GERMANY – Monitor engineer Nils Labenz has been relying on DirectOut’s PRODIGY.MX to support German metalcore band Electric Callboy. PRODIGY.MX provides redundancy for the playback… Read More »Electric Callboy Using DirectOut for Playback Redundancy and More
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EUROPE – Sum 41’s farewell trek, “Tour of the Setting Sum,” included performances around the world in support of their final March 2024 album release, “Heaven :x: Hell.” The tour capped a 30-year career that began in the Toronto area in 1996. For the band’s final swing through Europe, production manager Ivan Copelan chose a Cohesion audio system.
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The 2024 CMA Touring Awards were presented March 3, 2025 in Nashville. Keith Urban was back as the host of the awards recognizing the best of the best in country music touring. Luke Comb’s “Growin; Up and Gettin’ Old Tour” was one of the big winners of the night, honored for Crew of the Year and categories including Production Manager (Jerry Slone), Tour Manager (Ethan Strunk), FOH Engineer (Todd Lewis), Monitor Engineer (Michael Zuehsow), Lighting Director (Kevin Northrup), and Video Director (Tyler Hutcheson).
Read More »NASHVILLE – The 2024 CMA Touring Awards were presented March 3, 2025. Keith Urban was back as the host of the awards recognizing the best… Read More »CMA Touring Award Honorees Announced
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MOCKSVILLE, NC & CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Concert Stuff Group (CSG) announced that 340 Productions has officially joined its family of companies, marking a significant expansion… Read More »340 Productions Joins Concert Stuff Group
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In his March 2025 FOH-at-Large column, Baker Lee wanted to find out the extent of the threat that AI poses to the future livelihood of all of us in sound production. So he got a few answers — from ChatGPT.
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NEW ORLEANS – An experienced team of audio engineers and sound technicians relied on Shure Axient Digital, Axient Digital PSM and PSM 1000 for pre-game and halftime performances at Super Bowl LIX within Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025, and also for the game itself. Pictured here is Jon Batiste’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before kickoff.
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New products from Allen & Heath, Ashly Audio, Fourier Audio, Gator Cases, LD Systems, Neutrik, RCF, Shure and Waves
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ISE returned to Barcelona with 1,605 exhibitors and 85,000+ attendees. Steve Savanyu reports on some of the nifty new audio solutions.
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As first responders were still battling LA’s biggest blazes, Firehouse and Eighth Day Sound rushed in to support FireAid, a benefit concert that would raise more than $100 million.
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The market for live theater and performing arts centers continues to expand. We check out some recent builds and audio upgrades.
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After making his move from DC to LA to learn studio engineering, Ogletree worked hard on a live sound career. Now he’s mixing FOH for top acts.
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