Culminating in a headline performance at LA’s FYF Festival, Morrissey has completed an extensive tour of the US – with Allen & Heath iLive modular mixing systems used at both FOH and monitors

The systems comprised iDR10 MixRacks with an iLive-80 Surface at FOH and iLive-112 on monitors, supplied by American Music & Sound.

‘Innovative,’ comments David ‘Milky’ Millward, Morrissey’s FOH engineer. ‘There are very clever people at Allen & Heath. They are doing things that you wish everyone would do. Other manufacturers could really learn from them. I don’t know any other console that is more flexible than iLive.

‘Besides the fact that it has great sound quality and the built-in effects are absolutely superb, the console is incredibly small,’ he contines. ‘Everything is within arms’ reach.’

Also part of the FYF Fest set-up was Milky’s iLive MixPad app, which gave him the freedom to walk around a bustling crowd and still control the iLive digital mixing system. ‘It’s quick and efficient, he says. ‘I use a Cat5 cable as a network connection through the iDR10 to FOH, which I connect to a gigabit router. I use it much like a hub to connect my laptop and my Wi-Fi for using the iPad app. The iLive MixPad is an essential tool I use when I’m walking around and setting up a system, especially where balconies are involved.’

Currently touring Europe, Morrissey will also visit South America.