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“Excuse Me, Do You Speak Audio?”

E-mail is a great work tool, and at this point in time, I cannot even imagine doing business in a world without the service. After all, what would one do without the solicitations to enlarge their manhood or to please every woman by lasting longer in bed? Fortunately, just like every other guy who gets these wonderful offers, I am not in need of what these artful entrepreneurs are selling. Therefore, these e-mails get deleted and sent to my computer's hard drive trash bin, along with every additional piece of digital junk that filters through my spam protector.

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Four Letter Word, Starts with “M”

What is dedication in the touring audio biz? Is it enduring long hours, crappy road food and psuedo-intellectual lighting guys? Or is it taking the time out of a crazy schedule touring one of the biggest bands on the road to write an XL-4 recall scene that spells out the name of the band in lights? We put that conundrum to Muse FOH engineer Marc Carolan and system engineer/crew chief Patrick "Paddy" Hocken.

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Go Ask Alice

I am a huge fan of a really well-crafted tune. I am not talking about art or music as a tool for social change. I am talking about pop songs that still sound fresh years after their release. One-hit wonders like "Smoke From a Distant Fire" by the Sanford Townsend Band, or "Brandy" by Looking Glass, and guilty pleasures like "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! or "Where's the Love" by Hanson. Every one a little pop gem.

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White House Invites The Killers for July 4 Concert

The Salute to the Military USO Concert on the White House South Lawn on July 4, now in its second year, honors troops and their families for their service to the country. While officially on hiatus, The Killers reconvened to perform six songs at the gig, mixed by their longtime FOH engineer James Gebhard on a DiGiCo SD7.

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Rat Sound Helps Pearl Jam Go Digital

Karrie Keyes, who has been mixing Pearl Jam's monitors since 1991, opted for a Midas PRO6 console supplied by Rat Sound for the band's 2010 tour in support of its Backspacer album. This represented a change for Keyes, a longtime devotee of Midas' Heritage desk and other analog consoles.

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