TOKYO – High End Systems’ new Hog 4 console debuted in February with Japan’s Kome Kome Club’s arena concert tour. Touring LD Makoto Shimizu from Lighting Big1 saw the console at LDI 2012 and was eager to specify it for the band’s 2013 tour.
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TOKYO – High End Systems’ new flagship Hog 4 console made its debut in Japan when Kome Kome Club’s ‘Super Natural Carnival’ arena concert tour kicked off in early February. Formed in 1982, Kome Kome Club is widely recognized and revered as the only Japanese pop musical group to achieve commercial success by blending soul and funk musical styles.
Makoto Shimizu from Lighting Big1 is the tour’s lighting designer. Makoto witnessed the unveiling of the Hog 4 at the LDI 2012 trade show, and was eager to specify the console for the Kome Kome Club tour.
He comments, “I’d been eagerly waiting for the release of the Hog 4. There had been rumors for some time, although I tried not to get my hopes up based on rumors. Initially, I planned on using a different console; I’d been using the Full Boar forever, and it was about time to try something new. And that was when the Hog 4 came out – I was confident that the learning curve would be much faster on the Hog 4, so I figured it’s best to stick to what I know!”
Shimizu gives high praise to the console’s speed and power. “The quick response time makes a huge difference. That was also my impression when I moved from the Wholehog 3 to the Road Hog Full Boar—that it was quicker. And now with the move to the Hog 4, it feels as if everything has sped up even more. Start up is very quick, and logging off and logging back on isn’t a bother at all.”
