoles

FOH: Digidesign Venue

Monitors: Digidesign Profile and Yamaha M7CL

Support FOH: Gamble EX-56 Modified by Ultra Sound

Support Monitors: Yamaha M7CL

FOH Outboard Gear

Meyer Sound Labs Galileo

Meyer Sound Labs SIM3

Metric Halo Mobile I/O

Sony CDP-D11

Monitor Amplifers

Crest 7001 amplifiers

Support FOH Outboard Gear

Aphex Expressor 651

Aphex Gate 612

tc Electronic M5000

Lexicon PCM-70

TC Electronics D-2

IBM a30 and a31p Thinkpads

Sennheiser EM2003 wireless measurement receiver

SIA Smaartlive 5.4 sound measurement program

Recording Gear

API L200 frames with 212L preamps

Digidesign HD3 protools

Tascam MX-2424 HD multitrack

Tascam DA30MK-II Dat recorder multitrackv

Tascam CDR recorders

Microphones

Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG, Shure, Bruel and Kjaer, DPA, Crown, EV, Audio Technica and Earthworks

Miscellaneous

AMP Quicklatch and G2 connectors

Whirlwind, Belden, Ramtech, Proplex and Mogami 52 pair cable

LIGHTING GEAR:
2- Grand MA Lighting Consoles

1- Grand MA Lite Lighting Console

4- MA NSP Network System Processors

2- ETC 6 x 6K Sensor Dimmer Racks

1- CAE 36 x 2.4K Dimmer Rack

1- CAE 72 Way Moving Light distro

1- TMB Pro Power 96 Way Moving Light Distro

12- Doug Fleenor Designs Data Splitters

2- DataLynx DMX Data Back Up units

1- Motion Labs Chain Motor Automation Server

6- TMS Custom Pantagraphs

6- High End Systems ShowGuns

2- High End Systems catalyst Media Servers

14- High End systems Studio Beam

17- High End Systems Studio Command 1200

16- High End Systems Studio Command 700

42- Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes

5- Studio Due CS-4

6- Studio Due CS-2

21- Pixelline PixelPar 90

15- Pixelline 110ec LED Battens

19- Vari*Lite VL3000 Spot

28- Vari*Lite VL3500 Wash

9- Vari*Lite VL3500FX Wash

8- Tyler Truss Custom Curved 20.5 x 20.5″ Truss

8- Tyler Truss Custom Curved Double Hung Truss

2- Tyler Truss 91″ Double Hung Truss

13- Tyler Truss 20.5″ x 10′ Truss

2- Tyler Truss 20.5″ x 5′ Truss

10- Mole Richardson 10K Fresnels

5- Arri 2K Fresnel

5- Wybron Large Format Color Changer

15- Thomas Linear Four Lights

7- ETC Source 4 750W Ellipsoidal

1- Clear Com MS702 Intercom Base Station

12- Clear Com Headsets and Beltpacks

2- MDG 5000 Foggers

2- MDG 3000 Foggers

1- 100 Meter Lighting Control Snake

1- 100 Meter Dual Ethernet Snake

INPUT LIST:

