I have promised (or threatened) more than once that I would address how to solder properly. And that is the subject of this installment of Sound Sanctuary. However, I have got to tell you all about an amazing outreach program I have had the pleasure to be involved with over the last few weeks. The organization is called WOW JAM or WOW (Winning Our World) International.
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There are a lot of great things about live audio and what we do as engineers that I really appreciate. It can be fun, exciting, entertaining and rewarding while, at the same time, providing us with a decent livelihood. The hours are often long, but we are neither shoveling manure, risking our lives (unless you're a rigger), nor are we working in a dead-end 9-5 job.
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DETROIT – Every year, Lomas Brown from the Detroit Lions joins a group of NFL and college-level football players to stage a free two-day linebacker football camp for Detroit-area youth. Sennheiser sponsored the event's dedicated broadcast booth, which lets the high school-age kids participate in the taping of a mock sports broadcast. All who participated in the broadcast activity also received a free pair of Sennheiser headphones and a certificate of completion.
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BALTIMORE – The Roots Fest 2011 outdoor festival featured five days of live music and other performances in late June, with headliners like Talib Kweli and Anthony David featured along with local music and spoken word artists and a variety of plays, dance and performance art projects on multiple stages.
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HAPPAUGE, NY – Happauge High School's 1,500-seat main auditorium can operate as one space or three separate rooms, and it will host anything from theatre and concerts to fundraisers and movie nights. To meet the varying needs of the space, Rich Riedel, owner and president of Riedel Audio and Acoustics, opted for a system from Renkus-Heinz.
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WINNIPEG, MB – Christian artist Steve Bell's solo career began in 1989, but many of his recent performances have been anything but a solo effort. The Juno award-winning singer/songwriter has performed more than two dozen symphony concerts with 12 different orchestras in Canada and the U.S. in recent years, all the while using Neumann 105s for vocals.
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NASHVILLE – 3rd & Lindsley recently underwent a metamorphosis of sorts and celebrated the milestone with a free concert featuring the Kentucky Headhunters for the crowds at Summer NAMM. "We went from a bar that has music to a music venue that happens to have a bar," said owner Ron Brice.
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PHOENIX, AZ – What might happen to our surroundings if people were to suddenly vanish from the face of the Earth? That's the premise of Life After People, a new series on the History Channel. As each day, month, and year passes, the fate of a particular environment is examined.
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MACAU – Macau Tower offers more than just a panoramic view of the city. Guests can plunge off the 764-foot-high Sky Jump as well – tethered, of course, for safety. One Systems' Hong Kong distributor, Sound Classy, equipped the attraction with One Systems' 112UM and 212Sub-W models.
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NASHVILLE, TN – Spectrum Sound has added a pair of Midas PRO9 live audio systems to its rental inventory, along with an array of associated Midas hardware designed to meet a wide array of client configuration needs.
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BRESCIA, Italy – For Sting's Symphonicities tour stop at Brescia's Piazza della Loggia, Cipiesse Produzioni per lo Spettacolo provided Outline gear including 12 Butterfly, nine Mantas and four Subtechs per side.
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Mick Butler, recently hired for RCF's UK sales operation, rejoins former colleagues Phil Price and Dean Davoile. Butler is promoting the company's Touring & Theatre (TT+) products and serves as regional sales manager covering Scotland and northern England.
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