NASHVILLE, Tennessee - September 2016 - Two years ago, a catchy little pop ditty titled All About That Bass hit the Internet and radio waves. Although some might have assumed a quick, one-hit-wonder-fueled-by-YouTube ride for writer and singer Meghan Trainor, the video for that song has amassed a staggering 1.6 billion YouTube views and Trainor is now one of the most successful and influential women in the music business with six top 15 Billboard Hot 100 hits and a 2016 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Monitor mix engineer Tony Luna has been with her since her first tour in 2015, and with the recent addition of FOH engineer Mike Fanuele, the two are both riding faders on a pair of DiGiCo SD10 desks.
I was on a different platform before this tour, Fanuele reports. But from day one, Tony started to sell me on the advantages of the SD10, which he was already using. I had one question: could I put anything anywhere I wanted to? He assured me I could and I've been really happy with it.
Pulling on a background that started in the recording studio, Fanuele approaches a mix in a way that might confound some live engineers with most outputs feeding more than one group. Drums are a good example, he says. For instance, the snare and kick each have two mics. But those mics feed a snare group and a kick group, and the actual inputs do not live on the top layer of the SD10. And each of those groups becomes part of a larger drum group. This approach allows him the flexibility to make minute adjustments to each input, but still grab one fader for snare or kick or even the entire drum mix on the fly. It's a good illustration of his need to be able to put anything anywhere.
Even approaching the desk as a new platform did not put Fanuele behind and he reports a very little learning curve. I was out last year with a different desk that had a very high learning curve, he says. But having Tony and Nathan McBee from Clair to give me a quick overview, within two hours I had a solid 54-input mix that looked pretty much like it does today.
Both engineers are using the SD10s paired with a Waves Extreme server and Mercury bundle package. Luna also uses a MacBook Pro running Waves Tracks for virtual playback. The 54 inputs (full band with a horn section) go through Dolby processing, Lab.gruppen amps and Clair's i3 rig.
Even with that full Waves package, neither engineer is using a lot of plug-ins. For example, Fanuele uses a lot of compressor channels, but most of it is DiGiCo's onboard processing. The drums are actually more layered than that, he describes. There is a snare group that is treated with just EQ and maybe 2dB of compression. Then the same two mics feed a snare compressed' group, and the sum of those two groups feeds an overall snare control group. But I'm only using plug-ins in terms of inputs on Meghan's vocal. Everything else all EQ and compression on inputs is on the SD10.
Luna, whose diverse client list includes everyone from Justin Bieber and Alicia Keyes to Five Finger Death Punch and Aerosmith, takes a more straightforward approach. I'm not even pushing faders, he notes. My SD10 is so dialed in that I use two things: the Next button and the fader for the crowd mics. I hit the Next button per scene, rail the crowd mics, Meghan smiles and I know we're good.
I started mixing on DiGiCo consoles in 2006 and never touched a plug-in until 2013, Luna adds. I love some of the Waves stuff, but if that server goes down, there is nothing on it that is a show-stopper or that is going to get me fired. It's all on the console.
And neither engineer sees this as a short ride. When you see Meghan perform, you immediately realize that she's the real deal, says Fanuele. Luna concurs: I started in February of last year and knew right away that she was going to be huge. Her range and writing plus shes just a really cool person. I love the artist and tools we get to use a big shoutout to Clair Global who has been with us from the beginning. It's a great gig.
For more info on Meghan Trainor, visit www.meghan-trainor.com. Clair Global can likewise be found online at www.clairglobal.com.
DiGiCo Press Contacts
David Webster at DiGiCo
Tel: +44 1372 845600
Email: webby@DiGiConsoles.com
Chris Shuler at Public Address
Tel: +1 574 514 7131
Email: christophershuler@comcast.net
1) DiGiCo_Meghan_Trainor_1.jpg Tony Luna (left), Mike Fanuele and Meghan Trainor at the tour's DiGiCo SD10 monitor console
2) DiGiCo_Meghan_Trainor_2.jpg (Left to right) Monitor engineer Tony Luna, monitor tech Nathan McBee, crew chief/systems engineer Markus Meyer and FOH engineer Mike Fanuele at the tour's DiGiCo SD10 FOH console
I was on a different platform before this tour. But from day one, Tony started to sell me on the advantages of the SD10, which he was already using. I had one question - could I put anything anywhere I wanted to? He assured me I could and I have been really happy with it.
Mike Fanuele - FOH Engineer - Meghan Trainor
Most recent headlines
18/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
18/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
18/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
18/12/2025
Long-term agreement includes the SES SCORE platform and hybrid distribution worldwide to deliver more than 5,000 hours of golf tournaments annually featuring th...
17/12/2025
Investigative journalists across the Western Balkans and T rkiye continue to con...
17/12/2025
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inducts 10 Industry Icons During Unforgettable ...