Channel | Input | Mic

1) Kick Drum (low) Sennheiser e902

2) Kick Drum (high) Sennheiser e901

3) Snare Top Sennheiser e905

4) Snare Bottom Sennheiser e905

5) Timb Shure Beta 57a

6) Floor Tom DPA 4021

7) Tom 4 (low) DPA 4021

8) Tom 3 DPA 4021

9) Tom 2 DPA 4021

10) Tom 1 (high) DPA 4021

11) Tom 0 (Left hand) DPA 4021

12) Hi Hat Neumann KM184

13) Chime AKG C 414 B-XLS

14) Block Shure KSM137

15) Ride DPA 4011

16) Sample L Direct

17) OH SR Shure VP88

18) OH SL Shure VP88

19) Violin Dry Direct

20) Violin Wet Direct

21) DM Guitar 6 Direct

22) DM Guitar 12 Direct

23) DM Guitar HiB Direct

24) DM Guitar Electric Shure SM7B

25) DM Gtr Emulator Direct

26) Tim Electric Shure SM57

27) Tim Gtr Emulator Direct

28) Bass Dry Direct

29) Bass Wet Direct

30) Sax DPA 4099

31) Soprano DPA 4099

32) Flute Shure KSM32

33) Sax FX L Direct

34) Sax FX R Direct

35) Trumpet Clip DPA 4099

36) Trpt Stick AKG C 4000 B

37) Boyd Vocal Shure Beta 87c

38) Dave Vocal Sennheiser e945

39) Rashawn Vocal Sennheiser e945

40) Carter Vocal Crown CM310a

41) Piano L Direct

42) Piano R Direct

43) DM Piano Vocal Sennheiser e945

44) Guest Inst

45) Guest Inst

46) Guest Vox

48) Lav Mix Direct (from mons)

49) AUD L (stg) AT 4050

50) AUD R (stg) AT 4050

51) FOH Return to Record L Direct (from FOH)

52) FOH Return to Record R Direct (from FOH)

53) FOH AUD L Neumann KM184

54) FOH AUD R Neumann KM184

And OF COURSE, the GEAR!:

Carter’s Gear – Drums

Yamaha 20″x18″ Kick Drum

Yamaha 8″,10″,12″,14″,16″ Rack Toms

Yamaha 14″ x 6 1/2″ Prototype Snare Drum

DW 9002 Series Double Kick Pedal

DW Hardcore Beaters

DW 9000 Hi-Hat Stand

DW Kick Drum Trigger

Dunnett 10″x6″ Purple Titanium Snare

Dunnett 13″ Titanium Timbale

LP Hand Percussion

Remo Clear Emperor Over Ebony Ambassador Drum Heads

Remo Powerstroke 4 Kick Drum Head

ProMark Carter Beauford Signature Series Hickory 5AB Sticks

Hart Electronic Drum Pads and Triggers

Carter’s Gear – Cymbals (Zildjian)

14″ K Dark Crash Medium Thin

20″ A Custom Flat Ride

20″ A Projection Ride

13″ Hi-Hats: K Dark Custom Top and Z Dyno Beat Bottom

6″ Zil-Bel

18″ K Dark Medium Thin Crash

17″ K Prototype

10″ A Custom Splash

19″ K China atop a 20″ Oriental Classic China

8″ A Splash stacked atop a 10″ K Splash

9″ Oriental Splash

20″ Crash of Doom

14″ K China w/ 4 rivets

18″ K Prototype

14″ ZTX

Stefan’s Gear

Jon Hill 4 string

Ken Smith 5 string bass (Ken Smith Strings)

Modulus 5 string fretless

Hamer 12 string bass (D’addario strings)

Yamaha Silent Series Upright Bass

Thomastik-Infeld Power Bass Strings

Hamer 12 string bass (D’addario strings)

Ampeg SVT-4 Pro Heads

Ampeg 8×10 Bass Cabinets

Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner

Shure UR14D Wireless Units

Shure UA845 Antenna Distribution w/ Antennas

IK multimedia Stomp I/O

IK multimedia Amplitube X-Gear w/ Ampeg SVX

Mac Mini Computer

Mac 18″ display

Mac Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard

Ampeg SVP-CL Preamp for Yamaha Upright bass

Coleman MS8 switcher

Korg DTR-1 Digital Tuner

Dave’s Gear

Taylor 914C 6-String Acoustic Guitar

Taylor W65 12-String Acoustic Guitar

Taylor 714 Acoustic Guitar

Jerry Jones Baritone

Veillette Gryphon

Veillette Baritone 12-String

D’Addario Strings

Dunlap Guitar Pics

Matchless DC-30 Amplifier

Shure UHF Wireless System

Shure UHE Antenna Distro

UltrSound/Soundweb Custom Switcher

Korg DTR-1 Digital Tuner

Boyd’s Gear

MSI violin

Jordan violin

John Norwood Lee Bows

Thomastik-Infeld Strings

Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner

Coleman Audio Switcher

Shure UR14D Wireless Units

Shure UA845 Antenna Distribution w/ Antennas

API 500HPR Pre-Amp

Eventide GTR-7000 Ultra-Harmonizer

Korg DTR-1 Digital Tuner

Fishman Acoustic Amp

Phew. That is A LOT of AV equipment to make a show happen. Anything surprising? Do you have experience with large shows like Dave and the AV equipment? Are you a Dave fan?