According to Rod Nielsen, president and co-owner of Big House Sound, the first outing for the MH3 and one of the GB8's was the Shiner BASH in Dallas, featuring Dwight Yoakam, Aaron Tippin, Chris Cagle and Darryl Lee Rush.
"When Spoetzl Brewery originally booked the concert with us, it was supposed to be a much smaller event with lesser-known acts and a smaller crowd," says Nielsen. "Under normal circumstances we would have chosen to use our Series FIVE and SM20. But even though we asked a lot out of our MH3 and GB8, they did really well. We ran eight monitor mixes off the GB8 and did more of a festival-type set-up on the MH3 and everyone was happy."
He adds, "Our first MH3 has been really solid, quiet, and done what it's supposed to do, so we've obviously been very happy with it. But it wasn't just us that liked it. A lot of engineers have repeatedly asked for it back - some of them surprisingly even requesting it over the Series FIVE. Many people have been really impressed with how that particular desk sounds."
The GB8's were purchased by Big House to meet the requirements of smaller yet not significantly less demanding productions. "Most of the shows we handle are pretty large," Nielsen adds, "but we still needed a few desks that were both well equipped and small and light enough to fit into some of the theatres and ballrooms that don't want to see much gear."
(Jim Evans)
