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Inside the Audio of Creed and Fruitvale Station
One of the surprise hits of 2015 was Creed, the spinoff of the Rocky film series, which raked in praise from critics, more than...
Clive Young is the co-editor of Mix Magazine and editor of MixOnline.com. He was the editor in chief of Pro Sound News (Future's U.S. Magazine of the Year - 2019) and has been nominated twice for "Best Range Of Work By A Single Author" in the annual Neal Awards. He is the author of two books, "Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers," and "Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera." Additionally, he has spoken at more than 400 libraries, universities, museums, academic symposiums and conventions. Young earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Hofstra University and is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University New York.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: The Cure at MSG
NEW YORK, NY—The Cure first played Madison Square Garden in 1987, and 29 years later, the stalwart pop-goth band returned once again to the...
Live Sound
SR Showcase: Culture Club
The revitalization of Brooklyn hasn’t been confined to only the realms where hipsters tread; the famed Coney Island now has its own mid-sized venue...
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Book Review: Thomas Dolby’s “The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology”
Thomas Dolby’s new memoir, The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology, is pretty unique. After all, we're talking about a...
Festival Profile
Indian Music Festival Turns to A&H
The rise of the festival as one of the key pillars of modern live music is an international phenomenon, as the format continues to...
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Inside 2 Chainz’s New Home Studio
Rapper 2 Chainz recently purchased a new home in the Hollywood Hills, complete with a 1,400-foot studio. Legendary guitarist Steve Vai owned the...
Music Production
Amplified Wax Adopts PhantomFocus System
Amplified Wax in Spokane, WA, recently hired Carl Tatz Design (CTD) to install its new PhantomFocus System (PFS) nXp Series HD-4002 high-definition precision monitoring...
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Sennheiser Pops Up in New York City
Sennheiser has always had a strong footing in the consumer audio world, but this year finds the German manufacturer taking a more aggressive stance...
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Frank Zappa’s Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Gear Goes to Auction
Frank Zappa had a fascinating career, recording more than 60 albums before he died in 1993 at the age of 52. Much of that...
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VIDEO: Inside Paisley Park’s Studio A
Fans around the world mourned the passing of music superstar Prince, but now his fabled studio/rehearsal complex/home, Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN, is open...
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Videos: Time-Lapse Takes of AES 2016
Every year when it opens, the AES Convention's exhibit floor is a sparkling wonderland of the latest and greatest in pro audio gear. Of...
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PSN Peek: The Sound Design of Hamilton
When it comes to Broadway, the only word on anyone’s lips for the last year has been Hamilton. Having generated arguably the biggest buzz...
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AES in L.A.: The Sequel
Los Angeles is the home of Hollywood, and certainly Tinsletown is all about sequels, so it’s only fitting that this month will see the...
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Changing Mindsets
That women aren’t well-represented in pro audio is not exactly news, but it’s one thing when this kind of discussion plays out in the...
news
Engineer Rudy Van Gelder Passes Away at Age 91
As reported by Clive Young on Pro Sound News’ Website on August 25, 2016: Legendary Jazz engineer Rudy Van Gelder died on Thursday, August...
Music Production
Jazz Engineer Rudy Van Gelder, Dead at 91
Legendary Jazz engineer Rudy Van Gelder died Thursday, according to reports; he was 91. Over the years, Van Gelder recorded some of the most...
Blog
Podcast Explores Women’s Presence in the Studio
The dearth of women in pro audio is no secret, and organizations like Women’s Audio Mission and soundgirls.org have long proven that women belong...
Blog
Video: Producing Simple Minds’ ‘New Gold Dream’
While Simple Minds remains best-known for the eternally omnipresent "Don't You Forget About Me," the group's true highwater mark has always been...
Blog
No Longer King Of The Hill, Top Of The Heap
New York State has seen a downturn in music production and the recording industry. As other music- and technology-savvy regions around the country line...
Live Sound
Going Above & Beyond at the Hollywood Bowl
Building on 15 years of EDM hits, remixes for high-profile artists like Madonna, big-ticket DJ shows around the world including a sold-out gig at...
Blog
Heck of a Home Studio
There are different levels of home studios—typical consumer ones outfitted with basic MI gear; serious workspaces owned by professional recordists and musicians; and then...
Festival Business
Promoting Pro Audio at Festivals
Festivals are unique events in that they create temporary communities. They bring together artists, crews and thousands of music fans to briefly celebrate together...
Festival Business
Making Waves, Founding a Festival
While the number of new music festivals seems to rise every year, launching one remains as challenging as ever—perhaps even more so given that...
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Pokemon Go Invades Pro Audio
There's been a lot of talk about how creating sound for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality apps will change the face of pro audio;...
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Converse Puts a Pedal in Your Sole
Converse sneakers were invented in 1908 and have been beloved by musicians ever since. Now, more than a century later, the company still can’t...
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Bringing A Standing Desk to Church
In the June, 2016 issue of Pro Sound News, my editorial delved into the world of standing desks and their application in the studio...
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Recording Goes to the (Place) Mat
McDonalds Netherlands has something new on its menu: McTrax, an interactive placemat that doubles as a recording controller. If they don’t get ketchup smeared...
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Retro PSN: Welcome 2 Prince
With the death of Prince in late April, 2016, the music world lost a genius who was equally adept on stage, in the studio...
Blog
Seth Mosley: Producer with a Podcast
All music producers record artists, but Grammy, SESAC, Billboard and Dove Award-winning producer/songwriter Seth Mosley doesn't stop there. He also records engineers, songwriters, label...
Live Sound
WJHW, LD Systems Upgrade AT&T Center
Even though it was only built in 2002, the AT&T Center in San Antonio recently underwent a massive renovation in 2015. That included a...
Blog
MicDrop Disposable Microphone Drops
MicDrop has been formed with the specific mission of catering to both performers who want the last word and sound engineers who are sick...
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The Cutting Edge of Corporate AV, Circa 1938
I was wandering around a junk shop a few weeks ago when I came across this behemoth. ‘What the heck is that?’ I...
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5 Producer Tips from Dave Stewart’s Autobiography
Best-known as one-half of Eurythmics, producer Dave Stewart shares great insights on recording and creativity in his autobiography—here’s just a handful of them
Business
Live Sound Remembers David Bowie
By Clive Young. While David Bowie was known for artistic studio efforts, the man was also a considerable performer, and that meant he crossed...
Blog
Trump Rallies Against Microphone
Pro Sound News covers the biggest concert tours on earth, but there’s another kind of tour that we rarely cover: The endless string...
Business
Sound Oscar Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, including the nomations for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. The nominee lists...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Jump Jive An’ Jingle With The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Brian Setzer may be best known as a Stray Cat, but the man’s more like a chameleon.
Blog
Fallen Brothers 2015: Series Comes To A Close
For almost a decade, Mical Caterina has produced “Fallen Brothers” videos every year to pay tribute to production professionals who passed away over the...
Blog
Retro PSN: David Bowie Plays Nothing But Net
With the passing of David Bowie from cancer at age 69 this week, everyone's naturally thinking back to his heyday of the Ziggy...
Blog
Reinventing NYC’s Penn Station Will Affect Audio Pros
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a plan to redevelop New York City’s abysmal Pennsylvania Station, the most heavily used and arguably...
Blog
A Heavy Record, Made of Concrete
German scientists have developed Ultra High Performance Concrete, a new building material that can do some amazing things—so they made a record out of...
Business
Rock Lititz Expansion Breaks Ground
By Clive Young. Rock Lititz, the 96-acre live event production campus created as a partnership between Clair Global and Tait Towers, opened in the...