290 - Mariah Carey Live in Dolby Atmos, with Mix Engineer Paul Falcone

About this episode

Paul Falcone discusses his role in creating immersive live music experiences for Mariah Carey's residencies using Dolby Atmos.

Front of house mix engineer Paul Falcone joins host Ben Givarz to discuss how he helped bring Mariah Carey’s residencies at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas to life as immersive live music experiences. He reflects on his journey from legendary New York recording studios to live concert mixing, and shares how he uses Dolby Atmos®, along with precise room tuning and even in-car reference checks, to keep the focus on Mariah’s iconic voice and maximize the emotional impact of the show. “I always would get that feeling as a kid. I always wanted music to surround me. And being able to actually do that with Dolby Atmos and get that feeling — it does give me the chills. And I want the audience to feel that too. I want it to be an emotional experience.” —Paul Falcone, FOH Mix Engineer, Mariah Carey Stay connected! - Listen to Mariah Carey and many other classic and contemporary artists mixed in Dolby Atmos on enabled streaming music services. - Find out more about the work of Paul Falcone on his website. - Find the latest news, official releases, and tour dates for Mariah Carey here . Interested in creating content in Dolby Atmos? Check out our FREE resources to give you a jump start…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Givarz

Guest: Paul Falcone

Topics covered

• live music
• mix engineering
• Dolby Atmos
• Mariah Carey
• concert experiences

Keywords

• mix engineer
• live concert
• emotional experience
• room tuning
• in-car reference checks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dolby

Products: Dolby Atmos

Books & works: Mariah Carey

Places: Las Vegas

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