FixIt

Mar 1, 2004

After two decades of FOH mixing for everybody from The Replacements to Prince and Nirvana to Julio Iglesias, Monty Lee Wilkes has seen it all....

Aladdin Casino Gambles With Audio Upgrade

Mar 1, 2004

After the Aladdin Resort & Casino's original structure was imploded in 1998, the Aladdin Theatre was left standing and underwent a $25 million renovation....

Sacramento Music Circus Finds New Home

Feb 1, 2004

The Sacramento Music Circus, a destination for more than 100,000 patrons a year and the site of some of the city's most creative theater production, moved from the canvas tent that the company used for 52 years and into the 2,200-seat Wells Fargo Pavilion....

On the Road

Feb 1, 2004

Martina McBride

John and Martina McBride started dating in April 1987, married a year later and landed in Nashville in 1990....

Wireless Nation

Jan 1, 2004, By Mark Frink

Several years ago, the introduction of digital television, along with the auction of bandwidth to digital cellular services, heralded major changes in the American RF environment....

On the Road

Jan 1, 2004

Christian Seger

Working for the past 18 months with new country sensation Pat Green, front-of-house mixer Christian Seger has settled into road life. Mix caught up with him as he was gearing for a show at the famed Gruene Hall (Texas).

FixIt

Jan 1, 2004

Michael Souder

Currently mixing in-ear monitors for AFI and The Donnas.

Audio One Pumps Up Aerosmith Rig

Jan 1, 2004

When Aerosmith hit the road for their current co-headlining tour with KISS, they turned to Audio One for a live sound and six studio upgrades, which comprised Pro Tools updates to HD (including a variety of HD Process cards,...

Yamaha 03D Digital Mixer

Jan 1, 2004, By Robert Scovill

During my past few years of touring and recording, I've driven a few sound companies insane with some of my interface methods....

Feast or Famine

Jan 1, 2004, By Blair Jackson

While the major record labels continue to lick their wounds (and tally their losses) from a seemingly endless series of bloody skirmishes with Internet pirates and others who would threaten their previously unassailable sovereignty,...

The Doctor Is In the House

Dec 1, 2003, By Paul D. Lehrman

Does anybody remember life before sound systems? Once upon a time, when music was played by unamplified instruments, the instruments' construction determined...

FixIt

Dec 1, 2003

Robert Scovill Six-time TEC Award-winner Robert Scovill has done thousands of shows and recordings for acts such Def Leppard, Rush, Matchbox 20, Jackson...

FixIt

Nov 1, 2003

Mark Frink is k.d. lang's monitor engineer and Mix's sound reinforcement editor. Here are some quick fixes for onstage sound: Try placing sidefills low...

On the Road

Nov 1, 2003

For more than a decade, Reverend Horton Heat (aka Jim Heath), the high priest of psychobilly drama and musical excess, has ripped up the nation's highways, bringing his music to the faithful with the help of bass-slapping “Jimbo”...

On the Road: Tony Blanc

Oct 1, 2003

Recognized for his work with David Bowie and Mick Jagger, Tony Blanc is on the road these days at FOH with Christina Aguilera....

The Changing Face of Theater Sound

Oct 1, 2003, By Steve LaCerra

After working for more than 20 years in theatrical sound design, Janet Kalas has seen and heard her fair share of productions....

FixIt: Jim Yakabuski

Oct 1, 2003

Known for his seven years as FOH for Van Halen, Jim Yakabuski has recently worked for Avril Lavigne and Matchbox Twenty....