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Thoughts on the Invisible FOH Engineer
The Thread, the blog of Duke University’s Duke Performances department, recently interviewed Ken Jacob, chief engineer and director of the Bose Live Music Technology...
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.
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The Beach Boys’ Endless Tour
Very few acts are still a hot ticket half a century after their debuts, but then again, nothing about The Beach Boys is rote.
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The Beach Boys’ Endless Tour
Very few acts are still a hot ticket half a century after their debuts, but then again, nothing about The Beach Boys is rote.
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Tom’s Diner Meets Tom Edison
It was a case of “Tom’s Diner Meets Tom Edison” recently, when singer/ songwriter Suzanne Vega cut some wax—as in wax cylinders—at Thomas Edison...
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Record Store Day Returns
For most people, the big shopping holiday every year is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. For vinyl record fans (and its safe...
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Les Paul’s Studio Gear To Be Auctioned
Though he died nearly three years ago at the age of 94, Les Paul’s legacy will continue on for generations. A true renaissance man,...
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Eyebeam Reaches Sound Research Summit
We’ve written about Eyebeam Art + Technology Center before—the forward-thinking mini-muesum in New York City’s Chelsea District. Always looking at new ways to explore...
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Home Recording In The Hunger Games
How an obscure, 1972 work of Electronic Music, recorded in a Manhattan apartment with a rudimentary home recording setup, wound up in the movie...
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Video: Implosion Ends Orlando Arena
A popular stop for over 20 years on the national touring circuit, the Orlando Arena (AKA Amway Arena, TD Waterhouse Center, or as the...
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Bringing New Meaning To “Viral Video”
A strong viral video makes you want to share it with people as soon as you see it. A strong virus, on the other...
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Book Review: Put The Needle On The Record
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but with record jackets, that’s the whole point. Many albums are well-remembered for their...
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An Eyeful of ‘Sound Of Noise’
Audio-centric films are almost always documentaries, but here’s a high-stakes cop flick that you might want to keep an eye—or rather an ear—out for...
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The “What I Do” Meme: Pro Audio Edition
Perhaps you’ve seen the “What I Do” internet meme currently making the rounds. Created by anonymous wiseacres (or hacks with too much time on...
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Having a Ball with Phish
Phish always keeps its fans guessing, with unpredictable set lists and jams that can range from button-tight covers to expansive freak-outs, but one thing...
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Having a Ball with Phish
Phish always keeps its fans guessing, with unpredictable set lists and jams that can range from button-tight covers to expansive freak-outs, but one thing...
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iPad Hits Compact Mixer Market
Since its introduction two years ago, Apple’s iPad has had a swift impact on the pro audio industry.
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Dave Grohl Clarifies His Love of Analog
The Grammy Awards had all the glitz and glam that one would expect from the annual proceedings, but it also featured something a...
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Video: Dave Grohl’s Controversial Grammy Speech
During Sunday's Grammy Awards, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters gave an acceptance speech for the band's Best Rock Performance award, and ruffled a lot...
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Video: Overkill In The Studio
Overkill ranks among the fastest and heaviest thrash bands on the planet, as you can see in this behind-the-scenes video at bassist D.D. Verni's...
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Book Review: I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
Covering one of the most hedonistic decades in the music business, I Want My MTV serves up plenty of sex, drugs and rock n’...
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A Lost Beatles Solo and the Art of Omission
It’s never easy practicing the Art of Omission when working on a mix. What stays? What do you get rid of? Anyone who’s ever...
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Book Review: Butch Walker’s Drinking With Strangers
Butch Walker isn’t a household name; in fact, from one point-of-view, he’s an also-ran who played in a failed hair metal band, a failed...
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Cruisin’ with Rock Legends
It sounds like a typical festival—20 bands over three-and-a-half days— but for Bauder Audio Systems (Horsham, PA), it was a sink-or-swim situation when the...
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Bringing Home the Beacon
NW YORK, NY—New York City’s Beacon Theatre is a stunning place to see a concert.
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Bringing Home the Beacon
NW YORK, NY—New York City’s Beacon Theatre is a stunning place to see a concert.
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Urban Catches the Train
NEW YORK, NY—New York City’s tired Penn Station is about as urban as it gets, so perhaps it was fitting that Keith Urban kicked...
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Video: Back In the Day at Stax and FAME
The history of 1960s Soul music has as much to do with the facilities it was recorded in as the songs and performers themselves....
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The Little Drummer Shirt
Over the years, Pro Sound News has reviewed all sorts of audio equipment: stunning mixing consoles, venue-shaking PAs, top-shelf microphones, boutique studio monitors, amplifiers,...
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Duran Duran Tours Planet Earth
Since its release a year ago, Duran Duran’s latest album, All You Need Is Now, has revitalized the group, returning the band to the...
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Duran Duran Tours Planet Earth
Since its release a year ago, Duran Duran’s latest album, All You Need Is Now, has revitalized the group, returning the band to the...
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What to Give a Live-Sound Roadie for the Holidays, 2011 Edition!
For the fifth annual edition of “What to Give a Live-Sound Roadie for the Holidays,” we searched high and low for good gift ideas,...
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Remember Fallen Road Crew On Jan. 20
A new online event will take place on January 20 this year—International Day of Remembrance for Road Crew 2012. Created by Crewspace...
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Taking in the TEC Awards
It’s time for the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA next week, and that means it’s also time for the 27th Annual TEC Awards....
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The Decemberists Are Live
Most bands—particularly those with a little something to prove—might schedule a tour so that they have a few shows under their belts before playing...
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The Decemberists Are Live
Most bands—particularly those with a little something to prove—might schedule a tour so that they have a few shows under their belts before playing...
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Ready, Hold Steady, Go
NEW YORK, NY—These days, bedroom musicians can become the next big thing overnight from a YouTube video, so the idea of a band touring...
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Ready, Hold Steady, Go
NEW YORK, NY—These days, bedroom musicians can become the next big thing overnight from a YouTube video, so the idea of a band touring...
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The Next Big Format: Chocolate?
Music and candy have always gone together, whether you're talking band names like Chocolate Watchband; genres such as Bubblegum; or, of course, songs themselves—say,...
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Beatles ‘Rain’ on Broadway
They say that what goes around, comes around, and for Abe Jacob, that’s certainly the case.
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Branson dB Blues
Backers of the Branson Sports Entertainment Complex, a proposed 65,000-seat racing complex outside Branson, MO, recently appealed a condition placed upon them that would...