A DiGiCo SD7 at Summerfest's Marcus Amphitheatre (credit for all pics: Sara Bill)
Clearwing Productions deploys SD Series consoles on nearly every major stage of “world’s largest music festival”
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — With over 800 national and regional acts performing on 11 stages spanning over 11 days at this year’s “Big Gig,” as the locals call it, Milwaukee’s Summerfest once again proved why Guinness World Records has named it the world’s largest music festival for the past 16 consecutive years.
Held at Henry W. Maier Festival Park on the city’s scenic Lake Michigan shoreline, the 47th annual bash hosted some of the world’s biggest artists, including Bruno Mars, Outkast, Lady Gaga, Usher, Brad Paisley, OneRepublic, Dave Matthews Band, Luke Bryant, Nas and Ludacris to name just a few.
DiGiCo's SD9 in action at Summerfest's ULINE Warehouse
Furthermore, a majority of the touring acts that brought their own production into the 25,000-seat Marcus Amphitheatre also carried DiGiCo desks, including Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and OneRepublic, among others.
“Another year, another perfect performance by DiGiCo,” enthuses Clearwing Audio Operations/Logistics Manager Bryan Baumgardner, who notes that this is the 20th season in a row that Clearwing has serviced the festival. “Summerfest after Summerfest, DiGiCo’s presence in the touring and festival world has grown, and this festival is definitely a place that this growth becomes apparent. This year, just about half of the consoles we deployed were DiGiCo, with many days having multiple touring DiGiCo consoles visiting as well.”
A pair of SD10s at Summerfest's Miller Lite Oasis
Clearwing Owner Gregg Brunclik echoes his enthusiasm with the desks’ performance at Summerfest this year. “Once again DiGiCo has supported Clearwing in an exemplary manner,” he says. “Their consoles are sonically stellar and, especially with Waves, provide everything any engineer could request. The SD product line has become the tool of choice for the most discriminating entertainers, and even the majority of acts carrying their own systems were carrying DiGiCo. We deployed everything from SD9 to SD5 – and all in between – and every desk operated flawlessly in the heat and humidity that we in Wisconsin ‘love’ so much. Our hats are off to DiGiCo and distributor Group One for yet another successful run!”
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