Business
Mixing Classic Quadrophenia at the RAH
A classical music reinterpretation of one of The Who’s most intriguing concept albums, Classic Quadrophenia was recently presented at the Royal Albert Hall in...
Tour Sound
Business
Pulling Back The Curtain On Console R&D
Live mixing desk research and design is usually conducted in secret, but a new workshop just added to the AES 59th International Conference, taking...
Business
Rooting Around The Tonight Show’s Sound
Serving up host Jimmy Fallon, three-time Grammy-winners The Roots and an endless supply of musical guests, 'The Tonight Show' uses a complex but flexible...
Business
Covering 120,000 People at Glastonbury
At the Glastonbury Festival, held in late June near Somerset, England, RG Jones Sound Engineering was faced with having to cover 120,000 people in...
Business
Meyer Sound Fares The Grateful Dead Well
This past weekend saw the Grateful Dead close out its career at the 50-year mark with the last three of its final “Fare Thee...
Business
Studer Vista X Joins Frankfurt Opera
A Studer Vista X digital console was recently added to the Frankfurt Opera, where it will be used both for live performances and for...
Business
Rat Sound To Provide Eighteen Sound
Rat Sound Systems has been named a U.S. Pro Provider for Eighteen Sound Srl of Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Business
AES Int’l Conference Details Emerge
Program details for the AES 59th International Conference, with an emphasis on Sound Reinforcement Engineering and Technology have been announced. The event, taking place...
Business
RAD Used For Big Dam Truck Launch
When Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) recently debuted its new Freightliner Inspiration Truck at the Hoover Dam, Radio Active Designs intercoms were used by...
Live Sound
Something is Rockin’ in the State of Denmark
Volbeat may have been founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, but the heavy metal band is known around the globe—as its headlining run through North America...
Business
Midler Returns to Road with Solotech
Bette Midler’s “Divine Intervention” arena tour—her first global tour in 10 years—is currently in the middle of its North American leg, carrying extensive audio...
Business
Sennheiser MobileConnects with Cirque du Soleil
Sennheiser debuted its new MobileConnect streaming solution in the US during InfoComm in a dramatic fashion, putting it to use for company guests at...
Business
U2 TM Sheehan Passes
NEW YORK, NY—U2’s longtime tour manager, Dennis Sheehan, 68, died on May 27 in Los Angeles, just hours after the band completed the first...
Business
Bose Showcases F1 Series’ Flexible Array Technology
FRAMINGHAM, MA—Bose Professional recently hosted a group of guests for a tour of its Framingham, MA HQ and a demonstration of its new F1...
Business
Festival Lands at Airport with Capital
Disclosure & Rudimental Present Wild Life, a four-stage, two-day event staged at Brighton City Airport in the UK, faced a number of hurdles when...
Business
SSL Live Catches Train
Rock band Train is on the road in North America with a pair of Solid State Logic L500 consoles in tow, used at FOH...
Business
Firehouse Fires Up iHeartRadio Fest
Firehouse Productions recently provided sound reinforcement for the iHeartRadio Country Festival, where more than 16,700 people came to see the likes of Tim McGraw,...
Business
TiMax Gets Starry Eyed At Planetarium
A planetarium is one of the high points inside the newly refurbished Yokkaichi Municipal Museum. Designed and installed by Goto Inc., the facility’s centerpiece...
Business
Meyer Goes Continental in Austin
A landmark of the local music scene, Austin’s Continental Club recently upgraded its house and monitor systems to new Meyer Sound loudspeakers.
Business
At InfoComm: Waves, Lawo Collaborate
Waves Audio is working with Lawo to integrate SoundGrid technology and Waves plug-ins in Lawo’s mc2 consoles.
Business
Lion King Takes Masque To Mexico
The second Spanish-language production of The Lion King recently opened at the Telcel Theatre in Mexico City, Mexico, sporting audio support from Masque Sound,...
Business
Needtobreathe Needs Martin Audio
Special Event Services of Winston Salem and Nashville is currently on the road with rock act Needtobreathe, playing theaters, amphitheaters and the occasional arena,...
Business
Building On Clearwater’s Legacy
by Clive Young. The Clearwater Festival—officially known as Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival—is one of the longest-running multi-day musical events in the Northeast. Held...
Business
DPA Delivers at 2015 Tony Awards
Firehouse Productions once again used DPA Microphones for the recent 2015 Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast live on CBS.
Business
Sound Image Trains With Adamson
Having bulked up its inventory of Adamson Systems’ E-Series line source enclosures, Sound Image recently held a two-day training session with the manufacturer to...
Business
Ben Howard Crosses UK with DiGiCo
Following his recent US tour, folk-pop singer Ben Howard played a string of arenas round the UK, with rental company Nitelites providing DiGiCo SD7...
Business
Teragram Ballroom: Built From Experience
By Steve Harvey. Leveraging the recent rebirth of downtown L.A., Michael Swier of the Bowery Presents has opened his first West Coast venue, Teragram...
Business
Cuba Libre Orlando Serves Up Bose
Nightspot Cuba Libre Orlando just finished a audio overhaul that now allows the 20,000-square-foot restaurant to turn into a dance venue on weekends, with...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Cruise Control – Florida/Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line named its first album Here’s To The Good Times, and good times are what fans get when they come out to...
Business
The Iconic Troubadour Modernizes Loudspeaker System
W. HOLLYWOOD, CA—To call The Troubadour legendary is almost an understatement.
Business
Midas Takes On Eurovison Song Contest
A slew of Midas Pro X, Pro6 and Pro9 consoles were used in May for the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewed by nearly 200 million...
Business
Martin Audio Heats Up Weenie Roast
Los Angeles radio station has held its annual KROQ Weenie Roast and Fiesta for years, and the 2015 edition served up the likes of...
Business
Live Sound Showcase: Papa Roach
They say bands don’t sell records in the new Millennium, but since its major label debut in 2000, Papa Roach has sold 20 million...
Business
Paul Weller Rolls with Soundcraft Vi6
Former Jam/Style Council frontman Paul Weller tours the U.S. this month behind his new album, Saturn’s Pattern. On the road overseas since January, Weller’s...
Business
Mixing Gabriel Iglesias On Tour
Does using high-end pro-audio gear give a punchline more punch? Geoff Hidden, FOH mixer for Gabriel Iglesias, has been finding out on the comedian’s...
Business
Networking Headlines In Live Touring
NEW YORK, NY—Audio-over-IP has been a boon for live sound production.
Business
Eighth Day Adds Adamson E-Series
International touring sound provider Eighth Day Sound is adding more than 200 Adamson Systems Engineering E-Series loudspeakers to its global inventory.
Business
Top 10 Venue Insurance Questions
In the spirit of David Letterman’s recent farewell from The Late Show, Venues Today recently asked Take1 Entertainment Insurance’s Scott Carroll for his top...
Business
Rucker Rolls with L-Acoustics
F. Scott Fitzgerald said “There are no second acts in American lives,” but then again, Darius Rucker wasn’t alive at the time. After riding...
Business
3G Brings Martin Audio To ‘Rio’
You can take the Rock In Rio out of Rio, but you can’t take out the rock. At least that’s what crowds learned when...
Business
U2 Tour Manager Sheehan Passes
by Clive Young. U2’s longtime tour manager, Dennis Sheehan, 68, died early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, just hours after the band completed the...
Business
Central Church Revamped with d&b
Central Church in Charlotte, NC recently upgraded the audio system in its fan-shaped sanctuary, bringing in XLmediaworks to create and install the equipment. Ultimately...