NEW YORK — A bilingual production of West Side Story recently opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway with a Studer Vista 5 digital console mixing the show. The iconic production makes its return to Broadway after a 29-year absence, and sound designer Dan Moses Schreier and his associates selected the Vista 5 for its capabilities and audio quality.
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BANGALORE, India — Although V&P Sound PVT. Ltd. has stepped into the digital age with a Soundcraft Vi6™console for recent events, many of the independent engineers mixing for performers at the annual Rock Ethos festival here last month haven’t. So V&P Sound provided Soundcraft MH2 and MH3 analog consoles for their benefit.
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CLEVELAND, OH — The 24th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honored Jeff Beck, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby Womack, Run DMC and Metallica, among others, and Firehouse Productions, Red Hook, N.Y., made sure the Public Auditorium was well-stocked with gear.
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LAKEWOOD, NJ — Neutrik AG named Pete Milbery as managing director of Neutrik USA Inc. Milbery had been western regional sales manager of Neutrik USA Inc. before the promotion. He joined Neutrik in 2005 after a 15-year career in sales and management.
Read More »A good friend of mine said these words to me a couple of weeks ago. The “wazzup with you?” call had turned to some rumors of dirty deeds done dirt cheap in the live audio biz. Not gonna name any names or even give details on any situations. The idea here is not to call anyone out but to remind us all that in audio, as in life, what goes around comes around.
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It was one of those borderline CF situations. I flew from Vegas to Cali a couple of days before the NAMM show to cover the John Legend tour. The night before I left I found out that the interviews were set up for a day that was hardly “standard” even by touring standards.
Read More »For a PDF of the April 2009 Buyers Guide, CLICK HERE. Cheap DSP has meant many changes in the pro audio world, and most of… Read More »System Controllers
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For a long time the Radian MicroWedge (popularly referred to as the “Rat wedge” due to Dave Rat’s involvement with its development) was one of the “go-to” stage monitors for the live audio biz—especially for those of us who specialize in concert-type events. We could almost always be sure that the MicroWedge would be one of the rider-acceptable choices. The compact boxes put out plenty of clear SPL, and while everyone has their own personal favorites, few acts would turn down the MicroWedge when advancing the gig.
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NASHVILLE — Nickelback is returning with a tour to support their new album, Dark Horse, and a new console, DiGiCo’s SD7, specified by monitor engineer Mike Mule’, pictured here, who has used DiGiCo D1s and D5s on previous tours.
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WINTER PARK, FL — Full Sail University’s Show Production & Touring and Recording Arts students got a chance to meet Heil Sound’s Bob Heil, who visited the campus recently to give students a first-hand account of the evolution of audio technology.
Read More »ORLANDO — LMG Inc, a national provider of video, audio and lighting support, celebrated 25 years of business and launched a new Web site at www.lmg.net to showcase its legacy businesses — show technology and systems integration — and herald its newest division, concert touring.
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Most of my speaking gigs take place in houses of worship. I have found that a church congregation can be very critical when it comes to their ability to clearly hear the pastor, priest, preacher, rabbi etc. The fact of the matter is that any speaking event is only successful if the speaker can get their message across clearly, and that is why we need good microphones.
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