Aug 1, 2006,
By Steve Jennings
Hot off a stellar new album, I'm Not Dead, and a new marriage, Pink is currently taking her punk rock tinged styling out to clubs across the U.S., with...
Aug 1, 2006,
By Steve Jennings
Mix caught up with Martina McBride when she passed through the Oakland Arena (Oakland, Calif.), in late June. Mixing Martina at front of house is her...
Jul 1, 2006,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed & Cambria are out touring mid-sized venues with gear from Delicate Productions (Camarillo, Calif.). The bands' house engineers...
Jul 1, 2006
Danny Hill and Jess Chapman P.O.D. the four-piece, born-again Christian act that melds hip hop with alt rock is currently out on a run from its Warrior's...
Jul 1, 2006
Live Sound Company: Showco FOH Engineer/Console: James Huth/Midas XL4 Monitor Engineer/Console: Josh Swart/Midas Heritage 3000 P.A.: PRISM rig Outboard...
Jul 1, 2006,
Photos and Text By Steve Jennings
Last year, Bruce Springsteen was touring solo, showcasing the moody sounds of Devils & Dust. This year's tour couldn't be more different. In May 2006,...
Jul 1, 2006,
By Keith Clark
Hard to believe, but it's been more than 40 years since The Who released the seminal rock anthem The Kids Are Alright. Catching up with young rockers...
Jul 1, 2006,
By David John Farinella
For Kevin Freeman, Brad Paisley's longtime front-of-house mixer and production manager, touring with country music's guitar-slingin' hero has been going...
Jul 1, 2006,
By Heather Johnson
As the crowd finishes their drinks and makes their way to the Fillmore Auditorium's (San Francisco) main floor, the retro lounge intermission music gives...
Jun 1, 2006,
Photos and Text by Steve Jennings
Mix caught up with Leela James' tour at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium. At FOH was Gordon Williams, whose studio credits include Damian Marley, Joss...
Jun 1, 2006
Tricia Ellsworth After three years of working the Fox-woods Casino stage audio crew with all kinds of acts from musical performances to circuses dealing...
Jun 1, 2006
Julie Roberts FOH Engineer/Console: Jeff Hawkins (also production manager)/house-provided DiGiCo D5, Yamaha PM5D, Midas, Crest P.A./Amps: house-provided...
Jun 1, 2006,
By Rick Clark
Last night, I had the good fortune to catch the premiere of Jonathon Demme's new film, Neil Young: Heart of Gold. It documents most of the concerts Young...
Jun 1, 2006,
By Gary Eskow
The depth, majesty and complexity of The Lord of the Rings trilogy were so masterfully rendered in J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, critics wondered if Middle...
Jun 1, 2006,
By David John Farinella
Just a few hours before David Gilmour hits the stage in one of the most anticipated shows to come to the United States this spring, front of house engineer...
May 1, 2006,
By Craig Dalton
It was a typical waiting-for-spring Chicago evening in mid-March outside the Riviera Theatre in the Windy City's old Uptown neighborhood. (Performance...
May 1, 2006,
Photos and text by Steve Jennings
Arena rock is back in full swing as we enter into summer touring. Playing to a packed and jubilant crowd, Queen (who hasn't toured in nearly 26 years)...
May 1, 2006,
Photos and text by Steve Jennings
For signer/songwriter Kem's recent tour, front-of-house engineer Jim Gibbons (who has mixed the artist for the past eight years) is relying on gear from...
May 1, 2006
Taking Back Sunday FOH Engineer: Eddie Mapp Monitor Engineer/Console: Dustin Deluna/Yamaha PM5D Monitors: Ultimate Ears UE10, UE7; Optogate PB-05 Outboard:...
May 1, 2006
Jon Burton Prodigy's front-of-house engineer Jon Burton has also mixed for Beth Gibbons (Portishead) and Bjork at Live8 in Japan. Burton has also done...
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