SHEPPERTON, U.K. — It is with sadness that we announce the death of friend and colleague John Roden, Paul McCarthey's long-time monitor engineer. The funeral will take place in Surrey, U.K. The family has asked that donations be made to the Shooting Star Children’s Hospice.
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Read More »ORLANDO, FL — EXAM SCHEDULE
Entertainment Electrical Exam: November 16, 2007 (2:00 p.m.)
Arena Rigging: November 17, 2007 (9:00 a.m.)
Theatre Rigging: November 17, 2007 (2:00 p.m.)
Every now and then you end up doing a show where the band are pricks out the gate & there is no resolve . . .
We do about 400 shows a year, so I guess we are lucky we don't get it all of the time. The funny thing is, it’s usually the "lower end bands"
We work with this country singer, she was real famous in the late 70s & thru the 80s. She has fallen (not so gracefully) since. From arenas to Indian casino bingo rooms, relentless bitch from start to finish. You know — she won’t show up to sound check, doesn't tell her band to check her guitar or vocal mic, walks on stage and begins threatening the monitor guy for the rest of the night. Making bitchy digs on the mic all night long . . .
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Ask questions about the Vi6 at the end of this article!
This is the first time for FOH (and, indeed, for any audio magazine that I can think of) to do an actual in-the-field Road Test on a piece of gear with a $90K price tag. Because we have worked at making and maintaining good relations with regional sound companies, we were able to hook up with a company that was demo-ing the eagerly awaited Vi6 digital console from Soundcraft. This is not something we could have pulled off on our own so we need to start off by thanking the crew at H.A.S. Productions in Las Vegas for making it possible. It took some doing and some coordination — including an overnight trip to the bustling metropolis of Parker, Ariz. — but it was worthwhile. (BTW, to you other manufacturers reading this, we are open to other Road Tests following this method. You have my number, give me a call.)
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Bill Evans takes the Soundcraft Vi6 console for a spin.
Read More »WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sports Technology Alliance, formed by the Sports Video Group and comprised of major professional and collegiate U.S. sports leagues and major national broadcasters and content distributors, met this week with leading members of the Federal Communications Commission and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. The group's mission was to discuss the negative impact of certain current proposed "white spaces" wireless spectrum legislation with regards to athlete and fan safety at their events and the quality of live event coverage, broadcast production and the reception of digital television signals.
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Roland Systems Group U.S is now shipping the S-1608 Digital Snake System in a fixed 16×8 configuration. The S-1608 adds to the S-4000 Digital Snake system. Based on the same 24-bit/96 kHz low-latency REAC protocol used in the S-4000, the new S-1608 features 16 high-quality, remote-controllable microphone inputs and eight returns over a standard Cat5e cable.
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VENICE, ITALY — When Grammy-nominated Norwegian artist Jan Garbarek arrived in Venice for the Jazz Festival, he discovered that all equipment for the show had to be delivered to the historic La Fenice Opera House by canal boat — so bystanders were treated to the sight of the NEXO/CAMCO touring system arriving on gondolas.
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MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA — Symetrix Inc. has appointed Tim Murray to the position of western regional sales manager. Symetrix created the position in response to increased sales volume. Murray is based in southern California and will report directly to Symetrix Director of Sales, Paul Roberts.
Read More »DONGGUAN, CHINA — On June 7, 2007, Eminence Speaker LLC recently celebrated the Grand Opening of Eminence Dongguan, opening the doors of the new facility to customers and vendors.
Read More »FRONT of HOUSE magazine brings you FOH-TV, live at InfoComm! In this section we talk to Lab.gruppen, D.A.S. Audio, Yamaha, Production Intercom and A-Line Acoustics.
Read More »FRONT of HOUSE magazine presents FOH-TV live at InfoComm! In Section Two FOH-TV talks with APB-Dynasonics, Face Audio, Rane, Aphex Systems and Sabine.
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