“Both band managers came up to me during the show and asked ‘What is that PA?’ This was halfway through the show and they had only been there beside me for a couple of songs, but they noticed the difference immediately. This is my first tour with Britrow and I really like what I’ve seen.”īut what of the K2? “In Manchester it was a dream,” said Laughton. When you’re working in the dark at the side of stage such physical feedback is very meaningful – I don’t have to look down at the desk to gauge what I’m doing. What I like about it is the tactile feedback when you twist the pots you feel you’re doing something. Ron Sharpless is the band’s monitor man he does similar work for Alt-J and is no stranger to UK shores. His comment about the KS28s is right that first day in Manchester I had to rein them in to where he needed them, but that’s my job and we got there in short order.” “So long as the system is nice and flat he has the platform he wants to work with.
The PA gives me the room to put the full character of what is a very musical band into the mix, neglecting nothing.”Ĭraig Ross (aided by Steve Donovan on stage) looks after the system for Laughton. I don’t really need the low end weight – I’m not looking to flap trousers, but I do want that low frequency information to be present. “The first shows at the Manchester Apollo was my initiation to Britrow’s L-Acoustics K2 system with the new’ish KS28 subs. Listen to their latest third album Gameshow, and I defy you to find a song you don’t like. “They have loads of talent, excellent musicians I’d always liked them and wanted to work with them. “I first met the band two years ago,” he said. UK - Ever the travelling troubadours, Two Door Cinema Club are currently touring the UK with sound engineer Ian Laughton at the controls of a Britrow K2 system.