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54th ACM Awards Broadcast Features Shure Wireless Systems

Christian Wissmuller by Christian Wissmuller
April 18, 2019
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Featuring 25 live performances from a who’s who of country music stars, the 2019 ACM Awards were broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, April 7, from the Garden Arena of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

ATK Audiotek provided audio, with wireless system design and infrastructure by Stephen Vaughn of the Soundtronics Los Angeles office. While all major wireless brands were made available to ensure the artists would be comfortable on stage, Shure Axient Digital was used for most performances during the three-hour event, with 20 channels on hand. Most artists used AD2 handhelds, while Reba’s handheld was an ADX2FD model operating in Frequency Diversity mode. Another eight channels of Shure UHF-R wireless were used, primarily for guitar but also for Carrie Underwood’s vocals. All in-ear mixes were transmitted through 24 channels of Shure PSM 1000, with 100 receiver packs from ATK Audiotek.

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Axient Digital was again chosen as the default wireless system, with Production Mixer J. Mark King delivering the broadcast feed from music mixes by engineers Biff Dawes and Eric Schilling. Jeff Peterson and Steve Anderson provided the FOH mix inside Garden Arena, while Tom Pesa and Mike Parker handled all monitor mixes for the musicians.

As RF coordinator, Stephen Vaughn of Soundtronics had high praise for Axient Digital. Shure Wireless Workbench software tracked the performance of all Shure systems during the show.

“As far as monitoring the wireless, I am always looking at the Channel Quality meter, either directly on the quad receivers or in Wireless Workbench. If it ever drops, I know right away that another transmitter is on and alert the other techs,” said Vaughn. “We also used Shure rechargeable batteries in rehearsals this year, which allows us to monitor battery life remotely. They are very stable, and I love the fact that we were not throwing away a bunch of batteries every day.”

The evening was packed with the unique events the ACM Awards have become known for, with the vast majority of vocals performed on Axient Digital handheld mics. Notable pairings this year included Kelly Clarkson singing “Keeping Score” with triple award winners Dan + Shay, all using Shure KSM9 mic elements. The KSM8 Dualdyne dynamic capsule powered New Female Artist of the Year (and new Shure endorser) Ashley McBryde’s rendition of “Girl Going Nowhere” as well as Miranda Lambert’s two turns at the microphone. Multiple performances by the legendary George Straight were done with the equally classic SM58 capsule. The SM58 was also the wireless mic element for Eric Church, New Duo or Group of the Year Lanco, and Maren Morris’ duet with the Brothers Osborne.

Axient Digital was the wireless of choice for performances by Male Artist of the Year Thomas Rhett, Group of the Year Old Dominion, the return of Brooks & Dunn, and the duet of Kane Brown with Khalid. Shure-endorsing artists Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, and Little Big Town also used their Axient Digital rigs.

“With the recent DTV repack and the white space sell-off, digital RF mics aren’t a luxury any longer; they’re a necessity,” said Jeff Peterson, the show’s FOH engineer. “The majority of the performance wireless on the ACM Awards were Shure Axient Digital systems. We rely on their flexibility and performance, and they delivered.”

“Seeing multiple major awards being presented to Shure endorsers Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay this year was a real treat,” said Ryan Smith, Shure artist relations manager. “We’re proud to once again see Shure products play a key role in supporting the artistry of the very best musicians and sound engineers at the ACM Awards.”

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