Audio Secrets from Beyoncé’s Live Tours – An Interview with Her Go-To Programmer, Kwiz

Meet Kevin “Kwiz” Ryan, tour programmer and recording engineer for Beyonce, co-owner at Rhythm 252 Group, and owner of the Rhythm Lab Studio. It's a timely and provocative interview with OWC RADiO Host, Cirina Catania that includes lots of gear talk, behind-the-scenes stories, and a very frank conversation about racism. Kwiz has toured with Beyonce handling audio in huge venues for her last four tours as well as for the 2013 and 2014 Superbowl halftime specials. In his spare time, he is a freelance producer for clients such as ESPN, ABC, and HBO. And he was the Audio Supervisor for the Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner and Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday celebration! Kwiz is an accomplished musician, record producer, composer, audio engineer, and artist development specialist, currently living in the Bronx. For the last 25 years, he’s been working with numerous Grammy-winning and platinum-selling artists. Creating magic for every genre, from new jack swing-style R&B with Jeff Redd, to the hip-hop soul of Mary J. Blige, and JayLo's latest endeavors. He composed and produced the heard-hitting and heart-wrenching music from his album, the "Black Light Chronicles." And, guess what? He uses OWC equipment on the road and in his studio. We wanted to know more and we think you will too! For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time. For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven, and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!