ASU Relay For Life 2010
Sam Feinberg, Andrew Latimer and Kelsey Booth at the consoles. Photo by Lucks Photography
Soundco
Precise Corporate Staging
Venue
Sun Angel Stadium,
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Soundco
Crossroads Audio Inc.
Venue
Second Stage, Sonic Stage, Troo Music Lounge, other festival locations
Great Stage Park
Manchester, TN
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Music and Mayhem Fest
The festival featured Cross Canadian Ragweed, Wade Bowen and the Mike McClure Band
Soundco
Miller Pro Audio
Venue
Eufaula Cove Amphitheater
Eufaula, OK
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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.
Read More »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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Overcoming Adverse Weather at New Orleans Jazz Fest
Chris Brown, owner of production company SOUNd CHeK MUSIC, dealt with torrential rain and a heat index swing from 70º to 105º at the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do stage, one of 12 at this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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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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Sound Image Supports Erykah Badu Tour
Sound Image is supporting Erykah Badu's current Out My Mind, Just In Time 2010 AD tour with a Soundcraft Vi6 console and JBL VerTec line arrays.
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