Business
CMA Touring Awards Honor Top Live Engineers
After two years of postponement due to the pandemic, the CMA Touring Awards returned last night at Marathon Music Works in Nashville.
Live Sound
Live Gear
Social Distortion Goes Digital
Analog purists Social Distortion brought digital into the mix on its current tour with the arrival of a DiGiCo desk in monitorworld.
Business
Outline Names New Management Team
With Outline's 50th anniversary underway and the retirement of CEO/Head of Sales Giorgio Biffi, Outline has named a new management team.
Live Sound
Billy Strings: Blowing Up with Bluegrass
There aren’t many bluegrass artists headlining arenas these days, but Billy Strings isn’t just any bluegrass artist.
Live Sound
Eighth Day Sound Ties Up Slipknot Tour
In the post-pandemic world, Slipknot has already completed three US tours with the help of Eighth Day Sound and a variety of L-Acoustics PAs.
Live Sound
Providing Sweet Sounds from Monitorworld
Engineer Daniela Seggewiss has been mixing classic rockers Sweet's monitors on an Allen & Heath SQ-5 console.
Live Sound
Adamson CS-Series Goes to School
Shore School in Sydney, Australia recently upgraded its auditorium with a new Adamson Systems Engineering CS-Series line array.
Live Sound
UK’s 22live Partners with Martin Audio
22live has gone all in on Martin Audio, and will be both a dealer and rental partner for the loudspeaker manufacturer.
Live Sound
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss On The Road
FOH engineer Mark Kennedy discusses his choice to take an SSL Live L550 console out for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raise The Roof...
Live Sound
Volbeat Tour Takes On Panther
Veteran metal act Volbeat closed out 2022 with a three-month European/UK tour, bringing Meyer Sound's new Panther PA along for a stroll.
Business
Adam Hall Launches Integrated Systems Vertical
German event technology manufacturer Adam Hall has announced a new division with the creation of Adam Hall Integrated Systems.
Live Sound
MGM Music Hall at Fenway Rocks Next to the Sox
Boston has always been both a baseball town and a music town—now the past-times have teamed up at MGM Music Hall at Fenway.
Live Gear
SAW Sinks Teeth into Shark Dissection Mobile Stage
SA Van Conversions teamed with Stage Audio Works to design a mobile stage truck used for demonstrations that include dissecting sharks.
Blogs
Mix Live Blog: New Year’s Eve Live…Or Is It?
Watching New Year's Eve on TV with family is always a bit of an adventure because I like to gauge their opinion of whether...
Business
New UK Live Sound Provider 22Live Debuts
UK live sound provider 22Live has announced its official formation having already completed two major tours and more.
Live Gear
New Bar is On Track to Entertain
At The Bar in the newly renovated Penn Station, system integrator Osbee Industries has installed 10 Genelec 4430A Smart IP speakers.
Business
d&b Group Launches Immersive Business Unit
d&b audiotechnik has launched a new, far-reaching Immersive Business division, which will be led by industry veteran Al McKinna.
Live Sound
Touring Mental Health Manual Set to Debut
A new book, 'Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual,' will debut from Omnibus Press on March 23.
Live Sound
Installations in Stadiums
The last few months have seen a number of major audio installations at scholastic stadiums around the country.
Live Sound
Mixing Courtney Barnett’s Monitors
Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett spent much of 2022 touring the world, opening for the likes of Nick Cave and the Rolling Stones, and more.
Live Sound
Minnesota Wild Nets Largest Permanent Panther Installation
The NHL's Minnesota Wild got a different kind of win recently when its home arena, the Xcel Energy Center, installed a new Meyer Sound...
Live Sound
Taking Audio to the Max
Audio engineer Kyle Chirnside mixed FOH on an Allen & Heath SQ console for artist Max Schneider's fall tour.
Live Sound
Hard Rock Live Sacramento Rolls Out Audio System
The Hard Rock Live Sacramento has a new audio system designed by Scéno Plus and implemented by Clair Global.
Live Sound
Dubai’s Al Wasl Dome Reopens
The Al Wasl Dome was recently repurposed into a 3,000-seat concert venue, opening with an A.R. Rahman concert, mxied by Phil Wright.
Live Gear
Seven Feathers Casino Pulls Triple-7 with EAW System
World Stage Lighting recently fielded an EAW Anna/Otto system for a Smash Mouth concert at Seven Feathers Casino Resort.
Business
Entertainment Unions Ask Congress For Tax Fairness
Unions are lobbying for Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), which would help entertainment workers deduct required work expenses.
Live Sound
George Thorogood and The Destroyers Hang Tough with dLive
George Thorogood and the Destroyers have been making the rounds this year with a pair of Allen & Heath dLive surfaces in tow.
Live Sound
On The Road With Wu-Tang Clan, Nas & Busta Rhymes
Hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Busta Rhymes shredded the sheds with beats, bars and the big sound of a brand-new PA.
Live Sound
The Killers On The Loose: Brandon Flowers & Co. Tour The World
Alt rock legends The Killers have returned to the road this year, circling the globe with FOH engineer Kenny Kaiser and a slew of...
Live Sound
Keeping the Crowd in a Billy Joel State of Mind
With 160 million albums sold, these days Billy Joel focuses on live performances, all of which are mixed by longtime FOH engineer Brian Ruggles...
Live Sound
French Space Pop Touches Down in U.S.
French space-pop group L'Impératrice has been touring the world with FOH/monitor engineer Antoine Guyonnard and a variety of Allen & Heath desks in tow.
Live Sound
Ghost Rolls Out with Ultrasound and Meyer Sound
Swedish rockers Ghost have had a busy year, hitting the road in the U.S. twice, most recently on a late-summer headlining tour with audio...
Live Sound
SSL Smooths Silk Sonic’s Slick Sounds
Silk Sonic's smooth retro-flavored R&B fills Las Vegas' 5,200-seat Dolby Live theater with the help of SSL L650 consoles.
Live Sound
Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 2
In Part 2, we explore the monitors and miking on the biggest tour of 2022—Kenny Chesney's 41-date "Here and Now" stadium tour.
Live Sound
Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 1
Kenny Chesney’s 2022 tour, mixed by legendary FOH engineer Robert Scovill, marked the return of stadium shows this year, as the country superstar played...
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Tour de France
Veteran FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra is in France with Blue Öyster Cult, and is now very impressed with a new venue, Le Radiant.
Business
U2/Led Zep Monitor Engineer Dave Skaff Passes at 63
A consummate live sound engineer who mixed everyone from U2 to Led Zeppelin to Barbra Streisand, Dave Skaff died last week at the age...
Live Sound
Napa Oxbow Riverstage Audio Meets Grape Expectations
Downtown Napa’s Oxbow RiverStage brought in Sound Image Productions in to provide all audio for the event, including an EAW P.A.
Live Sound
Red Hot Chili Peppers Hit the Road with Eighth Day Sound
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have always been ones to change things up, and their current 'Unlimited Love' stadium tour is solid proof.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: 50 Years Ago…
Blue Öyster Cult just marked its 50th anniversary. La Cerra, live sound engineer for three of the band's five decades, looks back.
Live Gear
Bill Burr Packs Fenway with Scorpio Sound
Bill Burr played to a packed house at Fenway Park with the help of Scorpio Sound Systems, which fielded a d&b audiotechnik KSL rig.
Facilities
Master Mix Live Upgrades for Immersive Productions
Studio and live sound engineer Rick Camp has upgraded his Master Mix Live facility in Las Vegas with an SSL System T S300-48 console.