17/12/2025
ESPN to Debut MNF Playbook with Next Gen Stats, a New AI-Driven NFL Data-AltCastThe series, powered by Adrenaline TruPlay AI, launches Dec. 22 and runs through ...
17/12/2025
Inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games Debut Under the Lights' in Primetime on ...
17/12/2025
The right playlist is essential on New Year's Eve, building the energy as you get ready and keeping it high as you count down to midnight. This year, Spotif...
17/12/2025
eds3_5_jq(document).ready(function($) { $(#eds_sliderM519).chameleonSlider_2_1({...
17/12/2025
Audiences Watched Over 103 Billion Minutes of TV on Thanksgiving Day
NFL Games ...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
17/12/2025
KPop Demon Hunters Stars Visit Berklee for Weeklong Celebration Andrew Choi and EJAE, who voiced the film's main characters and contributed to its soundtr...
17/12/2025
December 17 2025, 17:00 (PST) Dolby and LG Unveil a New Era of Home Audio With ...
17/12/2025
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Heated Rivalry will be coming to Sky and streaming service NOW on 10 JanuaryTurn on cookies to view this content. Go to Privacy opti...
17/12/2025
Back to All News
Inside The Unseen World Of Indian Customs: Netflix Reveals The...
17/12/2025
Back to All News
Netflix announces PAPARAZZI KING: the docu series coming to Ne...
17/12/2025
Back to All News
Netflix Unveils First Look at Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole Pr...
17/12/2025
Back to All News
Netflix Welcomes Warner Bros. Discovery Board Recommendation
Business
17 December 2025
Global
Link copied to clipboard
After Careful Revi...
17/12/2025
RT has announced that Kathy Fox has been appointed Commissioning Editor with re...
17/12/2025
The Hao AI Lab research team at the University of California San Diego - at the forefront of pioneering AI model innovation - recently received an NVIDIA DGX B...
17/12/2025
Editor's note: This post is part of Into the Omniverse, a series focused on ...
17/12/2025
With the new season of Dancing with the Stars shimmering in the not-too-distant future this New Year, the celebrity and dancer pairings of the twelve couples ha...
16/12/2025
Hawkins has landed on Spotify, just in time for Stranger Things Season 5, Volume...
16/12/2025
Wherever you are, your favorite music and audio content should go seamlessly with you. That's why Spotify has partnered with NAVER Corp, Korea's leading...
16/12/2025
2025 Wrapped arrived bigger and bolder than ever. This year's experience is designed to be ultra personal and shareable, with new features like Wrapped Part...
16/12/2025
Three 12-kilowatt Advanced Electric Propulsion System thrusters, supplied by L3Harris Technologies, form the core of Gateway's propulsion system. Pictured i...
16/12/2025
The challenge facing America's defense industrial base is not just about speed - its about rebuilding the foundation that makes speed possible. Our nations ...
16/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
16/12/2025
SEVILLE, Spain Canal Sur, the public broadcasting service for Andalusia, Spain, has completed a total technology refresh based on Pebble's resilient, softwa...
16/12/2025
NEW YORK Teleprompting hardware provider Telescript International has acquired all software code and intellectual property previously owned by Telescript West. ...
16/12/2025
As cable operators face increased competition from 5G fixed wireless access providers, a new report from Ookla Research finds that T-Mobile is the FWA speed lea...
16/12/2025
Apple has announced a major upgrade to the Apple TV app for device owners outside the Apple ecosystem with news that the Apple TV app for Android now supports G...
16/12/2025
Space42 grows Direct-to-Device partner ecosystem through a Memorandum of Underst...
16/12/2025
16 Dec 2025
VEON Announces Release Date for Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 R...
16/12/2025
16 Dec 2025
VEON's Kyivstar Invests in Renewable Energy in Ukraine with Acq...
16/12/2025
Back to All News
Emma Appleton, Fares Fares, Frida Gustavsson and Jakob Oftebro...
16/12/2025
Back to All News
Docu-reality My Korean Boyfriend Gets a Trailer and Premiere D...
16/12/2025
Harmonic's XOS Advanced Media Processor Improves Streaming Video Quality and Boosts Viewer Engagement SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dec. 16, 2025 - Harmonic (NASDAQ: ...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - September 2016 - Two years ago, a catchy little pop ditty titled All About That Bass hit the Internet and radio waves. Although some might have assumed a quick, one-hit-wonder-fueled-by-YouTube ride for writer and singer Meghan Trainor, the video for that song has amassed a staggering 1.6 billion YouTube views and Trainor is now one of the most successful and influential women in the music business with six top 15 Billboard Hot 100 hits and a 2016 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Monitor mix engineer Tony Luna has been with her since her first tour in 2015, and with the recent addition of FOH engineer Mike Fanuele, the two are both riding faders on a pair of DiGiCo SD10 desks.
