So FOH editor Bill Evans gave me a buzz and asked me to look at these products and offer my thoughts. He contacts me when he wants that everyday, Joe Schmo opinion on something. Occasionally, he wants me to be hypercritical and nit-picky to avoid manufacturer hyperbole and puffery (thanks for the new vocabulary word, Papa Johns!).
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Like so many people who founded regional sound companies, twin brothers Anthony and James Cioffi – who run the very successful Boulevard Pro in northern New Jersey ("seven miles from Times Square," Anthony points out) – started out as musicians.
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8 a.m., Sunday morning, and the big Christmas program at Trinity Church International in Lake Worth, FL is about to get underway. Loads of planning, months of rehearsals, hiring a string and horn section (small orchestra) went into this. plus stage setup, chairs, mics, and programmed lights. It's gonna be a great show.
Read More »By the time you read this, the Fall 2010 AES in San Francisco will have long come and gone, but thankfully, the toys will remain. As we'd all have expected, there were cool product announcements for both studio and stage, among them the RM 510 microphone capsule from beyerdynamic.
Read More »Making a decision on the type of system to purchase is a very difficult task. Any wrong choice can make or break a company, especially in today's economy. That's why it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of different technologies and make the best choice for whatever the situation may be.
Read More »The larger pro media arts & sciences schools have been steadily adding and expanding their course offerings, and many have taken the next logical step and are adding online courses, just as their more conventional college and university counterparts are doing. But how does live sound fare when it hits the broadband pipe?
Read More »Every year, I write a little something about the holiday season. Usually I share some of my personal rules and regulations that get me through the season with a smile on my face, and this year is no exception.
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Another year is coming to a close, and history has been made. Triumph, tragedy and everything in between have been expressed as we speed forward into the great unknown of the year to come, zooming one year closer to the ominous and looming 2012. Will the little planet that could be able to stave off the apocalyptic cataclysm that will seemingly engulf us all, or will the valiant people of the third rock from the sun be able to ward off the rapidly approaching end by some great uplifting heroic effort?
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