The US leg Tori Amos’ Ocean to Ocean tour kicked off in West Palm Beach, Florida, before striking out across the States with an array of Green-Go digital intercom products including the Green-Go DanteX Interface, which is directly converting digital audio streams from Dante to Green-Go and vice-versa without loss of quality.
‘The Green-Go DanteX Interface was key to our system,’ says Alex Penn, Commercial Director at UK-based 22Live, which supplied the audio system for the Ocean to Ocean tour in both Europe and the US. ‘The tour was already using an extensive Dante network that covered many jobs including the PA returns, and shared stage racks for both the FOH and monitor mixing consoles.
‘Using the DanteX Interface enabled the comms to be seen by the desks, which in turn meant that the comms can be routed either to IEM packs on stage which are also used by the crew in prep, and also sent to the loudspeakers if so desired as a shout style system.’
The crew are kitted out with six Green-Go Beltpack X units, allowing communication over 32 available channels, a programme audio channel and an additional channel for direct user communication. This set-up allows the team to talk to multiple groups or directly – and privately – to other users. Two Green-Go Beacon call indicator units are located with Miles Barton, PA and FOH System Technician, and Andy Yates, Stage and Monitor technician, which light up when receiving comms from other key team members, allowing them to direct a reply to the designated group in the venue.
All Green-Go products were supplied to the tour by 22Live, sourced from Green-Go’s exclusive UK and Ireland distributor, Canford Audio.
‘We like Green-Go because the kit is fast becoming standard and widely used, which makes it a known quantity to many, and also enables easy to sub hire additions if required,’ Penn says. ‘They are good value for money, reliable and flexible.’
‘The addition of the Green-Go comms system to the Ocean to Ocean tour has been another upgrade, which has allowed us to push the boundaries of what we’re doing further forwards,’ says Miles Barton, System Tech for the tour. ‘Comms are a small part of the overall package, but it made a big difference with us now sharing a system between sound, light and stage, enabling further improvement to our day-to-day service to the tour.’
Tori Amos’s Ocean to Ocean tour meanders through the entire United States during June and July 2023, visiting cities including Seattle, San Francisco,and St Louis.
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