56 Channel Live Record with Calexico for Film

44 open mics on stage, 4 direct boxes, 6 audience mics, and stereo front of house.  And this is just a rock band.  Craig Schumacher has a long history with recording with Calexico.  When Craig saw how big of an operation this was going to be, he called me to come help out.  I have a lot of experience doing mobile concert records.  (Check out the show I recorded in China with Alicia Keys and Cyndi Lauper.) 48 Channels of True System mic pres were brought in to get as clean as a capture.  With this many mics an musicians on stage, it was imperative for me to be monitoring the gains at all times.  Sometimes the trumpet players would face the vocal mic instead of the horn mic which kept me on my toes the whole time.  Here is a little sample of my photography.  I love it.

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