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Antony King
Born1974
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAudio engineer
Years active1998–present

Antony King (born 1974) is a British live audio engineer for Foo Fighters,[1] Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails.[2] He has also worked as front of house engineer for The Cure, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds,[3] Prince, The Weeknd, Lana Del Rey, Kanye West,[4] Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, [5][6],Zayn,[7] Beck,[8] Marilyn Manson, The Faces, and Simply Red.[9]

Early life

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Antony was born in 1974 in Ottawa, Canada and grew up near Paris, France. While attending Royal Holloway, University of London, Antony began working as a freelance audio engineer. He then joined London-based live audio production company Britannia Row Productions.

Career

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The Cure and other projects

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King joined up with The Cure in 2007,[10] mixing front of house for them for their 2007 "4 Play Tour" and their 2009 Australian "The Cure Reflections" where the band performed their first 3 albums in their entirety.[11] Antony was front of house engineer for Depeche Mode's 2009-2010 Tour of the Universe world tour[12] and their latest 2013-2014 Delta Machine world tour.[13] The successful Delta Machine tour played to over 2.4 million people in stadiums and arenas in 32 countries.[14] In addition, Antony mixed the 2009 Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 DVD with Kerry Hopwood and Christian Eigner.[15] King was Amy Winehouse’s monitor engineer for her last tour in 2009.[16]

High Flying Birds and Nine Inch Nails

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In 2011, King became front of house engineer for Noel Gallagher from Oasis’ new project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and toured worldwide with them from 2011-2012.[17] In April 2014, Antony became front of house engineer for electronic band Nine Inch Nails on their US and European tour with Soundgarden.[18][19]

Depeche Mode

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In 2017 and 2018, Antony was FOH Engineer for Depeche Mode's "Global Spirit Tour,"[20] which played to 3 million fans and accrued over $202 million in boxoffice earnings.[21]

Antony used a Solid State Logic L500 Plus mixing console on the Depeche Mode "Global Spirit Tour."[22] His outboard rack gear included Warm Audio WA76's on Dave Gahan and Martin Gore’s vocals; a TC Electronic M6000; TC Electronic D2 controlled via MIDI from the desk; a Warm Audio WA2A and an EQP-WA on the bass; SPL Transient Designers on the drums; Chandler TG1 on the drum overheads; Smart C2 over the Left and Right. For system EQ, he used a Dolby Lake.[23] He also used a Beyerdynamic TG 1000 digital wireless system[24] and an L-Acoustics K1 system.[25]

Foo Fighters

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In September 2022, Antony mixed FOH for the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins tribute show[26] at Wembley Stadium with Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher, The Pretenders, and members of Queen, Metallica, and AC/DC.

Awards

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In 2013, Antony was nominated for Pro Sound Awards' Live/Touring Sound Engineer of the Year.[27] Antony has recently been nominated for a 30th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award in Outstanding Creative Achievement in the category of Tour/Event Sound Production for his work on the 2014 Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden tour.[28] In 2023, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special for the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Britannia Row Supports Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts in London and Los Angeles – FOH | Front of House Magazine". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Nine Inch Nails' Arena-Style Tour Fights the Shed Challenges". FOH Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Scaleable MIDAS digital systems fly high on Noel Gallagher tour". National Audio. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ Giorno, Il (13 June 2022). "Cesare Cremonini: a San Siro un racconto in musica (e un magico omaggio a Dalla) / FOTO - Spettacoli". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ Cesare Cremonini
  6. ^ "Cesare Cremonini: a San Siro un racconto in musica (e un magico omaggio a Dalla)". Il Giorno.
  7. ^ Communications, Mountain crest. "Antony King Rocks Big Time with RME".
  8. ^ "PRO SOUND AWARDS: Ben Hammond reacts to Live/Touring nomination". Audio Pro International. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Antony King Artist Page". TC Electronic. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Depeche Mode". TPI Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
  11. ^ "The Cure to perform 'Reflections' concerts in London, New York, Los Angeles in November". Slicing Up Eyeballs. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Depeche Mode Gives Universe Midas Touch". ProSound Network. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  13. ^ "Depeche Mode uses MAGIX Sequoia to record concerts". Samplitude.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  14. ^ "DEPECHE MODE LIVE IN BERLIN – COMING NOVEMBER 17TH ON COLUMBIA RECORDS". DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Depeche Mode". TPI Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Midas flies high with Noel Gallagher". LSI Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Nine Inch Nails 2014 European Tour Gets Adlib Support". FOH Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Nine Inch Nails' Arena-Style Tour Fights the Shed Challenges". FOH Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  20. ^ Young, Clive. "Live Sound Showcase: Depeche Mode On Tour". ProSoundNetwork.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Just Can't Get Enough: Depeche Mode's World Tour Tops $202 Million". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Antony King Interview Part 2 - Front of House Engineer for Depeche | Solid State Logic". www.solidstatelogic.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Depeche Mode 'Global Spirit' Tour". fohonline.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Depeche Mode with beyerdynamic at the world tour". europe.beyerdynamic.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  25. ^ Don2yhatawe. "Depeche Mode's audience Just Can't Get Enough of L-Acoustics K1". L-Acoustics. Retrieved 24 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Dave Grohl pays tribute to Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins at Wembley concert". The Guardian. 3 September 2022. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  27. ^ "PRO SOUND AWARDS: Ben Hammond reacts to Live/Touring nomination". Audio Pro International. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  28. ^ "Nominees for the 30th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement". TEC Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  29. ^ https://www.emmys.com/bios/antony-king
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