Mary J. Blige’s production team turned to Eighth Day Sound for an audio assist in bringing her soulful songs of triumph, love and resilience to her fans. Steve Jennings chats with FOH engineer Jaymz Hardy-Martin III, monitor engineer Jeremy Peters and systems engineer Steve Hupkowicz.
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Spectrum Sound’s d&b KSL system can be heard, of course, on the artist’s Live on Tour trek, but it doesn’t block the view. Instead, it’s flown high enough to avoid interference with the show’s dynamic visual production.
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This month, we focus on the new installed sound systems at BYU’s Marriott Center, Dalton Stadium in Dalton GA and Scotiabank Arena in Toronto along with the home stadium to the Middlesbrough FC in Middlesbrough, UK and Adjarabet Arena in eastern Europe.
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Michael S. Eddy interviews the winner of this year’s Parnelli Award for Patrick Stansfield Production Manager of the Year. Zito, who recently joined 340 Productions, talks about the challenge of managing large, complex tours with empathetic leadership and shares some advice for industry newcomers.
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Kevin Mitchell reveals how this up-and-comer has gone from mixing at FOH and monitors to learning about PA systems and production management. She has also overseen corporate events and festivals and toured with a variety of bands.
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Bryan Reesman meets up again with sound designer Jonathan Deans to discuss this Broadway production with a big cast and 10 musicians on stage. Deans talks about tracking the musicians as they move about the stage.
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David K. Kennedy continues his focus on the history of loudspeakers, zeroing in on a particularly fertile era for loudspeaker advances — the 1970s.
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Steve Savanyu checks out what’s available in this market segment. When combined with subs, they can serve as a compact yet high-SPL solution for clubs, theaters, houses of worship, sports facilities and outdoor events.
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Designed for kick, snare/toms and guitar amps, Shure’s new Nexadyne instrument mics feature Revonic dual-capsule technology. Steve Savanyu puts them to the test.
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Systems engineer Samantha Boone interviews Natalie “Nat” Houle, sound designer and creator of a freely accesible website devoted to object-based spatial audio, nmhspatial.com. They discuss spatial audio trends and where the technology is going.
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With IEMs, stage volumes are much quieter than the cacophonous, wedge-filled days of yesteryear. Now more than ever, front fills can enhance the listening experience of those seated closest to the stage.
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There are plenty of buildings that are under-utilized on Sunday mornings, and with newer, lighter and more versatile audio systems, it’s becoming easier to make dreams of mobile church services a reality.
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