The SB28 is designed as the successor to its SB218 subwoofer. The four-ohm SB28 contains two front-loaded, 18-inch direct radiating transducers integrated into a bass-reflex tuned enclosure capable of operating down to 25 Hz.
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REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN – For the past 26 years, the annual broadcast of the Canadian Country Music Awards has recognized and celebrated the best in Canadian country music. For this year’s event held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Toronto-based P.A. Plus Productions chose to recognize another performer, the Soundcraft Vi6 digital live sound console, which was deployed as the monitor desk for the entire show.
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MAYSVILLE, GA – Maysville Baptist Church in Maysville, Ga, had the very best of problems. Tremendous growth had pushed their small downtown church to its limits. Unable to expand at their downtown location, the church purchased a 50-acre tract on the outskirts of Maysville and began a nearly two-year project to design and build an elegant, 500-seat worship center with state-of-the-art sound reinforcement and video projection systems.
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LONDON — ADLIB Audio supplied their new Digidesign D-Show Venue live mixing console and new VerTec subs for multiple-award winning Denver-based piano rockers The Fray, along with full audio production and crew for the band's recent UK Tour.
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ORLANDO, FL — The 2007 Parnelli Awards gala honored the best and brightest of the live event industry Friday, Nov. 16, at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fla. The hundreds in attendance constituted a Who’s Who of players in the live event industry, and they all rose to their feet in honor of Lifetime Achievement award winner Gerry Stickells and Audio Innovator award winner Bob Heil. Even the stars paid their respect, with members of Velvet Revolver, Queen and Jimi Hendrix’s band offering their kudos via video. All the Parnelli winners — as voted on by readers of PLSN and FOH — were celebrated in the awards ceremony that honors the best of our business.
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Poor man’s power distribution is pretty much using the existing install venue power distribution, either because you do not have the moderate money to own a distro, the experience to use a dedicated portable power distribution unit (PPDU) or the venue does not easily accommodate the attachment of a PPDU. But have no fear, there are ways to maximize the existing available sub-circuits without calling in the electricians.
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This Soundco’s Secret Weapon? Touring-grade Service from a Regional Company
Steve Poulton, president of Audio Excellence in Albuquerque, N.M., recalls his first gig under the new company moniker. “It was out at the Journal Pavilion, which is a 15,000-seat venue just out of town, for radio personality Jim Rome,” he says. “We didn’t have enough equipment to do the show, but I convinced the promoter that we could definitely handle the show and take care of it.”
Poulton traveled from Albuquerque to Colorado Springs, Colo., to rent a JBL line array from Audio Analysts, got out to the venue and then set up the system. “I was flying by the seat of my pants, [but] I was convinced that we would do whatever we needed to do and had the know-how and wisdom to figure out how to do [it],” he reports. “I definitely jumped in at the deep end on a lot of big shows in the early days. My philosophy was always to act as if we were providing touring-level service in a regional area. We always acted as if we were big, and I think it facilitated us getting there rather quickly.”
Carlson Provides Clear Sound for Seattle’s Massive, Multigenre Bumbershoot Festival
Could Bumbershoot be the most eclectic music festival on the planet? It’s definitely got a serious claim. Where else can you hear hip-hop, post-modern jazz and Mongolian throat singing, with blues, gospel, folk and gypsy punk on the side, all on the same ticket? And we’re not talking generic genre bands: Bumbershoot organizers find and book trendsetters and scene-stealers. This year’s bill included the Wu-Tang Clan, Fergie, John Legend, Sam Yahel with Joshua Redman Jr. and Brian Blade, and Yungchen Lhamo. Plus Robbie Laws, the Holmes Brothers, Bert Jansch and Gogol Bordello. (If you don’t have a scorecard or the festival program handy, or don’t know the names, refer to the list of musical styles above for clues.)
Rascal Flatts Continues to Grow, As Do Complications
The phenomenon that is Rascal Flatts is like the universe — it just keeps expanding. And for those out on the road with the trio, there’s a pretty simple reason: The band is listening.
“These are artists who are very fan-oriented,” says Stuart Delk. “They listen to the critics and the fans. They read what both are saying and respond accordingly.” Whether it’s what song they play and where in the set list it’s placed, or what gags and dramatics garner the biggest response, Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney continue to tweak their way into stratospheric stardom.
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When Does a Tour Turn into an Install?
The LaSalle Bank Theater in downtown Chicago is a grand old house in the Broadway tradition. It opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theater and, for many years, was a prime stop on the Orpheum circuit. The theater went dark during the Depression, but was taken over by the Shubert family fol-lowing World War II. For years, it housed Broadway shows, both on tour (Cats, A Chorus Line) and on their way to Broadway (Spamalot, Sweet Smell of Success). In 2005, the theatre closed for a multimillion-dollar restoration project and reopened in 2006 to great acclaim. This October, it became the home of the Chicago tour of Jersey Boys.
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There’s a Bunch of Stuff to Keep Track of…
Inventory! Not necessarily the sexiest or most glamorous part of the live audio business, but definitely the lifeblood of what we do. As well as pro-viding income, our equipment defines us professionally. The equipment we stock as audio providers draws to us a certain clientele who, once happy with the product, will hopefully return to us time and again looking to repeat past successes. As our companies branch out and expand, we may sell or dispose of old equipment, while updating and replenishing our inventory with the hope of adding new clients to our roster. Certain companies cater to nonmusical corporate events, while others accommodate concert venues. Whether one has a warehouse filled with all the latest gear, or just a small DJ rig stored in the back of a van, it is still inventory that needs to be taken into account.
Well it’s that time of month again. The staff is screaming for an editors note, and I would rather have all of my fingernails pulled out with a pair of rusty needle-nose pliers that came from a lampy’s fog juice-soaked tool belt than write one.
I mean, I have been shooting my mouth off in print in this space for more than five years. Is there really anything left to say? Does any of it really matter? OK, way too philosophical. It just gets hard to keep up sometimes with an industry that is changing at the speed of sound.
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