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Q&A with John Shivers and David Patridge
For more about the audio for Kinky Boots' Broadway production, sound designer John Shivers and front-of-house engineer David Patridge offer their further thoughts.
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Bonnaroo 2013: Q&A with Sean O’Connell of Music Allies
In this interview with Sean O'Connell, the CEO and founder of Music Allies and Creative Allies in Asheville, N.C., we catch up with the...
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The Killers Tour with RedNet System
For the better part of 2013, The Killers—singer/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, guitarist David Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci—have been on the road...
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Avid Debuts S3L Live Console
Versatile, Compact Controller/Engine Based on AVB Networking, Pro Tools Integration
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JBL Loudspeakers on New ‘American Idol’ Set
ATK Audiotek of Valencia, Calif. (atkaudiotek.com), recently revamped the American Idol set at CBS Television City in Hollywood with JBL Professional loudspeakers. “We had...
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9:30 Club: Best in U.S.
Steel Pulse made its U.S. debut at 9:30 Club on the night of Bob Marley’s funeral, and it was broadcast worldwide. Dylan played there...
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Celine Dion’s Search for Monitoring Perfection
If you read Mix’s December 2012 cover story on recording Celine Dion, you know that the pop chanteuse is quite particular and demanding when...
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Capitol Theatre Reopens As Concert Venue
Designed by theater architect Thomas W. Lamb as a Vaudeville house and movie theater, the 1,800-seat Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. opened in...
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Portable P.A. Products
Adamson Metrix Alto Professional TS112 Behringer Eurolive B212XL Bose L1 Carvin TRX210N DAS Aero 38 EAW JF60z Electro-Voice ELX215 Fishman SA220 JBL PRX425 L-Acoustics...
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FixIt: Anda Union Engineer Tim Pearce
Anda Union Engineer Tim Pearce on miking the horse-head fiddle: “The horse-head fiddle is like a smaller, two-stringed version of the cello. One of...
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Gallery’s JBL System Meets Challenges
The new Gallery Nightclub in Las Vegas is a multiroom venue that has already hosted artists such as Nicki Minaj, Akon, Cee Lo Green,...
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Lucero: Bigger Sound in Bigger Clubs
Justin Hess has been mixing Lucero’s live sound for three years, and he’s seen the group go from a four-piece roots rock group to...
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Pollstar Award for ‘Austin City Limits’ | Moody Theater Wins Best New Venue Award for 2011
The Moody Theater, where Austin City Limits relocated almost a year ago, has won Pollstar’s award for Best New Venue 2012. Working with BOKA...
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Videos from Red, White and Blues at the White House
BB King, Mick Jagger, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Keb Mo and many others come to the White House in a celebration of the blues....
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FixIt: Kenny Rogers Technical Director/Monitor Engineer Frank Farrell
Rogers’ current tour includes a vocal choir. We asked his technical director how they mike a choir in a sound-reinforcement situation.
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Learn More from Meyer Sound
Meyer Sound provides an ongoing series of seminars and Webinars for live sound professionals who wish to learn more about Meyer technology or just...
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Flaming Lips Strip Down
Last month, the Flaming Lips visited Bimbo’s 365 (San Francisco) as part of the regional Noisepop festival. FOH engineer Chris Chandler had to pare...
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QSC In Paris | Las Vegas’ Chateau Nightclub and Gardens
Chateau Nightclub and Gardens, the latest venue to open on the Las Vegas strip, offers an expansive audio/visual system, designed and installed by Bob...
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Community Professional Loudspeakers DP6
Featuring the same components as the company's D6 ceiling model, the DP6 pendant loudspeaker is a true coaxial loudspeaker with an HF compression driver,...
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FixIt: Evanescence Front-of-House Engineer Eddie Mapp
Having the option of four compressors on each channel that retain your settings as you scroll through is invaluable. The...
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Tech: New Products, January 2012
Mix magazine January 2012 tools of the trade article features new pro audio products in January 2012 Mix magazine pro audio product section
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20 Years for Audio Logic Systems
What began as a small audio production company, Audio Logic Systems (Bloomington, Minn.) now boasts full-service production and installation services, including the recently upgraded...
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Masque Sound Sparkles at 75
Jersey Boys, Billy Elliott, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats—Masque Sound has been integral to Broadway sound ever since three stagehands, in 1936,...
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Church’s New KARAi System
Christ Fellowship Church’s flagship Palm Beach Gardens worship center is the first U.S. facility to take delivery of the new L-Acoustics KARAi system, as...
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Lawo Acquires Innovason
Console manufacturer Innovason’s products and trademarks are now owned by Lawo AG following the company’s acquisition of Innovason’s majority shareholding in April 2008. According...
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Editor’s Note: The Importance of Crew
When my younger daughter Jesse was in the fifth grade, her class at Thornhill Elementary in Oakland, Calif., put on an original musical based...
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Dynacord DSP 260 Editor Software Version 1.5.0
The DSP 260 Editor Version 1.5.0 software offers a variety of improvements and enhancements to this PC-based control and configuration software. A component of...