Jumpy, Bouncy, Tense…
It was an all-day festival at a restaurant on the opposite side of town. The highlight of the day being a carnival and a reunion of the longtime house band from the restaurant.
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Analog Thinking in a Digital World
Those of us who tour without production endure the interesting daily experience I refer to as "PA dú jour" – basically we get whatever equipment has been provided by the promoter at a given venue.
Read More »Nashville Gets Its Tour Boots On
Nashville is arguably the center of the live concert touring universe, and the season for live concert touring kicks off in high gear this month. While country artists log more miles than any genre when it comes to live shows, Nashville has also increasingly been the launching pad for more rock and pop tours.
Read More »Church Services, To Go
A few months ago I wrote about setting up and mixing events at your house of worship that are not the typical Sunday or Wednesday services. I also got into a discussion about outreach events and all that they can entail. I want to continue in similar direction this month.
Read More »Speaker Reconing: Factory vs. Generic Parts
Obtaining information about the inner workings of speaker reconing is no easy task. It can take a long time and lots of trial and error to truly understand the trade well.
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Don’t Confuse the Issues
When troubleshooting a problem, one must first ascertain the dilemma and give a proper diagnosis before trying to find a solution. In the case of live audio, we rely upon our experience to enable us to locate and resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
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University of Georgia Graduates with NEXO and Yamaha
ATHENS, GA – More than 35,000 attended the graduation ceremony at the University of Georgia (UGA)'s Sanford Stadium, which featured a speech by Alton Brown of the Food Network and vocalists accompanying the UGA School of Music's 71-piece Wind Symphony.
Read More »Riedel Offers “To Go” Version of its Video Tutorials
WUPPERTAL, Germany – Riedel Tuesday…To Go is the name for a new mobile version of the company's Riedel Tuesday free training sessions for Director, Riedel's configuration and control software for the Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom.
Read More »Sennheiser, Guitar Center, NERF, Others Help Nashville Flood Victims
NASHVILLE, TN – Sennheiser, Guitar Center and Audio Masters, and the Nashville chapter of the AES and its Nashville Engineer Relief Fund (NERF) are among those offering support the members of Nashville's professional audio community and others affected by the 100-year flood that inundated parts of Music City earlier this month.
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Shure Joins Indie Band Atop Highest Mountain in Africa
MOUNT KILIMANJARO, Africa – The world record for "The Highest Altitude Rock Gig/Electrical Musical Performance on Land" was set earlier this year at 19,341 feet above sea level, when Sound Driver, a five-piece indie band supported by a group of volunteers carrying gear, trekked up to Africa's highest point before performing amid the threat of sleet, rain, altitude sickness and oxygen deprivation.
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Onstage Systems Uses New L-Acoustics LA-RAK Gear for George Strait
DALLAS, TX – Onstage Systems is one of the latest touring production companies to use L-Acoustics' K Standard platform. The company recently purchased 16 LA-RAK touring racks, each loaded with three LA8 amplified controllers. All 16 racks recently went out tour with George Strait.
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Stone Church Improves Intelligibility with Community Entasys
WILMINGTON, DE – St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Parish celebrated its first mass on June 1, 1908. After more than a century, the original parish has been joined by the main church, a rectory, a convent and a K-12 school. The stone church features 50-foot ceilings and marble tracery. As with many older sanctuaries, it was designed more for the organ and choir than for intelligibility of the spoken word.
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