Pro Sound Web: Elton John’s Million Dollar Piano is exactly that: A singularly stunning instrument that successfully marries technology and art, and cost just that much to create.
As the name of the legendary performer’s latest headlining act to take up residence at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, The Million Dollar Piano runs two full hours, expanding beyond the core band heard during The Red Piano – his previous Caesars show – with a pair of cellists that give added verve to the early hits, four backing vocalists including Rose Stone of Sly & The Family Stone pedigree, and percussion avatar Ray Cooper, who has accompanied John on countless occasions for decades running.
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It's always interesting to read these kind of concert profiles and see the mixer's philosophy on mixing the show and the gear they are using. It seems fitting that someone like Elton John would be mixed with an analog console, even though the industry is almost fully complete with its digital transition. What actually surprised me most was that the monitor console was in fact a digital. I'd think that if Elton John cared about analog vs. digital, the monitor console would be the most important place to have analog, as it controls what he himself is hearing. The most interesting piece of the article for me was actually where it talked about the "million dollar piano" itself. The way MIDI is implemented to augment the sound of the piano is interesting, and I wish the article went more in depth about it.
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