“To quote Prince, ‘If the first words out of an artist’s mouth when they hit the stage aren’t heard, you’re a horrible engineer’”: Drake’s live sound engineer on why he had to be at the top of his game from first song to last on his recent European tour

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Drake performs live on stage during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA).

Drake’s live sound engineer has been discussing what it was like sitting behind the desk on the Canadian star’s recent European tour - alongside PartyNextDoor - and it sounds like the role is even more demanding than you might have thought.

Demetrius Moore has been Drake’s FOH engineer since 2010, and he says that, because of the way the recent shows were structured, he was constantly making adjustments and responding to the kind of material being performed on stage.