The album had been released on September 29, about two weeks earlier, making the music equally new to the audience. Bernhard Baran once again recorded the show with his crew, employing 24 cameras. This venue was a departure for Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy, who had recorded many of their previous shows at the 013 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. During the show, the venue's lighting operator refused to allow the band's lighting operator to share the light board. As result, most of the show's lighting cues were not executed properly, or at all. Portnoy can be seen, at times, gesturing to the operator—sometimes in the dark. There is no lighting credit on the album. For the album release, the band decided to explore new technologies, with Evans designing several new features. One allowed listeners to move between two locations in the venue, while watching the show, each with its own surround mix. Another feature was a 3D audio mix for a headphones, where each sound source was positioned in specific location around the listener. The final feature was a new audio engineering technique, Harmonic Phrase Analysis, which "…reduces the unwanted processing normally associated with contemporary live recordings, imparting a more organic feel to the sound field." Mix engineer Rich Mouser spent 34 days creating four separate mixes and 10 separate masters. Critics characterized the audio as the best live audio they'd heard. The show's video used new technology, as well. Evans worked with Cinnafilm, who mastered the footage by re-texturizing each frame, enhancing the visual dynamic range, and simulating 70mm film stock. Baran edited the show. Second Flight: Live at the Z7 was released on November 13, 2015 on Blu-ray, DVD, 2-LP vinyl, and digital download. A 4K version was not released due to a lack of consumer distribution format, though several songs from the show were uploaded to YouTube at 4K. The 3D headphone mix has not yet been released. Third Degree On August 12, 2019, Neal Morse revealed the title and album art for the band’s third studio record entitled, Third Degree. Members Casey McPherson – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards Steve Morse – lead guitar Neal Morse – keyboards, vocals Dave LaRue – bass Mike Portnoy – drums, vocals Tour dates After the release of their self-titled debut album in March 2012, it would not be until early September that Flying Colors would go on their world tour in support of the album. They played two shows in North America, performing in Los Angeles and New York City, before going on to play eleven shows in Europe. Six of their eleven shows in Europe were in Germany, along with shows in Italy, Switzerland, France, Netherlands and ending the tour in England. In October 2014, to coincide with the release of their second studio album Second Nature, the band went on tour performing three concerts in North America, before touring Europe for seven concerts in Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, England and France. After a five-year hiatus, Flying Colors is currently scheduled to perform on August 30, 2019 at Morsefest 2019 in Cross Plains, TN. In addition to music from the first two studio albums, the band will be previewing tracks from their as-yet-unreleased third studio album. Discography Studio albums Live albums Documentaries The Making of Flying Colors was released in 2012 directly via mascot label group on DVD. References External links Flying Colors Official Website Official YouTube Channel Category:American progressive rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:2011 establishments in the United States Category:Supergroups (music)