In short: the same sort of scene you'd have seen a year ago at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. "The room itself is significantly different," says Michael Abbott, the audio coordinator for the Grammys. The entire Madison Square Garden complex, crammed into the confines of the midtown city grid, creates myriad logistical challenges in comparison to the sprawling Staples Center site. Outside, a pair of $750,000 audio trucks are responsible for recording and mixing the whole show. At the Staples Center, there's plenty of room to park; not so much at the Garden.

Source: Forbes January 27, 2018 17:37 UTC