Live Sound Tour Profiles
Tour Profiles:
Mix goes behind the scenes on today's top tours.
Nov 1, 2009,
By Sarah Benzuly
Mix talked with engineer Steve Pattison about Black's current tour. What's your setup? Dan's shows are wide ranging from large festivals to clubs and...
Mar 1, 2007,
Photos and Text by Steve Jennings
Lindsey Buckingham recently wrapped up the second leg of his first U.S. solo tour in nearly 14 years. Mix caught up with Buckingham and his three-piece...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Michel Henein
Imagine a concert featuring some of the hottest videogame music ever: from retro-classics like Super Mario Brothers, Frogger and Donkey Kong, to modern...
Mar 1, 2007,
Photos and Text by Steve Jennings
Talib Kweli's sold-out performance at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium had the crowd thumpin' to the music from the rapper's latest, Ear Drum. For...
Mar 1, 2007
Cakewalk and Roland Systems Group's REAC (Roland Ethernet Audio Communication) for SONAR enables the recording of 40 channels of 24-bit/96kHz audio from...
Mar 1, 2007
Justin Timberlake This *NSYNC'er-turned solo artist is currently touring the U.S. with a full band after a stint in Europe. Mix caught up with monitor...
Mar 1, 2007
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Sound Company: db Sound (Chicago) FOH Engineer/Board: Dave Whitman (East Coast, Kurdt Vanderhoof (West Coast)/Midas Heritage...
Feb 1, 2007
International Jazz Festival Celebrating its 40th year in bringing top jazz musicians to the University of Idaho, the Lionel Hampton International Jazz...
Feb 1, 2007,
Photos and text by Steve Jennings
Since coming out with his second release, Till the Sun Turns Black, singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne has been enjoying critical acclaim, which fueled...
Feb 1, 2007,
Photos and text by Steve Jennings
Part rock 'n' roll show, part comedy act, the tag team of Jack Black and Kyle Gass (aka Tenacious D) whooped it up at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic...
Feb 1, 2007
Denmark's second-largest outdoor concert event, Danmarks Smukkeste Festival, relied on Nordic Rentals A/S' Dolby Lake processor for the main-stage Adamson...
Feb 1, 2007
Corinne Bailey Rae Sound Company: SSE Hire (UK) FOH Engineer/Console: Dan Lewis/DiGiCo D5 Monitor Engineer/Console: Duncan Wild/DiGiCo D5 P.A./Amps: Nexo...
Feb 1, 2007,
By David John Farinella
Tim Engwall and Stephen Curtin are tucked safely behind their respective Digidesign VENUE desks at monitor world and the front-of-house position, watching...
Jan 1, 2007,
Photos and text by Steve Jennings
Despite not having toured since 2002, electro-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys played to an exuberant crowd at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in...
Jan 1, 2007
Held over Halloween weekend, this year's Vegoose festival (Las Vegas) saw four stages hosting top talent such as Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, the Black...
Jan 1, 2007
Goo Goo Dolls Front-of-house engineer Paul David Hager just wrapped up a couple months with the Goo Goo Dolls' tour, which relied on gear supplied by...
Jan 1, 2007
Barenaked Ladies Sound Company: Solotech (Montreal) FOH Engineer/Board: Robin Billinton/Soundcraft Vi6 Monitor Engineer/Board: John Sulek/Midas H3000...
Jan 1, 2007,
Photos and text by Steve Jennings
For the past 20 years. Neil and Pegi Young have brought together an eclectic lineup of top-notch musicians to perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd...
Jan 1, 2007,
By Gregory A. DeTogne
Tirelessly flogged in the media for every manner of abuse imagined or otherwise, Guns N' Roses is still legitimately regarded by many as one of the biggest...
Jan 1, 2007,
By David John Farinella
Fern Alvarez, who has been handling the Dixie Chicks' front-of-house mixing responsibilities for just about a decade, has seen numerous changes while...
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