"The 'Breakfast Campaign Kickoff' started at 8am and we rocked their socks off," says Ric Webb of Mills Music, who supervised sound. "Rob McKenna came onstage to music from Pirates of the Caribbean, which was a great way to get the guests going, and the exit music was Up Around the Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This was our first time flying the Cobra, after a year of stacking the system for a wide range of outdoor and indoor shows, and we found the rigging to be an absolute piece of cake - so quick and easy.
In addition to the Cobra system, Webb and his crew deployed EV QRx115 loudspeakers as front- fills, powered by EV TG-7 amplifiers. A Dynacord CMS mixer was joined at FOH by Klark Teknik Square One EQs and compressor/limiters for the back of house mix. On the input end, EV's new REV wireless systems were used with an N/D767a handheld and a new EV PolarChoice Boundary Satellite mic, placed on the podium. "That is a very cool new device from EV," says Webb. "This whole system delivered great performance at every step in the signal chain. The Cobra-2 can easily handle events for thousands of people, though it packs up easily into the back of a small truck."
(Jim Evans)
