Lessons from a Tragedy
Just a year after the Bataclan Theater attacks, the venue reopened with Sting performing a benefit show for the sold-out crowd. It’s definitely a good sign, in that the free world refuses to cower to (the thankfully rare) acts of terrorism, whether abroad or on our own shores, such as June 12, 2016, where 49 people perished at the hands of a lone gunman at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. People will not — and should not — be afraid to go out to attend a sporting event or an evening’s entertainment at a theater, club or concert; in fact it’s an activity that people enjoy and can lift the spirits of anyone attending such activities and being part of a larger group.
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Mixing Sturgill Simpson’s ‘A Sailor’s Guide to Earth’ Tour
Sturgill Simpson is one of those artists who transcends a simple label or tag that defines his music. By his own admission, he is, and always will be, a country artist, but mixes his country influence with a blend of Americana, soul, funk and roots rock to create a sound that is distinctly Sturgill Simpson. And for his recently completed tour, supporting his first major label release, 2016’s critically acclaimed A Sailor’s Guide to Earth album on Atlantic Records, Simpson has broken new artistic grounds as well. Besides himself on guitar and vocals, this time he’s incorporating a three-piece brass section into his band, in addition to his more familiar touring lineup of keys, bass, drums, slide and electric guitar.
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Right Gear, Right Time, Right Space
Elements for Success Combine at the Parkway Presbyterian Church
Not every church is a megabuck, 140 dB rock ‘n’ roll concert-level installation project. And that statement certainly contains a lot of truth. Every installation and situation is different, but in every case — large or small, loud or soft — matching the right gear to the job is an essential part of achieving a successful upgrade project.
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Great Holiday Gift Ideas for the FOH Reader
Okay, so you might not get that Tesla P90D this year, but here are some essential — and highly useful — items that any sound… Read More »Great Holiday Gift Ideas for the FOH Reader
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Self-Powered Double 18 Subwoofers
In terms of big sound with plenty of impact, double-18 subwoofers are the standard of the industry. Certainly, other variants can do the job, ranging… Read More »Self-Powered Double 18 Subwoofers
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Eminence Celebrates its First 50 Years
Yes, Eminence has just celebrated its first 50 years of success, yet there’s no resting on proverbial laurels. “The market has changed a lot in the last 15 to 20 years and we haven’t always kept up,” owner Rob Gault admits. “We’re investing in our engineering capabilities to become the best in the world at power handling, low power compression, and low distortion — all while remaining affordable. We’re simultaneously stretching into lower-cost transducers and cutting-edge transducers, smaller sized drivers, particularly in the 2- to 5-inch category, but also larger drivers in the 21-inch size with larger voice coil sizes than we have done before.”
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Tweaking the Front End
A Chat with Remote Recording Pioneer Guy Charbonneau
If you happen to know something about recording great music live, then one step through the doors of the legendary remote recording studio, Le Mobile, is all it will take for you to be transported into a completely different realm. A formidable electronics heaven that was built slowly over time, Le Mobile is the place where the best of the old has been combined with the best of the new in ways that can best be described as über progressive.
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