American Country Music Honors Uses Shure Fixtures

At this year’s American Country Music Honors on September 15, the live show used 20 channels of Shure Axient Digital wireless as the default microphone system. 

J.D. DuCrest, RF coordinator, brought in six Shure PSM 1000 and two PSM 900 in-ear systems for the headliners and house band. 

“Bringing in both Axient Digital and PSM in-ears as a package was clearly the best option,” noted DuCrest. “The sound quality is just outstanding, and the RF performance is the best I’ve ever encountered. Plus, it allowed me to coordinate the entire production using Shure Wireless Workbench software. Working with so many amazing artists on the Ryman stage, this show demanded the best, and Axient Digital delivered.”

“This was my first experience with Axient Digital at the Ryman, and my first impression was simple: It sounded like copper,” said front of house engineer Les Banks. “The sound quality was superb and the RF signal was rock solid. In other words, there was really nothing to notice sonically – and that’s a good thing.”

Four channels of Shure UHF-R systems were also deployed for the two podium systems, with one UR1 bodypack and UR1M micro-pack on each.

“The annual ACM Honors is a fantastic event, so I was very pleased to hear that J.D. DuCrest had requested Axient Digital systems for this show,” said Ryan Smith, Shure’s Nashville artist relations manager. “The performers enjoyed the benefit of clean digital audio, plus the crew at the Ryman was able to experience it for the first time. It was a great night for everyone involved.”