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Antony King (born 1974) is a British live audio engineer for Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails.[1] He has also worked as front of house engineer for The Cure, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds,[2] Band of Horses, Zayn,[3] Beck,[4] Marilyn Manson, The Faces, and Simply Red.[5]

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. Antony was Amy Winehouse’s monitor engineer for her last tour in 2009.[6]

Antony joined up with The Cure in 2007,[7] 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.[8] Antony was front of house engineer for Depeche Mode's 2009-2010 Tour of the Universe world tour[9] and their latest 2013-2014 Delta Machine world tour.[10] The extremely successful Delta Machine tour played to over 2.4 million people in stadiums and arenas in 32 countries.[11] In addition, Antony mixed the 2009 Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 DVD with Kerry Hopwood and Christian Eigner.[12]

In 2011, Antony 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.[13] In April 2014, Antony became front of house engineer for legendary electronic band Nine Inch Nails on their US and European tour with Soundgarden.[14][15]

In 2013, Antony was nominated for Pro Sound Awards' Live/Touring Sound Engineer of the Year.[16] 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.[17]

Antony uses a Midas XL8 mixing console.[18] He currently divides his time between London and Los Angeles, CA.

References

  1. ^ "Nine Inch Nails' Arena-Style Tour Fights the Shed Challenges". FOH Online. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Scaleable MIDAS digital systems fly high on Noel Gallagher tour". National Audio. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ Communications, Mountain crest. "Antony King Rocks Big Time with RME".
  4. ^ "PRO SOUND AWARDS: Ben Hammond reacts to Live/Touring nomination". Audio Pro International. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Antony King Artist Page". TC Electronic. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Depeche Mode". TPI Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Depeche Mode". TPI Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "The Cure to perform 'Reflections' concerts in London, New York, Los Angeles in November". Slicing Up Eyeballs. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Depeche Mode Gives Universe Midas Touch". ProSound Network. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Depeche Mode uses MAGIX Sequoia to record concerts". Samplitude.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  11. ^ "DEPECHE MODE LIVE IN BERLIN – COMING NOVEMBER 17TH ON COLUMBIA RECORDS". DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Midas flies high with Noel Gallagher". LSI Online. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Nine Inch Nails 2014 European Tour Gets Adlib Support". FOH Online. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Nine Inch Nails' Arena-Style Tour Fights the Shed Challenges". FOH Online. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  16. ^ "PRO SOUND AWARDS: Ben Hammond reacts to Live/Touring nomination". Audio Pro International. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Nominees for the 30th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement". TEC Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Britannia Row: Depeche Mode". Britannia Row. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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