CHICAGO – The alt-rock band Pavement, which broke up in 1999, has gotten back together for a reunion tour this year, which includes longtime FOH engineer Remko Schouten and a new supply of Shure microphones.
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HARRISON, NJ – New York's Major League Soccer team, the New York Red Bulls, have a new home stadium, the new Red Bull Arena, which was equipped by P.A. system designer Acoustic Dimensions with EAW AX and MK series speakers before opening earlier this year.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – From July 10-19, high school students from across the U.S. were set to participate in the Grammy Foundation's sixth annual Grammy Camp-a 10-day residential summer camp hosted by the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.
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NEW YORK – Australian band Jet hit the road in America to support the group's latest album, Shaka Rock. Manning the controls at front of house was veteran mixer Kyle Chirnside, with Will Burston at the monitor desk. The group carried its own front of house console, a Midas PRO6 live audio system supplied by Big Mo Pro, Parsippany, N.J.
Read More »WEBSTER, NY – Ashly Audio is shipping the first batch of pêmas (Protea Equipped Media Amplifiers).
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CHICAGO – Sound of Authority once again relied on Powersoft K6 and Q4004 amplifiers to drive the Main and Jazz sound stages for the Tom Joyner Foundation's Fantastic Voyage 2010 benefit cruise.
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CHICAGO – Gand Concert Sound (GCS) helped turn the penthouse open-air bar at the Wit hotel, called Roof, into a rock club of sorts, with performances from Missing Persons and Letters to Cleo supported with Yamaha and NEXO gear.
Read More »AMHERST, NY – Columbus McKinnon recently issued a statement pertaining to questions about brake retaining pins on the company's hoists.
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MATTHEWS, NC – The Sennheiser Sound Academy seminar series stops at Elevation Church July 14-15. Attendees can expect to learn about key practices, topics and trends in the installed sound/systems integration business.
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NEW ORLEANS – Chris Brown, owner of production company SOUNd CHeK MUSIC, dealt with torrential rain and a heat index swing from 70º to 105ºat the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do stage, one of 12 at this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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ST.PETERSBURG, FL – ESI Audio is supporting the growing Tampa Bay Rays Post-Game Summer Concert Series this year with a 48-box NEXO GEO T line array under the direction of crew chiefs Rick Soukup and Ozzy Giron.
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SEATTLE – Karrie Keyes, who has been mixing 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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