Business
Andrea Bocelli’s Engineer Talks Coronavirus
Speaking from Firenze, Andrea Taglia, FOH engineer for opera superstar Andrea Bocelli, discusses the novel coronavirus from the vantage point of Italy.
Clive Young
Clive Young is the co-editor of Mix Magazine and editor of MixOnline.com. Previously, he was the editor in chief of Pro Sound News, which was named Future's U.S. Magazine of the Year in 2019, the same year Young was one of three finalists at the 65th Annual Neal Awards for "Best Range Of Work By A Single Author." He is the author of two books, Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers, interviewing more than 75 live sound engineers on their work, and Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, an ethnographic exploration of pop-culture ‘fan film’ production. Additionally, he has spoken at 400 libraries, universities, museums, academic symposiums and conventions, usually on music and cinema history. Young earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Hofstra University in 2016, and is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University New York.
Business
Post-Coronavirus, How Will Live Sound Go Back to Work?
How will the live-sound industry have changed when it comes out of its coronavirus-induced hibernation?
Business
Industry Reacts as Coronavirus Shuts Down Tours
Live sound pros are grappling with a touring shut down across the U.S. that is intended to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
Music Production
Legendary Producer Keith Olsen Dead
Keith Olsen, the Grammy-winning producer/engineer who arguably defined the sound of hard rock in the late Seventies and Eighties, has died.
Live Sound
Keeping the Mix Cool for Art on Ice
European ice skating show Art on Ice toured with an Allen & Heath dLive desk this year.
Blog
Discovering the Sound of Hamilton with Adam Savage
FOH engineer Kevin McCoy shares with Adam Savage what it takes to mix the hit show 'Hamilton.'
Business
Nashville Tornado Hits Music Venue, Studio
A deadly storm that passed through Tennessee in the early hours of March 3 left 22 dead and created a tornado that tore through...
Business
Funktion-One Co-Founder John Newsham Retires
Capping more than 40 years in pro audio manufacturing, John Newsham retires to return to live sound engineering.
Recording
Inside the Secret Recording Studio of ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
The 8G Band, house musicians for NBC’s 'Late Night with Seth Meyers,' writes and plays eight new songs every night. A key element of...
Live
Masque Sound’s Scott Kalata on Exceeding Expectations
The director of theatrical operations at Masque Sound shares that while the audio provider is known for its work on Broadway and Off-Broadway shows...
Music Production
Wells Adapts to ITB with SSL
Producer/engineer Greg Wells (Elton John, Celine Dion, The Greatest Showman) has been using SSL gear for his ITB workflows.
Music Production
T.I. Buys Atlanta’s Silent Sound Studios
Aiming to preserve a key part of Atlanta’s recording history, Grammy-winning rapper T.I. has purchased Silent Sound Studios.
Blog
Chasin’ The Dream
One busted truck driver recently discovered that the cab of a semi is no place for mobile recording.
Blog
Home Recording, Beverly Hills-Style
This spacious home studio in Beverly Hills has been used to record Ozzy, Red Hot Chili Peppers and others.
Music Production
Morten Lindberg Grammy Win Happily Ends Streak
Producer/Engineer Morten Lindberg won the Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album last night, finally breaking his streak of 28 losses and 0 wins—the longest...
Blog
Being The Sound Engineer For Slipknot In The Early 2000s
We stumbled across this good-natured comedy clip picturing a Slipknot soundcheck in the early 2000s, and naturally we had to share it.
Blog
Don’t Smuggle Yourself in a Road Case
While the pro-audio world loves a nice road case, it’s a safe bet that beleaguered ex-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn loves them even more.
Blog
Peek Inside French Montana’s Home Studio
Take a look inside rapper French Montana’s home studio, located in a guesthouse on his 3.1-acre estate.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Godsmack Tour Serves Up ‘Legends’ Live
The Boston rockers have been on the road for over a year in support of their latest, tearing up arenas and sheds along the...
