Country Music

Ensuring Sam Hunt’s sound keeps the fans on their feet are (l-r): FOH engineer Phil Bledsoe; stage patch/utility Shawn Eacott; stage left P.A. fly tech/lead P.A. tech Matt Potesta; stage right P.A. fly tech Connor Cross; monitor engineer Jared Green; and system engineer/audio crew chief Joe Henson. Photo: Steven Alan

Live Sound

Tracking The Tour Sound of Sam Hunt

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 05/14/2024

Sam Hunt has been hitting the road hard with the help of his crew and longtime audio provider Spectrum Sound.

Luke Combs’ live audio team includes (l-r): Michael Zuehsow (Monitor Engineer), Dan McLaughlin (RF Coordinator/Tech), Wesley Hancock (PA/Stage Tech), Emma Berry (PA/Stage Tech), Joseph Lefebvre (Systems Engineer), Caleb Imoden (PA Tech), Michael Grabarczyk (PA/Delay Tech), Jerry Slone (Production Manager), Nick D’Andrea (PA/Stage Tech), Stephen Millet (Crew Chief) and Todd Lewis (FOH Engineer). Photo: David Bergman

Live Sound

Luke Combs is Gettin’ Global on His World Tour, Part 2

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 09/12/2023

Luke Combs' audio team talks monitors, the tour's massive Outline PA and the artist shotgunning beers with Patrick Mahomes.

Clair Global’s Cohesion P.A. covered all 57,211 fans at the sold-out Nissan Stadium show in Nashville.

Live Sound

Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 2

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 11/04/2022

In Part 2, we explore the monitors and miking on the biggest tour of 2022—Kenny Chesney's 41-date "Here and Now" stadium tour.

news

Academy of Country Music Announces 2022 ACM Award Production Nominees

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 02/10/2022

The 2022 ACM Awards nominations have been announced, including several categories honoring the record producers.

Hunter Hayes in his home recording space.

Blog

Peek Inside Hunter Hayes’ Home Studio with this Video Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 06/03/2021

Country star/producer Hunter Hayes has built a well-appointed home studio for himself in the hills above Los Angeles. Let's go gear-spotting as he gives...

Business

Crew Sues Over Deadly Tour Bus Crash

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 06/05/2020

Lawsuits fly over last fall's deadly tour bus crash that killed a monitor engineer and injured seven others.

Live Sound

On the Road with Jason Aldean

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 04/02/2020

Until the coronavirus pandemic derailed the spring touring season, country star Jason Aldean was packing arenas nightly with help from Nashville’s Spectrum Sound.

Live Sound