Chris Payton is one of the pop world’s first-call session pros. He has played with Katy Perry. He has played with Jay-Z. And right about now he is surely kicking back after just completing the epic European leg of Bruno Mar’s The Romantic Tour, which packed out stadiums night after night.
There were six nights at Wembley Stadium, two at Milan’s San Siro, two at the Metropolitano in Madrid… Payton and Mars’ summer schedule was more Champions League than Soul Train. But what does Payton have on his rig to play these shows?