Metallica's soundcheck in Caracas pictures

[Matula]

So my good friend David "Morocho" Hernandez got to mix the local band for this past March 12, 2010 Metallica's concert in Caracas, Venezuela.

He took some pictures during soundcheck. Maybe some of you will find them interesting.

The 47 pictures are here:

http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad129/elmatula/Metallica%20Morocho%2012-03-2010/

 

[MetalJonesy]

dude, nice work!! really cool to see all that!

 

[-J-]

did anyone else read this as "Metallica's soundcheck in Carcass"?

nice behind the scenes shots!

 

[006]

did anyone else read this as "Metallica's soundcheck in Carcass"?

i did

 

[Lustrum]

I went to Caracas once, i didnt stick around long, scaryyyy place!

 

[exoslime]

did anyone else read this as "Metallica's soundcheck in Carcass"?

haha, me too

thanks for the pictures, very interesting!!

 

[DM 3rd eye]

I only checked out the thread because I thought it said Carcass. But... nice pics anyway. Big Mick is the man!!!!

 

[reneisgod]

did anyone else read this as "Metallica's soundcheck in Carcass"?

nice behind the scenes shots!

+1

 

[D.Vial]

+1

+2

 

[DanLights]

did anyone else read this as "Metallica's soundcheck in Carcass"?

nice behind the scenes shots!

This was funnier and very common when Carcass actually played in Caracas two years ago, Jeff walker was joking about it during the show

 

[-Noodles-]

A few pictures from the end, it seems that the desk is wayy off centre.

Is it just the angle?

 

[arv_foh]

A few pictures from the end, it seems that the desk is wayy off centre.

Is it just the angle?

Big Mick doesn't need a centered desk

 

[Matula]

A few pictures from the end, it seems that the desk is wayy off centre.

Is it just the angle?

It was located in the middle between left and center stage.

 

[-Noodles-]

Big Mick doesn't need a centered desk

I met him a few years back, when he was working with Gingers band the Wildhearts. Awesome dude.

wow, that's pretty far away from centre. He obviously knows the band and the system, but I figured he'd be picky about that sort of thing!

Just goes to show..

 

[arv_foh]

I met him a few years back, when he was working with Gingers band the Wildhearts. Awesome dude.

wow, that's pretty far away from centre. He obviously knows the band and the system, but I figured he'd be picky about that sort of thing!

Just goes to show..

At my venue I mix directly in front of house left, not by choice though, it's just the way it was when I got there... and moving the desk/snake/outboard would be a huge pain in the ass.

 

[-Noodles-]

At my venue I mix directly in front of house left, not by choice though, it's just the way it was when I got there... and moving the desk/snake/outboard would be a huge pain in the ass.

yeah, I know what it's like.. I find it's sometimes worth the pain though (in the long run). If you're running in mono and the PA is doing 80% of the work - it's not too bad.

If it was me - I'd be making changes!

 

[arv_foh]

yeah, I know what it's like.. I find it's sometimes worth the pain though (in the long run). If you're running in mono and the PA is doing 80% of the work - it's not too bad.

If it was me - I'd be making changes!

We don't run in mono. I choose to just walk the room, something an engineer should do anyways. The thing is, one, it's not a small desk (40ch Yamaha M3000), and we would have to build a new FOH booth in the middle of the venue. Just trying to get replacement drivers is a struggle for me, so asking to move the desk is pretty much out of the question...

 

[-Noodles-]

Shiitt.. didn't realize it was a 40 channel desk.

yeah, that shit ain't easy to move / install.

 

[fade_2_black]

Sweet, will check these out, cheers!