What was the setup for the Boots N Beats 2025 Tour?
Published September 8, 2026 · Reviewed September 8, 2026 · Answered by Jordan Miller, Country EDM DJ and producer
Short answer
The Boots N' Beats 2025 Tour setup features Jordan Miller performing solo and as Mixmode, his hybrid country EDM project with live electric guitarist Kristian Cruz. The performance configuration blends professional DJ decks with live guitar amplification, delivering their signature sound across 17 tour stops.
The Boots N' Beats 2025 Tour brings Jordan Miller's country EDM sound to 17 cities. To deliver the high-energy performance seen by his audiences, the show utilizes a specialized hybrid setup designed for both solo DJ sets and his collaborative project, Mixmode.
The Mixmode Performance Configuration
For tour dates, Jordan Miller performs alongside guitarist Kristian Cruz. This setup, known as Mixmode, combines a standard professional DJ deck configuration with live electric guitar. Miller manages the mixing, transitions, and country EDM production from the DJ booth, while Cruz plays live guitar over the tracks.
To understand how this integration works on stage, planners can read about how live guitar over a DJ set works technically. The audio routing splits the DJ output and the live guitar signals so that front-of-house engineers can balance the live instruments and electronic beats properly.
Technical Tour Advancing
Operating a hybrid live show across 17 distinct venues, from WTF Sporting Club in Austin to Joe's on Weed St. in Chicago, requires consistent technical specifications. Unlike a standard DJ booking, the dual nature of Mixmode requires specific monitor routing and input channels.
Tour venues receive a strict technical rider to ensure the sound systems can handle the dual frequencies of electronic dance music and live instrumentation. For a complete breakdown of the gear, monitors, and stage plots required for these tour stops, you can review our country EDM technical rider and production guide.
For custom events, festivals, or private dates, our team coordinates directly with local sound engineers to adapt this exact tour setup to your venue. You can learn more about booking and stage setups on our production page.
Related questions
- Do you need a separate soundboard for a live guitar DJ hybrid?Yes, a separate soundboard or dedicated external mixer is highly recommended for a live guitar DJ hybrid set. While some DJ controllers have basic inputs, an external soundboard provides the necessary headroom, EQ control, and routing to balance the live guitar signal with the high-output DJ audio tracks cleanly.
- How is country EDM different from a country remix?Country EDM is a distinct subgenre built from the ground up by blending electronic music production with country songwriting, whereas a country remix is an existing country track modified with electronic elements. While country EDM features original compositions, custom vocal sessions, and dedicated electronic arrangements, country remixes rely on manipulating pre-existing vocal stems over standard club beats.
- What is country EDM?Country EDM is a hybrid music genre that fuses traditional country music elements, such as acoustic guitars, banjos, and southern vocals, with electronic dance music production like driving house beats, synth builds, and heavy bass drops. Unlike a basic club remix of a country track, it is built from the ground up to merge the organic storytelling of country with the high-energy arrangement of modern electronic music.
- What is a country EDM DJ?A country EDM DJ is a specialized performance artist who blends traditional country music vocals, melodies, and acoustic instrumentation with the high-energy beats, synthesizers, and production structures of electronic dance music. Unlike standard club or wedding DJs, this performer uses advanced transition techniques, live mashups, and often live instruments to bridge the tempo gap between slow country ballads and fast-paced dance tracks.
- Who listens to country EDM and what crowds does it work for?Country EDM appeals primarily to Millennial and Gen Z music fans aged 18 to 35 who listen to both modern country and electronic festival music. This hybrid style excels in high-energy environments like college tailgates, festival stages, modern honky-tonks, and corporate brand activations, but it is poorly suited for traditional sit-down dinners or purist country venues.
- How do you sync live instruments with DJ decks?Syncing live instruments with DJ decks requires a mix of audio routing, MIDI clock synchronization, or playing live over a master output. For Mixmode sets, Kristian Cruz's guitar signal is fed through an independent audio interface and mixer, aligning the instrument's timing manually or via digital sync with the DJ deck tempo.