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Eighth Day Sound deploys Yamaha Rivage PM Series control package for Wet Leg’s touring activities

Wet Leg’s first viral hit, “Chaise Longue”, was a catalyst for the band’s global rise which has seen their self-titled debut album land at the number one spot in three different countries. What followed was an unrelenting promo and touring regime, with international audio support from Eighth Day Sound, part of the Clair Global Brand Group.

Technical duties were led by Production Manager and Monitor Engineer Karima Kingsley, alongside FOH Mix Engineer Ben Ellis. They turned to Yamaha’s Rivage PM Series, opting for a PM5 CS-R5 for FOH and a PM3 CS-R3 for monitor world.

“I carry some old school analogue bus compressors which give each of the instrument groups their own flavour, and I try to avoid compressing individual inputs to keep the transients intact, which are the exciting bit”, says Ellis. “There are three guitars, a short scale bass, a synth and five vocals all sitting in the midrange area, so it can get quite crowded there, sonically”, he continues.

“Compressing instruments in groups gives everything its own movement and colour which is cool, but equally having a bit of control over dynamic range in those dBA weighted midrange frequencies is essential when you’re working on festival shows or as support on a bigger tour where the noise limits can be strict”, he continues. “With vocalist Rhian Teasdale, we’re using an MBHO MBD219 which is a super flat 70s studio style boutique dynamic mic. For fellow frontwoman Hester Chambers, I dug out my old Crown CM310 from the 1990s. It’s the ‘Kurt Cobain’ mic.”

Sharing an RPio622 and using just one rack and analogue splitter between them, the engineers don’t share gain in order to retain authenticity in their individual mixing styles. “For in-ears, we’ve got a combination of Cosmic Ears and Shure 215s, with Shure PSM transmitters, and we carry a couple of spot wedges on stage for some added thump”, adds Karima Kingsley.

Pictured: Karima Kingsley and Ben Ellis. (Photo: Eighth Day Sound)

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