On the Road

Nov 1, 2004

Scott Steiner Scott Steiner, currently handling FOH duties for Sonia Dada, recently completed mixing the band's Test Pattern 5.1 CD/DVD release, which...

Tour Profile: Usher

Nov 1, 2004, By David John Farinella

It's halfway through Usher's second show at the Oakland Arena (Oakland, Calif.) in early September when front-of-house engineer Horace Ward checks the...

The Cure

Nov 1, 2004, By Steve Jennings

The Cure's Curiosa shows at San Francisco's SBC Park brought the band and support acts Interpol, The Rapture and Mogwai together on one action-packed...

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Nov 1, 2004

Steven Curtis Chapman Sound Company: CTS Audio, Nashville FOH Engineer/Console: Russ Long/Yamaha PM1D Monitor Engineer/Console: Tim Farris/Yamaha PM1D...

Projekt Revolution

Oct 1, 2004, by Strother Bullins

On a Saturday evening in mid-August, a quick stroll through the sprawling, grassy parking lot of Charlotte, N.C.'s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater revealed...

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Oct 1, 2004

Chayanne Sound Company: Lizano Audio Services Corp. FOH Engineer/Console: Rafael Alvarez/spec'd per country Monitor Engineer/Console: Joe Lizano/Midas...

All Access: Gloria Estefan

Oct 1, 2004, Text by Steve Jennings and Heather Johnson

After eight years off the road, Gloria Estefan has returned, with her Live & Re-Wrapped 2004 tour, which winds up with two final sold-out nights at Miami's...

Incubus

Oct 1, 2004, Text and Photos By Steve Jennings

Incubus' radio smash hit in 2001, boosted the band into top seating on the Modern Rock charts. Currently touring under their newest album, A Crow Left...

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Sep 1, 2004

Drowning Pool Sound Company: Gemini Sound (Dallas) FOH Engineer/Console: Stephen Shaw/Midas Venice 32 Monitor Engineer/Console: House-provided P.A./Amps:...

Out of the Garden

Sep 1, 2004, By Paul D. Lehrman

The other day at a party for a soprano friend (she's a singer, that is, and not a member of a certain family), I found myself performing with several...

Music@Menlo Live

Sep 1, 2004, By Steve Jennings

Mix spoke with Grammy Award winning producer Da-Hong Seetoo, who is returning to record the Music@Menlo festival concerts (Menlo Park, Calif.). This year's...

On the Road

Sep 1, 2004

Ryan Cecil Aimee Mann's monitor engineer Ryan Cecil is no stranger to intimate singer/songwriters his resume includes Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright and...

Tour Profile: Diana Krall

Sep 1, 2004, By Candace Horgan

Combining a seductive voice with superlative piano skills, Diana Krall has risen to the top of the jazz world. Krall, together with Norah Jones, accounts...

All Access: Sarah McLachlan

Sep 1, 2004, Photos and Text by Steve Jennings

Franz Ferdinand

Aug 1, 2004, By Steve Jennings

Glasgow, Scotland-based Franz Ferdinand's show reminds one of a little bit of '60s pop infused with '80s new wave, but with a slightly modern feel. Mix...

On the Road

Aug 1, 2004

Jerry Lloyd Roots bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs (right) has spent recent years collecting critical accolades and turning out stellar works such as Live...

Madonna's Re-Invention Tour

Aug 1, 2004, By Gaby Alter

Madonna has re-invented her image numerous times during the course of one of pop's longest and most successful careers, including recently changing her...

All Access: Velvet Revolver

Aug 1, 2004, By Steve Jennings

Front-of-house engineer Orris Henry is using a Midas XL4 on this tour because of its preamps and nice, warm sound, as well as the board's logical layout....

Now Playing: Summer Festival Update

Aug 1, 2004

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Sound Companies: Rat Sound Systems (Oxnard, Calif.), U.S. Audio and Lighting (North Hollywood) Main Stage FOH Engineer/Consoles:...

Tour Profile: Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban

Jul 1, 2004, By Strother Bullins

Kenny Chesney's current tour isn't your father's country music show it isn't even your older brother's. It's a whole lot of Abercrombie & Fitch outfitted...