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Mudslide Relief

The most dreaded three words a production professional ever hears are, "It's a benefit." However, there are those moments when gear, time and money take a second seat to a community in need. As the world turned their eyes to the devastating tsunami disaster halfway around the world, a small community in Ventura County–La Conchita–found itself victim to a devastating mudslide, the result of a 10-day torrential downpour in Southern California. Ten people lost their lives and 15 homes were destroyed in this beautiful surfing community just south of Santa Barbara.

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Carlson and Rat Sound Hit the Road with R.E.M.

How do you do audio justice to a rock legend whose career spans more than 25 years? Well, one of the first and most crucial steps is to surround yourself with people, companies and gear that have proven themselves time and time again. When it came to planning the U.S. leg of R.E.M.'s recently launched 2004/2005 World Tour supporting their latest CD, Around the Sun, this meant handing the ball to FOH engineer Brett Eliason, who in turn joined forces with Seattle-based Carlson Audio Systems to design the

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