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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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Joan Jett
With its two main stages and several smaller ones, the Vans Warped Tour 2006 makes for non-stop music. Among the many artists on the...
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All Access: Pink Martini
Bringing together the musical sensibilities of Cuban jazz, classical chamber music and film scores, 12-piece Pink Martini is playing mid-sized halls across
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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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On the Road: James Brown
Todd Harris The godfather of soul, James Brown, was out touring the majority of the summer, playing to mid-sized venues; his tour wrapped up...
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Now Playing: Lamb of God, Big & Rich
Lamb of God Sound Company: Eighth Day Sound (Highland Heights, Ohio) FOH Engineer/Console: Bozz Porter/Yamaha PM5DRH Monitor Engineer/Console: Dennis
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SOUND INNOVATIONS Electro-Voice DVX Woofers
The DVX Series is the latest generation of high-performance woofers from Electro-Voice (EV). The story begins in spring 2005, when EV launched its ZX5...
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Graham Assumes Leadership Of Crown International
Elkhart, IN--Mark Graham assumed the presidency of Crown International in early July, stepping up from his former position as VP of Marketing & Product...
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On the Road: Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam Flying high on the success of their long-overdue self-titled album, Pearl Jam is on the road, hitting stadiums along the U.S. Mix...
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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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Toni Braxton Sound Company: Rat Sound (Oxnard, Calif.) FOH Engineer/Console: to be named/DiGiCo D5 Monitor Engineer/Console: Mike Jones/DiGiCo D5 P.A./Amps:
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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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All Access: Taking Back Sunday
Coming off the success of their debut album, Where You Want to Be, Taking Back Sunday's latest endeavor, Louder Now, exudes the melodic, hardcore...
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Foo Fighters Summer Tour 2006
The Foo Fighters played a two-night run at the Berkeley Community Theatre (Berkeley, Calif.; mid-July 2006) for their acoustic tour. Rat Sound is providing
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On the Road: John Ward
John Ward One of the year's most successful tours, country superstar couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have wowed audiences with Soul 2 Soul...
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All Access: Pink
Hot off a stellar new album, I'm Not Dead, and a new marriage, Pink is currently taking her punk rock tinged styling out to...
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Martina McBride
Mix caught up with Martina McBride when she passed through the Oakland Arena (Oakland, Calif.), in late June. Mixing Martina at front of house...
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Now Playing: AFI, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Futureheads
AFI Sound Company: Rat Sound (Oxnard, Calif.) FOH Engineer/Console: Ron Ronnie Rat Kimball (also system engineer) and Mikey Bakowski/Yamaha PM5D Monitor
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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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On the Road: P.O.D.
Danny Hill and Jess Chapman P.O.D. the four-piece, born-again Christian act that melds hip hop with alt rock is currently out on a run...
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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
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Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed & Cambria
Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed & Cambria are out touring mid-sized venues with gear from Delicate Productions (Camarillo, Calif.). The bands' house engineers
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All Access: Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band
Last year, Bruce Springsteen was touring solo, showcasing the moody sounds of Devils & Dust. This year's tour couldn't be more different. In May...
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Tour Profile: Fall Out Boy
Hard to believe, but it's been more than 40 years since The Who released the seminal rock anthem The Kids Are Alright. Catching up...
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Get it Live!
A simple musical performance can change your life. In the summer of '68, I went with a couple of friends to Rome for a...
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On the Road: Tricia Ellsworth
Tricia Ellsworth After three years of working the Fox-woods Casino stage audio crew with all kinds of acts from musical performances to circuses dealing
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FixIt: Bryan Cross
Bryan Cross (Tower of Power, Vertical Horizon, Lifehouse, Howie Day) is currently out with the Pussycat Dolls, where he is manning both front-of-house
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Audio in the Round
London's Royal Albert Hall recently hosted an opera-in-the-round production of La Bohme, which made use of Out Board's TiMax audio imaging delay matrix
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Leela James
Interview with audio engineers and live sound crew on mixing audio for Leela James' 2006 tour. Tips, techniques and equipment applications from front of...