Case studies
How we do it
A few productions from our records: what the job called for, what we brought and how it went.
Outdoor festival · Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
African World Festival main stage
Days of live music outdoors on the festival’s main stage in Detroit’s Midtown, with one system and one crew for every act.
The challenge
A multi-day outdoor festival needs a system that covers a large open-air crowd evenly, stays up safely for days, and gives every act a clean monitor mix with quick changeovers between performers.
What we brought
- Flew a 20-cabinet Electro-Voice XLC line array with 12 dual-18" subwoofers (2021)
- 16 stage monitors, front fills and 10 wireless in-ear monitor packs for the performers
- Pre-rigged truss on 8 one-ton chain motors, stage lighting and power distribution
- A crew of 9 on the festival’s main stage
The result
SR Audio has produced the festival’s main stage more than once – our records include 2015 (August 14–16) and 2021.
Televised stage show · Masonic Temple, Detroit
The D Show – 10th anniversary
A full theater production for a televised show in one of Detroit’s grand historic venues: sound, a large lighting rig, video and stage drape.
The challenge
A historic theater with a show that has to look right on camera and sound right in the room, loaded in and struck on a tight venue schedule.
What we brought
- 24-cabinet line array system with 12 floor monitors
- A lighting rig of about 100 fixtures – 24 ETC Source Four ellipsoidals and 12 Color Kinetics LED washes among them
- Video, stage drape and the truss and rigging to carry it
- A crew of 8
The result
The show’s 10th annual edition, produced in the Masonic Temple’s main theater.
Concert tour · Cincinnati · Pittsburgh · Richmond · Atlantic City · Greensboro · Columbus
Multi-city arena tour
An arena tour that moved city to city with the same production every night – line array, moving lights and video – in buildings like U.S. Bank Arena and Boardwalk Hall.
The challenge
Different arenas every night, the same show every night. The system had to scale to each building, with versions of the rig for venues with and without video.
What we brought
- Large-format line arrays (L-Acoustics V-DOSC or Electro-Voice XLC, up to 32 cabinets) with 16 dual-18" subwoofers
- Martin MAC 700 moving lights – up to 19 wash and 12 profile fixtures
- Box truss on up to 15 one-ton motors, special effects and IMAG video where the venue called for it
- Venues included U.S. Bank Arena, Petersen Events Center, Richmond Coliseum, Boardwalk Hall, Greensboro Coliseum and the Schottenstein Center
The result
Arenas in six cities with one production team and one consistent show.
Comedy tours · Cleveland · Louisville · Greenville · Detroit · Chicago · Milwaukee · Kansas City · Baltimore
National comedy arena tours
Sound and lighting for headline comedy tours in arenas and theaters across the Midwest and East – where every word has to reach the last row.
The challenge
In comedy the words are the show. Arena-size rooms have to sound intimate, and the stage has to look big on a lean, fast load-in.
What we brought
- 32-cabinet Electro-Voice XLC line array with 8–16 dual-18" subwoofers
- 12–24 Color Kinetics LED washes, Martin MAC 700 moving lights and full stage drape
- Truss and rigging on one-ton motors, plus monitors for the performers
- Venues included Quicken Loans Arena, the KFC Yum! Center, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Joe Louis Arena, the Arie Crown Theater and the Milwaukee Theatre
The result
Multiple national headline tours supported with one repeatable package.
Corporate event · Masonic Temple, Detroit
Statewide innovation competition
Breakout rooms for a statewide startup competition: every room with its own sound, microphones, computers and video, all running at once.
The challenge
Many presentations in many rooms at the same time. Each room needed to work on its own, start on time and be simple for presenters.
What we brought
- A ready-to-run AV rack in each breakout room: 16-channel mixer, wireless microphones and playback
- About 19 computers and video displays for the presentations
- Cabling, power distribution and a crew on call to move between rooms
The result
One of the largest equipment lists in our records for a single day – about 170 line items across the building.
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