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Rehearsal Space Gets New Board
Sunderland, UK-based High Fidelity Studios' (www.hifistudios.net) new, fully equipped pre-touring rehearsal suite features an Allen & Heath GL2800M monitor
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Fixit: Tom Young
Grammy Award?winning engineer Tom Young is currently working with Tony Bennett; he was also the longtime live mixer for Frank Sinatra. One of the...
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Glass Cactus Gets Boost With New System
Clair Bros. Systems recently installed a WJHW-designed audio system at the new Glass Cactus nightclub in Grapevine, Texas. The system includes JBL VerTec
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FixIt: Andy “Baggy” Robinson
Andy Robinson has worked with George Michael for the past three years and is currently one of two monitor engineers, as well as head...
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Road Reality Check
A RIGOROUS TOURING LIFE CAN WEAR DOWN YOUR EARS—AND YOUR CONNECTION TO THE "REAL" WORLD
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Maybe Chicken Little Was Right
The sky is falling at least part of it is for wireless audio users, whether for broadcast, production sound, Broadway, concerts, sporting events or...
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FixIt: Ben Grossman
Ben Grossman has been wowing audiences with his electroacoustics vielle a rou, or hurdy-gurdy as it is also called. He's currently out on the...
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“MTV Live” Brings in CSP Expertise
CSP Mobile's (www.cspmobile.com) digital audio/video trucks, Unit 6 and Unit 3, were on hand for Fearless Entertainment's new MTV Live series from the
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FixIt: Derrick Zieba
For the 2006 European MTV Awards (November 2 at the Copenhagen, Denmark-based Bella Centre), sound designer Derrick Zieba worked alongside an audio team
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NSCA Brings In Fits & Starts
The National System Contractors Association (NSCA) has chosen Fits & Starts Productions to conduct its first House of Worship workshops at its annual
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Mix ‘N Match
Mixing monitors is like directing traffic in midtown Manhattan: Everyone wants to go first, no one is heading in the same direction, and nobody...
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FixIt: Greg Mace
Greg Mace of house-of-worship audio specialists GJM Sound recently completed an install at Nampa First Nazarene Church (Nampa, Idaho) that required serious
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Late Late Show Boosts Monitor Offerings
Any touring act and their engineers will find a new, larger performance area at The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, which recently completed...
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FixIt: Ramon Morales
Monitor engineer Ramon Morales is currently out with hip hop artist Mary J. Blige and a five-piece band. Blige sings through the Neumann capsule...
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FixIt: Raphael Alkins
Monitor engineer Raphael Alkins is currently out with Ricky Martin. He and guitar tech Tim Wright were instrumental in finding a wireless beltpack system
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MOTU MachFive Universal Sampler
FUN WITH RELEASE SAMPLES, DRUM PROCESSING AND CRAZY WHISTLING
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FixIt: Brad Madix
For Shakira's current tour, FOH engineer Brad Madix (Def Leppard, Queensryche, Psychedelic Furs, Marilyn Manson, Rush) is using a Digidesign VENUE in
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Heil Sound Gets Inducted
Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (www.rockhall.com) has added new artifacts from sound company Heil Sound (Fairview Heights, Ill., www.heilsound.com)
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FixIt: Dave Rat
Rat Sound Systems' Dave Rat is working a 32-channel Midas Verona out on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' European TV and radio promotion tour....
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Martin Audio Brings Old Blue Eyes to Life
Designed by Autograph Sound's Nick Lidster, the Virtual Sinatra live show at the London Palladium has been made possible by the discovery of vintage...
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FixIt: David Morgan
A veteran of many Paul Simon tours, David Morgan (Steely Dan, James Taylor, Bette Midler and countless others) is currently mixing FOH for Simon's...
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FixIt: Snake Newton
Since 1999, front-of-house engineer Snake Newton has toured with the Pet Shop Boys, Craig David and Duran Duran. He has also worked on many...
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Live From the Gig Launches
Los Angeles based The Gig is taking the concert experience online with the launch of Live From the Gig (www.livefromthegig.com), which streams and archives