Jul 1, 2006,
By Steve La Cerra
It may not be obvious, but a P.A. system is a precision instrument. Similar to the way that various components contribute to the makeup of a fine musical...
Jul 1, 2006,
By Rick Clark
When Mike Borne started Smyrna, Tenn. based Allstar Audio (www.allstaraudio.com) in 1984, Nashville was riding high in the wake of the Urban Cowboy era...
Jul 1, 2006
Los Angeles based The Gig is taking the concert experience online with the launch of Live From the Gig (www.livefromthegig.com), which streams and archives...
Jun 1, 2006
Bryan Cross (Tower of Power, Vertical Horizon, Lifehouse, Howie Day) is currently out with the Pussycat Dolls, where he is manning both front-of-house...
Jun 1, 2006
Reno, Nev. based Starsound Audio recently supplied a full Adamson system for UB40's date at the University of Nevada. Front-of-house engineer Tom Wiggings'...
Jun 1, 2006,
By Barbara Schultz
For more than 20 years, RSA Audio Services of Edgewood, New York (www.rsaaudio.net), has been like a goldfish in a bowl: The goldfish grows, you get it...
Jun 1, 2006,
By Sarah Benzuly
Just in time for the jam-packed summer touring season are numerous completely redesigned or new venues that will host both up-and-coming and international...
May 1, 2006
Coheed & Cambria's front-of-house engineer Pete Robertson recently made the switch to putting the majority of the band on in-ears, as well as finding...
May 1, 2006
Representing the next step in development of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Davis, are...
May 1, 2006,
By Keith Clark
First, the good news: Worldwide ticket sales for concerts and special events reached $3.1 billion in 2005, an increase of about 11 percent from 2004 (courtesy...
May 1, 2006,
By Sarah Benzuly
Sonny Maupin's dream of making it as a rock 'n' roll star in the late 1980s was about to come true: Having toured with major acts and gigging around Las...
May 1, 2006
Audio production company Floating Earth has hopped onto the record the show, sell the CD that night bandwagon. The company used its new Sound-to-Go service...
Apr 1, 2006
Dave Farber is the owner of Farber Sound, the Minneapolis-area touring sound and installation contractor that provides the sound system for The Blenders'...
Apr 1, 2006,
By Sarah Benzuly
It takes an audio engineer to know what an audio engineer needs whether that mixer is on a first-call tour, a small-town festival, a local sporting event,...
Mar 1, 2006,
By Mark Frink
Monitor engineers have a tricky task at hand. It's hard enough to please everyone onstage, and as stage monitoring continues to evolve, the majority of...
Mar 1, 2006
Front-of-house engineer Daniel Nygaard is currently on the road with The Perishers, who fill the opening slots for the current Sarah McLachlan, Tracy...
Mar 1, 2006
Chicago-based rock band Midstates recently an Apple iPod (with video capability) as the group's sixth member while on tour with Wheatus during the holidays....
Feb 1, 2006,
By Sarah Benzuly
ENGINEERS ARE CREATURES OF HABIT. They like to use certain consoles, certain effects, certain mics, certain techniques. Now throw in the urgency inherent...
Feb 1, 2006
Oklahoma City based Miller Pro Audio has purchased five Soundcraft GB4 consoles, which are being used on the company's smaller productions and for rental...
Feb 1, 2006
The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts (Melbourne, Fla.; www.kingcenter.com) has reopened following major renovations totaling $1.3 million...
AES 2009: Slate Pro Audio Trigger
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