In 2000, TSO created two separate touring groups-TSO East and TSO West-to allow the band to cover more ground, and they've maintained that format ever since. Last year, as the band was clearly maxing out their monitor board, the conversation got the ball rolling to implement DiGiCo SD7s for both touring outfits. They previously toured with D5's on monitors and the change to SD7s gave the production what they needed. It quickly became an integral part of TSO's live sound.
"I prompted the discussion early on last year for the SD7 primarily because the biggest handicap for us was the amount of outputs our show was using... we were running out of outputs," recalled monitor engineer Antonio Luna, who has toured with TSO East for over seven years, and previously with Kiss and Aerosmith. "We needed a console that was flexible to our growing needs, especially for in-ear monitors. Because of our familiarity with the D5 at monitors with TSO, and my past experience with using DiGiCo on other tours, it was a no-brainer. Production, management and Clair Global were all on board and a part of the decision to get the SD7s."
(Jim Evans)
