FireAid 2025 — RPG Broadcast Audio + Music Mix

The Show

A two-venue benefit concert delivered as a single, unified broadcast mix — raising relief funds for Los Angeles wildfire victims.

FireAid united dozens of artists across the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum, with a coordinated show flow and a unified broadcast audio mix distributed across every major streaming platform.

Format: Two venues, one mix — synchronized broadcast audio and global stream
Intuit Dome lineup: Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Earth Wind & Fire, Katy Perry, Olivia Rodrigo, Rod Stewart, Jelly Roll, Gracie Abrams, Tate McRae, Lil Baby, Peso Pluma
Kia Forum lineup: Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, P!nk, No Doubt, Dave Matthews + John Mayer, Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, John Fogerty, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, The Black Crowes, Dawes
Run of show: 5+ hours; cross-venue handoffs; 30+ artists across both rooms
Distribution: 25+ streaming partners — Apple Music, Apple TV, Max, Netflix/Tudum, Paramount+, Prime Video, KTLA+, SiriusXM, Spotify, SoundCloud, Veeps, YouTube — plus AMC theatres in 70 US markets
Cause: $100M+ raised for direct LA wildfire relief

RPG's Scope of Work

Two trucks, two venues, one unified broadcast mix — built under a compressed, breaking-news production timeline.

Broadcast audio production: Unified live mix across both venues for global distribution
Music mix: Stereo + 5.1 mix served to every streaming partner from one master
Kia Forum: RPG's Gemini truck — broadcast and music mix for both stages in the room
Intuit Dome: RPG's Orion truck, alongside Vibration — TNDV's cross-rented mobile unit — supporting the Dome's audio scope
Cross-venue routing: Locked feeds between the two venues, single broadcast master to streaming partners
Recording: Multitrack capture per venue with redundant Pro Tools rigs
Crew: [Broadcast A1, A2, monitor engineer, RF tech, recording — names per truck]

Technical Specs

The audio kit list — Gemini + Orion + Vibration

Broadcast / mix console (Kia Forum): Lawo mc²96 — RPG's Gemini truck
Broadcast / mix console (Intuit Dome): Lawo mc²56 — RPG's Orion truck
Partner truck (Intuit Dome): TNDV's Vibration, cross-rented for additional Dome capacity
Channel count: [TBD — supply from job folder; Gemini/Orion frame totals 96 + 56 paths]
Mic plan: [Per-stage handheld + instrument + ambient counts — supply from job folder]
Recording: Multitrack capture per venue, redundant Pro Tools rigs
Mix delivery: Stereo + 5.1 master to 25+ streaming partners and AMC theatres

From the Show Floor

FireAid 2025 — RPG broadcast audio engineers at the Lawo mc²96 in the Gemini truck, broadcast monitor showing a Kia Forum performer at 4:17 PM — Riding the broadcast mix · Lawo mc²96

FireAid 2025 — side-of-stage view of the sold-out Kia Forum during the broadcast, RPG road cases in foreground — Side-of-stage · Forum sold out

FireAid 2025 — RPG broadcast audio engineers gathered at the Lawo mc²96 console watching the show feed during a live performance — At the desk

FireAid 2025 — RPG audio engineers inside the Gemini broadcast truck during the live mix — Inside the Gemini truck

FireAid 2025 — Kia Forum stage in red light with FIRE AID branding on LED ribbons, pre-show — FireAid stage · pre-show

FireAid 2025 — wide empty Kia Forum before doors opened, FireAid branding visible on stage — Forum · before the doors

FireAid 2025 — RPG crew member working stacked road cases on the Kia Forum floor at load-in — Load-in · road cases at the Forum

FireAid 2025 — Stevie Nicks performing on the broadcast monitor with the FireAid donate-now graphic, three RPG engineers at the Lawo mc²96 mixing the cut at 8:32 PM — Stevie Nicks on the cut · 8:32 PM

Results & Impact

What it added up to

Funds raised: $100M+ for direct LA wildfire relief
Reach: 50M+ viewers worldwide across 25+ streaming partners and 70 AMC markets
Press: Major outlet coverage across CNN, AP, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter
Production wins: Two-venue show delivered as a single broadcast mix; zero on-air audio dropouts
Follow-on: [New partnerships / referrals from the broadcast lineup]

$100M+

Raised for LA relief

50M+

Viewers worldwide

25+

Streaming partners