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Double Allen & Heath Approach Supports Gasoline Lollipops New Release Event At Red Rocks

Rockfan Productions provides a quick deployment in socially distanced environment that was headed by SQ-6 consoles for both FOH and monitors.
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An Allen & Heath SQ-6 handling front of house duties at Rock Rocks marking the latest release by American roots band Gasoline Lollipops. Photo courtesy of Lee Putnam

For the release of its latest album, Billboard Top 10 Spotify charting band Gasoline Lollipops recently took it live to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, where live sound and staging company Rockfan Productions was tasked with a quick deployment in a socially distanced environment that was headed by Allen & Heath SQ-6 consoles for both front of house and monitors.

“This show came with a challenging set of requirements, but ultimately it came together like a charm,” notes Lee Putnam, Rockfan Productions system audio technician . “I was excited to get back in the production saddle again at Red Rocks, even if it was with a very limited crowd capacity and strict social distancing rules in place. We rocked two shows in one day and setup and teardown was a breeze with the SQ pair connected via SLink.”

Gasoline Lollipops along with guest artists Everybody Loves An Outlaw at Red Rocks. Photo courtesy of Backstage Flash

The two SQ-6 consoles were outfitted with SLink cards and a GX4816 48 input / 16 output portable GX expander. With the same functionality as the built-in SQ SLink port, an optional secondary SLink card allows connection to a further 128 inputs and 128 outputs of 96 kHz digital audio, extending the system’s expansion and potential for digital front of house to monitor splits and/or broadcast feeds.

“The Gasoline Lollipops were joined by Bonnie and Taylor Sims [Everybody Loves An Outlaw] and the arrangement of the musicians onstage varied a lot during the set and kept things interesting,” Putnam adds. “Being able to configure SQ with whatever channel layout we needed is such a helpful and powerful tool. Drag and drop your channels or mixes to your heart’s desire.

“Hardware-wise, SQ is just unbeatable for a quick deployment on a tight schedule,” he continues “The flexibility of SLink allowed for easy communication between FOH and monitors, along with a digital split for quick patching. Both consoles were also recording at 96 kHz to USB [SQ-Drive] for the videographers. And of course it all sounded great.”

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The monitor mix came together at Red Rocks via an SQ-6 outfitted with a 96 kHz SLink card. Photo courtesy of Lee Putnam

Allen & Heath USA marketing manager Jeff Hawley concludes, “We’ve seen a number of shows at Red Rocks with larger dLive surfaces in both FOH and monitor roles over the years. I was blown away to hear from our area rep Travis [Stefl] that Lee had gone in with SQ and rocked it with a rig that would fit in the back of a midsize car. It also feels good to see that venues and production companies of all sizes are getting creative and finding our way forward in these challenging times. Big shout out to the Rockfan team for the great work making it happen.”

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