Mix magazine presents Steve Jennings’ exclusive photo gallery of Primus—Les Claypool, bass and vocals; Larry LaLonde, guitars; Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion; Danny Carey, drums and percussion—at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif., on New Year’s Eve in 2014.
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Aaron Harris, drum tech for Danny Carey
© Steve Jennings: Guitar tech Adrian Sanchez
© Steve Jennings: Guitar tech Adrian Sanchez
© Steve Jennings: The Avid D Show Profile console for monitors
© Steve Jennings
© Steve Jennings
© Steve Jennings
© Steve Jennings: Bass tech Ryan Becker handles Les Claypool’s rig, which comprises two API 7600 input modules, a Furman PL-Plus power conditioner and Shure UR4D+ dual wireless receiver. He has two Ampeg PR-410H bass cabinets.
© Steve Jennings: Danny Carey, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Danny Carey, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Danny Carey, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: According to monitor engineer Tomasz Gajewski: “Similar to Tim [Alexander]’s set, Danny’s kit is miked with a compliment of Shure microphones.”
© Steve Jennings: Guitar tech Adrian Sanchez states that Larry LaLonde “uses three Orange Rockerverb ’50s guitar amps onstage with Shure ribbon KSM313s on the two outer amps and a SM57 for the center amp.”
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Larry LaLonde’s pedalboard
© Steve Jennings: FOH engineer Jason Mills
© Steve Jennings: A Shure KSM 137 end-address condenser microphone is used on percussion instruments.
© Steve Jennings: Larry LaLonde, guitars
© Steve Jennings: Larry LaLonde, guitars
© Steve Jennings: Larry LaLonde, guitars
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: Les Claypool, bass and vocals
© Steve Jennings: According to monitor engineer Tomasz Gajewski, ““We have a package of Shure PSM 1000 that I use for the band and PSM 900 for the entire stage crew.”
© Steve Jennings: Bass tech Ryan Becker handles Les Claypool’s rig.
© Steve Jennings: A Shure SM7 dynamic mic on the batter side of Tim Alexander’s kick drum, pointed at the center of the head “to get as much sustain and a boom factor,” says monitor engineer Gajewski.
© Steve Jennings: Shure SM57s on Tim Alexander’s kick drums
© Steve Jennings: Hi-hats are miked with a Shure M81.
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander (left) and Danny Carey, drums and percussion
© Steve Jennings: Tim Solyan, drum tech for Tim “Herb” Alexander
© Steve Jennings: Tim Solyan, drum tech for Tim “Herb” Alexander
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander’s drum set
© Steve Jennings: Tim “Herb” Alexander’s drum set
© Steve Jennings: Monitor engineer Tomasz Gajewski uses Avid PQ controllers for submixing drums.
© Steve Jennings: Monitor engineer Tomasz Gajewski
