Ambassadors

L-Acoustics as a company have all the bases covered: innovative design, exceptional engineering and manufacturing quality, and excellent end user training and support, delivered by a team who are passionate about live sound, and incredibly talented in their respective fields of expertise. All these things combine to produce sound reinforcement systems which are, in my opinion, a class above anything else available.

Jim Warren

International live touring, studio, and broadcast mixing engineer

Meet Our Pro Audio Ambassadors

If you love live music, then you know how spine-tingling those first notes can feel. Please allow us to introduce you to some of the industry’s most talented and in-demand pro audio experts. Everything we do is aimed at supporting them in their mission of enabling artists to deliver stunning performances. We are thrilled to share their stories and deepen our longstanding collaboration.

Dave Bracey

Dave Bracey began mixing at age 22 for The Psychedelic Furs and has since helmed the console for many of the world’s most iconic bands and artists. In recent years, he has mixed for three of the most impressive female vocalists and performers in live music: Cher, Adele, and P!NK, giving audiences unforgettable experiences.

Michel Colin

Michel Colin is a renowned sound engineer who has spent more than 40 years in the service of events and the performing arts. Since 2002, Phil Collins has enlisted his talent at the console on tour and for major shows, including Genesis reunion tours from 2007 to present. Colin’s clients include an always growing list of beloved French artists including Julien Clerc, Alain Souchon, and Jane Birkin to name a few.

Hugo Heathcote

As a DJ, event producer, and promoter for the past 20 years, Hugo’s work has taken him around the world working for music festivals as well as prominent luxury and consumer brands.

Here Hugo is visiting L-Acoustics Creations in London to collaborate on L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound content in 360° for Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand.

Antony King

Antony got his start as a freelance engineer in the UK and quickly moved his way up to mix Front of House for The Cure in 2007. Since then he has manned the console mixing in arenas and stadiums around the world for artists Calvin Harris, Nine Inch Nails, Simply Red, Zayn Malik, and the Game of Thrones arena tour. For the past 14 years, Antony has also been working his magic for the iconic group Depeche Mode for all live performances as well as mix engineer for the Tour of the Universe: Barcelona Live 2009 release and SPIRITS in the Forest film released in 2019.

Kevin Madigan

Kevin Madigan is a Front of House, mixing and recording engineer who has been at home on tour behind a mixing console for over two decades. He most recently supported both Santana and Lana Del Rey at front of house. Past collaborations include Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Ray LaMontagne, David Gilmour, Smashing Pumpkins, Lucinda Williams, Phil Lesh, Eels, and a host of other artists.

Colin Pink

Colin Pink is a multiple award-winning sound designer, engineer, and project manager with over 30 years’ experience in live sound. He is the sound designer and live sound supervisor for both The Brit Awards and MTV’s European Music Awards as well as heading up audio teams for large scale broadcast events from the Classic Brit Awards to the 2012 Olympics. He presently helms Front of House for Hans Zimmer and was sound designer for Hugh Jackman’s much-lauded 2019 World Tour.

Dave Rat

Over the course of Dave Rat’s 40 years as an industry leader in live sound reinforcement, Dave has helmed the console for seminal American rock bands Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, and Blink-182. He has provided innovative sound design for top touring acts and numerous music festivals including Stagecoach and, since 2001, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Dave is the founder and president of Rat Sound Systems, a company serving the pro audio industry.

Andrea Taglia

For over a decade, Andrea Taglia has served as Front of House engineer for the revered tenor, Andrea Bocelli. Additionally, he has consulted on projects such as venue installations and given masterclasses on orchestra sound reinforcement and sound design.

Andrea is pictured here pre-concert at the mixing console for Andrea Bocelli’s performance at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia.

Drew Thornton

Drew Thornton’s audio engineering career began in some of the most legendary recording studios in New York City before a move to live sound. After 5,000 plus shows at iconic NY venues such as the Rockwood , Brooklyn Bowl and Mercury Lounge, leaving his roots in the NYC club scene, Drew took to the road mixing FOH for the likes of Finneas, A Great Big World, Maggie Rogers, Amy Shark, Sick Puppies, and Greg Holden. Since 2019 Drew has signed up with multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Billie Eilish taking up position at FOH on her last sold out world tour.

Jim Warren

For 30 years Jim Warren has mixed on tour, in the studio, and for broadcast. He currently assumes Front of House duties on tour for Radiohead and Arcade Fire. Numerous artists have entrusted their art to Jim’s talent including Peter Gabriel, Nine Inch Nails, Duran Duran, Crowded House, Biffy Clyro, Florence + the Machine, Sufjan Stevens, and Art of Noise.

Jim is pictured here at Front of House on tour with Arcade Fire.

Paul “Pablo” Wheeler

Pablo’s long career spans more than 40 years as a live audio engineer. He got his break working with the legendary Johnny Cash back in 1978. From then on, his career skyrocketed working with musical greats David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Herbie Hancock, David Byrne, Tears for Fears, and Travis, to name a few. He has also been production manager/engineer for Die Antwoord and most recently, Pablo finished up a 3-year stint mixing Front of House for the electronic music duo ODESZA.

Scott Willsallen

Scott Willsallen is Principal Consultant at Auditoria in Sydney, Australia, and an Emmy Award-winning sound designer in high demand for a variety of artistic and cultural projects worldwide.

Scott is pictured here (center) at the mixing desk at the European Games in the Baku Olympic Stadium, Azerbaijan.