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Flo Herkert chooses Klang:Vokal+ for Naomi Jon tour

Naomi Jon is a YouTuber with over eight million followers across her social media channels, and also an accomplished singer-songwriter. Her first major headline tour has sold out music halls and concert venues across Germany and there are more dates being added, with international venues promised.

Jon’s sound engineer is Flo Herkert, who has been working with her since her first ever gig. Herkert is responsible for the front of house mix and also oversees the on-stage monitor mix. He bought Germany’s first Klang:Konduktor immersive in-ear-monitoring system in 2017, followed by a Klang:Vokal system and is now using his Klang:Vokal+ system with a DiGiCo SD11i for the “Villain Of Your Dreams” tour.

“I’ve always been interested in new technologies and Klang immediately caught my attention”, he says. “I attended a presentation and training session where I met Phil Kamp. We quickly became firm friends and have even toured together, using Klang:Fabrik in our set-up. I recently upgraded to the Klang:Vokal+. It’s great to run 64 channels in a 1U package, and it’s the perfect fit for our production with Naomi Jon.”

“There is a lot of interaction between Naomi and the fans, so the ambient mics are important”, continues Herkert. “While the audience can be unbelievably loud, it is crucial not to allow the mics to overpower her mix. With Klang, I can lower the ambient mics in volume but place them up-front in the focus zone, raising them a slight touch upwards.”

Herkert has chosen to use his DiGiCo SD11i console with Klang:Vokal+ to simplify the workflow. With this setup he can concentrate on his FOH mix, while Klang directly integrates with the console. The IEM mixes are not limited to Naomi Jon - they can also be enjoyed by the support act, backline team, choreographers and the lighting designer. “I send all the channels, FX returns and talkback direct-out via MADI into the Klang:Vokal+”, explains Herkert. “I then have all the mixes returned via Merge Input on the corresponding AUX Master in the console. I use an iPad to remotely control the Klang:App and also use it as a ‘Klang:Meterbridge’.”

“All artists love the space and the transparency of Klang and my set-ups work for any situation”, he concludes. “My largest is a DiGiCo Quantum 225 console plus Klang:Konduktor (with 2 x MADI BNC DMI) for when I need more than 64 inputs.”

(Photos: Tom Gross/Markus Haner/Flo Herkert)

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