Music Production
Recording Engineer Nick Blagona, Dead at 74
Canadian engineer Nick Blagona designed Le Studio and recorded classic tracks by The Police, Bee Gees, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Alexisonfire, April Wine, Chicago,...
Music Production
Tim Boyle, Hollywood Score Mixer, Dead at 71
A first-call score mixer for decades, Boyle had more than 300 film and television credits across his career.
Live Sound
Concert Industry Continues Growth in 2020
While year-end tallies of 2019’s top-grossing tours weren’t yet available as we went to press, there’s little question that this year will be remembered...
Recording
View from the Top: Lance Podell, Iron Mountain
Lance Podell, senior vice president/general manager of Iron Mountain Entertainment Services, shares how the storage and information management giant is making assets more secure...
Music Production
UK’s Monnow Valley Studios for Sale
Monnow Valley Studios, which recorded Black Sabbath, Oasis, Robert Plant and others, will be redeveloped if it isn’t sold by February
Blog
A Voice-O-Graph Blast from the Past
Songbyrd Music House and Record Café is home to one of the last surviving Voice-O-Graph booths—a 1940s vending machine that recorded customers to a...
Blog
Music’s Unluckiest Night
Producer/engineer Morten Lindberg has a career total of 28 Grammy nominations and 0 wins—the unluckiest streak in Grammy history. Will he finally win in...
Live Sound
Work Pro Line Array Heads to Hong Kong
A Work Pro Audio system from Spain is now being put to use throughout Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
Live Sound
Allen & Heath Helps Hawkwind Tour Take Flight
Hawkwind’s 50th Anniversary UK tour carried an Allen & Heath dLive to every stop.
Music Production
Noisematch Studios Makes Noise with Ocean Way, MDG
Noisematch Studios, a new facility designed by the Malvicino Design Group and built from the ground up in Miami, features an SSL Duality SE...
Live Sound
Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia
David Byrne’s American Utopia tour is playing Broadway through February, featuring a massive band that is mobile throughout the performance, thanks to RF wizardry.
Blog
Follow Podcasting’s Path—or Blaze It Yourself
The exploding podcasting market is a great business opportunity for recording studios, engineers and other audio pros to provide their production services—or to start...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Weird Al Yankovic on Tour
By Clive Young. If Barbra Streisand and The Who could do it this summer, so could Weird Al—so he did. The prince of parodies...
Live Sound
NYC’s ArTecHouse Gets Immersive Underground
By Clive Young. ArTecHouse, a new permanent digital art installation space, opened in September at New York City’s Chelsea Market, where its careening, AI-fueled...
Recording
Recording Legend Ed Cherney, Dead at 69
By Clive Young. Grammy, Emmy and TEC Award-winning producer/engineer Ed Cherney died Monday, October 21.
Live Sound
AES: Kicking it Live
By Clive Young. As always, sound reinforcement is an integral part of this year's AES Convention.
Live Sound
Inside the Sound Design of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
By Clive Young. The Broadway smash mashes up more than 70 pop songs to create the ultimate jukebox musical. Sound designer Peter Hylenski shares...
Business
IEM Manufacturers Team for New Trade Group
Trade organization debuts with a dozen founding manufacturers onboard
Blog
From the Editor: Excitement Builds for AES
By Clive Young. Every AES show delivers new surprises, people, gear and experiences, and this year’s edition, taking place Oct. 16–19 at the Jacob...
Recording
View from the Top: Colleen Harper, Executive Director, Audio Engineering Society
By Clive Young. Colleen Harper, the new executive director of the Audio Engineering Society, shares how the AES is changing to provide more value...
Live Sound
State of the Industry 2019: Sound Reinforcement
By Clive Young. Pro Sound News presents its annual overview of the live sound world, examining how the industry is powering new trends and...
Recording
Prince Protégé’s Studio Destroyed by Fire
By Clive Young. The home and studio of Prince’s musical director, Morris Hayes, were ravaged by fire in mid-September.