Antony King

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]

Antony King
Born	1974 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Audio engineer
Years active	1998–present

Early life

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

The Cure and other projects

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

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

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

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

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

1. "Britannia Row Supports Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts in London and Los Angeles – FOH | Front of House Magazine". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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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
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8. . 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. . 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. . 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. . TPI Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
17. . LSI Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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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. . Audio Pro International. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
28. . TEC Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
29. https://www.emmys.com/bios/antony-king