Shure today recapped its support of the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival, where it deployed more than 2,000 components across 10 stages during the festival’s landmark 60th edition. For nearly 30 years, Shure has worked alongside Montreux Jazz Festival production teams to help manage complex wireless environments, evolving artists’ requirements, and the technical demands of a multi-stage live music event.
The deployment included 156 channels of Axient Digital Wireless Systems, 40 channels of Axient Digital PSM Advanced In-Ear Monitoring System, and 756 wired microphones, as well as SM58, KSM11 Cardioid Condenser Vocal capsules and Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphones, among others. At the festival’s Stravinski stage, Shure ShowLink enabled engineers to remotely monitor all Axient Digital devices and simplify system management across performances. Five Shure ADTQ units were deployed on-site, each configured with eight channels for a total of 40 channels. Engineers operated the ADTQs in both SC Narrowband and Wideband Spatial Diversity modes, allowing them to switch between configurations based on each artist’s and production’s requirements. “Montreux is one of the most demanding and inspiring live music environments in the world,” said Marco Weissert, Associate Vice President, Sales Europe, at Shure.
Engineers are managing multiple stages, changing artist requirements, and tight production schedules every day. We are there to help them stay focused on the performance and not the technology. “Different Artists, Unique Voices, All Trusting Shure Across more than 300 concerts and activities, the festival brought together legendary artists, emerging talent, and international audiences for a live music experience defined by intimacy, scale, and world-class production”. Among the standout performances, John Legend used the Shure Nexadyne 8/S dynamic vocal microphone to deliver his signature vocal with clarity. “If truth was a microphone, it would be the Shure Nexadyne 8/S,” said Jon Ostrin, engineer for John Legend. “The Nexadyne 8/S gives me the vocal tone I’ve been looking for. As engineers, our job is to replicate and enhance the signal. Nexadyne elevates it.”
Across the two-week festival, artists relied on a range of Shure wireless and microphone solutions. The Roots used Axient Digital transmitters with SM58 and Nexadyne microphones. Deep Purple performed with four channels of Axient Digital PSM, four ADTQ bodypacks, AD transmitters, and KSM11 capsules. Vulfpeck used AD2 transmitters paired with SM58 capsules. This year’s edition marked a shared milestone, as both the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Shure SM58 celebrated their 60th anniversaries. For six decades, Shure’s iconic mic has remained a fixture on stages around the world, trusted by generations of artists and engineers for its durability, consistency, and unmistakable role in live vocal performance. Beyond equipment, Shure’s technical team supported production crews throughout the festival with microphone selection, wireless frequency coordination, system performance, and day-to-day technical demands across multiple venues. Shure also hosted the Engineers’ Lounge, where audio professionals could connect directly with the Shure technical team.
