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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.
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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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...
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Live at NAMM
ANAHEIM, CA—The NAMM Show—the annual winter convocation of the National Association of Music Merchants— has always been a trade convention aimed at the musical...
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Scovill, Natale Dish FOH at AES
One of the most intriguing live sound events at the AES Convention this year was the meeting of FOH minds as two legendary concert...
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Live at NAMM
ANAHEIM, CA—The NAMM Show—the annual winter convocation of the National Association of Music Merchants— has always been a trade convention aimed at the musical...
Business
Scovill, Natale Dish FOH at AES
One of the most intriguing live sound events at the AES Convention this year was the meeting of FOH minds as two legendary concert...
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Breaking The Law with Meyer
Judas Priest—the metal act behind “Living After Midnight” and “Breaking The Law” (not to mention stars of the classic underground film, Heavy Metal...
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The Ghosts of Live Sound Gift Guides Past
You may have seen our annual gift guide for live sound pros (AKA ‘What To Get a Live Sound Roadie for the Holidays’) that...
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Interview: Scott Garrigus, author of SONAR X1 Power!
Cakewalk's SONAR X1, a digital audio workstation with music creation tools, is a comprehensive piece of software—just ask Scott Garrigus. Since 2000, he’s written...
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Remastering Live Grateful Dead
While The Grateful Dead recorded plenty of albums, the group will always be best remembered for its live performances. Bringing both words together, the...
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Today Goes One Louder
It’s a date that comes up once in a lifetime—11/11/11. While that makes filling out the date easier for the terminally lazy—eight slashes...
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SR Keeps Tabs on Tablets
New York, NY—This month’s debut of the iPad 2 and the resulting media frenzy have served to underline the impact tablet computers have made...
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Phoning in Concert SR
DENMARK—It’s a common sight at festivals to see cell phones waving in the air, whether people are leaving a distorted-beyondbelief recording on a friend’s...
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Phoning in Concert SR
DENMARK—It’s a common sight at festivals to see cell phones waving in the air, whether people are leaving a distorted-beyondbelief recording on a friend’s...
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METAlliance Molds Musical Minds
NEW YORK, NY—President’s Day Weekend is usually a time to kick back and relax, but for attendees of this year’s METAlliance “In Session with...
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Siri, Can You Hear Me?
With the arrival of Apple’s iPhone 4S—the last one created under Steve Jobs’ auspices—comes the introduction of Siri, a personal assistant application...
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Book Review: Rockin’ Your Stage Sound
Rockin’ Your Stage Sound: A Musician’s Guide to Professional Live Audio covers a lot of ground, serving up advice for beginners and near-experts alike...
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Book Review: Le Freak—An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
There’s no doubting Nile Rodgers’ impressive place in modern pop history, but his new autobiography, Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco,...
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Chene Park Lets Detroit’s Soul Sing
Cars may be Detroit’s main export, but music has always run a close second.
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Chene Park Lets Detroit’s Soul Sing
Cars may be Detroit’s main export, but music has always run a close second.
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The School of Vibes
The annual Gathering of the Vibes festival always brings together an eclectic lineup, and this year’s event in late July was no different. But...
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The School of Vibes
The annual Gathering of the Vibes festival always brings together an eclectic lineup, and this year’s event in late July was no different. But...
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The Big 4 Hit a Home Run
Every genre of music has its titans—that small circle of acts who hit the zeniths of both artistry and popularity.
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State of the Industry-Live Sound
Conventional wisdom holds that the live sound industry is largely recession-proof—that despite the ups and down of the economy, people still seek out momentary...
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State of the Industry-Live Sound
Conventional wisdom holds that the live sound industry is largely recession-proof—that despite the ups and down of the economy, people still seek out momentary...
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Preaching Miking To The Choir
House of Worship audio is always a tricky beast, because even if a facility has the best gear money can buy, it can still...
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Change Is Good For Kid Rock
When Heraclitus said, “The only constant is change,” odds are that he wasn’t thinking about Kid Rock.
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Change Is Good For Kid Rock
When Heraclitus said, “The only constant is change,” odds are that he wasn’t thinking about Kid Rock.
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Rihanna Gets Loud
New York, NY—R&B dance diva Rihanna spent the summer kicking off her Loud world tour. While the name refers to her most recent Platinum...
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Five Dead, 140 Injured at Pukkelpop
hasslet, belgium—Five people died and 140 people were injured, 10 critically, when tents and numerous stages’ rigging collapsed last month at Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival...
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Stage Roof Collapses at Sugarland Concert
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Five people were killed and at least 45 others injured Saturday, August 13, when overhead stage rigging collapsed just before a Sugarland concert...
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The Toys of Summer
Every summer, dozens of major tours hit the road, with acts playing festivals, fields, sheds, arenas or if they’re lucky, stadiums.
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The Toys of Summer
Every summer, dozens of major tours hit the road, with acts playing festivals, fields, sheds, arenas or if they’re lucky, stadiums.
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New York Maker Faire Audio Oddities: MIDI-Controlled Drum Robots
The annual New York Maker Faire returned to the New York Hall of Science in September, bringing with it all sorts of DIY audio...
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New York Maker Faire Audio Oddities: Guitar2-D2
The annual New York Maker Faire returned to the New York Hall of Science in September, bringing with it all sorts of DIY audio...
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New York Maker Faire Audio Oddities: Bottle Cap Contact Mics
The annual New York Maker Faire returned to the New York Hall of Science in September, bringing with it all sorts of DIY audio...
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AES Tech Tour Video Previews
The AES Convention always offers an amazing line-up of Technical Tours. Visiting famous studios, landmark venues, cutting-edge production houses and more, they are never...
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The Gig at Ground Zero
Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The tragic events of that day affected millions of Americans, but the Long Island-based sound reinforcement company,...
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World Peas
Been to a boring concert lately? Thanks to production budgets that match the economy, the empty stage with a single video screen has become...
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Out One Ear, and In Another
NEW YORK, NY—In the March 1995 issue of Pro Sound News, I wrote an article about opening night on Van Halen’s “Balance” tour—its last...
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Out One Ear, and In Another
NEW YORK, NY—In the March 1995 issue of Pro Sound News, I wrote an article about opening night on Van Halen’s “Balance” tour—its last...
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NYC: One City, Two Stadiums
While plenty of comfortable, modern sports facilities have sprouted up across the country in recent decades, New York City was saddled with the aging,...