The Music Box is currently out on the road with ARIA-nominated, Golden Guitar-winning artist Brad Cox on his Everything I’ve Got Tour.
Pat Withers, General Manager of The Music Box, has worked with Brad for the past few years as his Production Manager and FOH Engineer.
“Having two key members of The Music Box embedded within Brad Cox’s production team has been invaluable,” says Adam Roff, Tour Manager. “This allows for truly bespoke design elements, delivered with a level of care and attention to detail that is unmatched in the industry. Brad’s creative vision knows no bounds, and Music Box is committed to bringing it to life.”
The Music Box supplied audio control, RF, mics and a line package for the tour. FOH Gear included an Allen&Heath DLive S5000 Surface with Waves V3 Card, CDM48 Mix Rack w/ GigaACE Card, DX012 DX Expander and SSL Fusion.
“Having access to the full Music Box inventory has allowed us to create an extremely flexible system for not only our fly dates but also our headline shows where having a truck on the road is practical,” commented Pat Withers. “We are completely self-sufficient on festivals, so we can deliver great results every time. The team that we have put together for Brad are all part of the Music Box family, so we are all working together on Brad’s shows as well as other events and tours year-round”.
Monitor gear included an Allen&Heath DLive C3500 surface with Waves V3 Card, CDM48 Mix Rack w/ GigaACE Card, Shure PSM1000, Shure Axient and DX168 Stagebox.
“I love the flexibility of the whole DLive architecture,” said Matt Arthur, monitor engineer. “It makes any requests from the band or the artist really quick and easy to make. With the V2.01 software and the strip assign library, switching between the different surfaces is efficient.”
The Music Box also supplied a riser package with custom casters to allow risers to roll in and out of the truck while remaining built with set pieces for transport. For the Wollongong show, The Music Box also supplied a Layher deck stage extension and riser package with a ground-stacked d&b KSL system.
An LX floor package with a stack of Chauvet COLORado PXL Bar 16 fixtures was supplied by their friends at Resolution X.
Touring Crew:
Adam Roff – Tour Manager
Pat Withers – Production Manager/FOH Engineer
Matt Arthur – Monitor engineer
Aidan Williams – LD
Taurean Thomson – Backline tech
Photos: Nick Hargans
