Hey what’s up, it's Danielle McGinley here.
I'm a professional touring keyboard player
and I’ve performed with artists such as
Demi Lovato, Rachel Platten and Marina,
as well as played on TV shows such as
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,
Dancing with the Stars
and Good Morning America.
I want to tell you about my experience
using Mackie products on tour.
I've owned the same Mackie Mix8 mixer
for my entire professional career.
When I was first starting out,
the mixer was an integral part
of my keyboard rig.
I used it to mix down multiple boards
into a few outputs
to keep things simple at smaller venues.
In those days, touring for me meant
I spent most of my time in a cramped van,
bouncing around on bumpy roads.
Safe to say, many of my keyboards
didn't survive the journey.
But my mixer always made it through,
despite taking a few spills
itself here and there.
As time went on, I found myself
using my Mackie mixer as my personal
in-ear monitoring system onstage.
Plugging the keyboard into it
parallel to the front of house
meant I could always have control
over the level of my keyboards in my ears,
even when the monitor mixes
weren't the best.
I remember this one time,
minutes before I was set
to do an acoustic performance
for an artist’s new single
on a live stream.
The mixer that was being used
for the broadcast died out of nowhere.
And I mean like, died dead.
Luckily, I had my Mix8 with me,
so we were able to run my keys
and the artist’s vocal through the mixer
and still get everything up and running
in time for the broadcast.
I still use that same mixer
in my home studio today
to switch between speaker sets.
Its clear audio and
indestructible build quality
are a clear testament to the
quality of Mackie’s products.
They’re built to last, no matter
what kind of abuse you throw at it.
So if you're looking for high quality
audio gear that can survive the road
or just in your home studio,
look no further than Mackie.
Thanks, Mackie.