Live Sound
QA With Rolf Meyer President Marketing and Sales and speaker of the Executive Committee Sennheiser Electronics
Q: How long have you been with Sennheiser? A: I've been with Sennheiser for 10 years now. Actually I've been with the company...
San Francisco Hosts Chet Helms Memorial Show
On July 29, 2005, numerous musicians performed at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall to honor the late Chet Helms; the show kicked off...
On the Road: Santana
Santana Carlos Santana is currently finishing up his touring year promoting his new release, All That I Am. Out with Santana are FOH engineer...
Songs of Carmen Surround Audiences
Austria's opera season once again opened in surround this year thanks to sound company Mister Master and Europe's largest natural stage: a Roman-built
Tegan and Sara
Out in support of their fourth album, folk/rockers Tegan and Sara are criss-crossing the U.S., playing to mid-sized clubs. Mix caught up with their...
All Access: Billy Corgan
Fresh from the release of his first solo CD, TheFutureEmbrace, Billy Corgan (of Smashing Pumpkins fame) has hit the road with a vibrant aural...
Rilo Kiley
Indie pop sensation Rilo Kiley (Jenny Lewis, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Blake Sennet, guitar/vocals; Pierre de Reeder, bass; and Jason Boesel, drums) are
Live Sound News
Sweet Charity, the Broadway musical featuring actress Christina Applegate, is using CAMCO Vortex amps. The system comprises Meyer MSL 2A speakers powered
FixIt: Kevin Glendinning
You can create happiness for the musicians onstage by using what already exists in your environment. Before deciding where to set stage levels, listen
Webster Hall Revives Its Live System
Webster Hall, which has seen its share of live acts Prohibition-era balls, a recording space for RCA Records' artists and numerous rock acts has...
All Access: The Roots
Hip hop/rap masterminds The Roots have taken a more approach than their artistic counterparts using live instruments onstage and in the studio. Building
Tour Profile: Robert Cray
Front-of-house engineer Gary Newell should be eligible for hazard pay as he travels across the globe with blues man Robert Cray. It's not that...
Cream Takes Two Midas XL4s for Recent Reunion Performances
British classic rock band Cream played four reunion shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in May 2005. The event, which brought singer/guitarist Eric Clapton,
Peter Murphy
Former Bauhaus lead vocalist Peter Murphy is enjoying life as a solo artist, cruising through clubs promoting his latest release, Unshattered. Comfortable
Keane
In 1997, Keane (Tom Chaplin, vocals; Tim Rice-Oxley, keyboards/bass; and Richard Hughes, drums) began writing and recording original music. After several
Tour Profile: Reba McEntire and Brad Paisley
HITTING THE ROAD WITH TWO HATS AND A REDHEAD
The Fabulous Commodore Ballroom Turns 75
There's no mistaking the Commodore vibe. From the neon sign over the tiled entrance, up the winding staircase and into the second-story ballroom in...
New Order
Mix caught New Order in late April at Oakland, Calif.'s Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, where they co-headlined with the Chemical Brothers. Athough
Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Still riding high on the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? movie and O Brother tour, Alison Krauss & Union Station with...
All Access: Flogging Molly
Although the tour is relying on local production, front-of-house engineer Jeremiah Ball is able to maintain consistency in the sound night after night,
Ani DiFranco
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Ani DiFranco is packing theaters across the U.S., out in support of her latest studio album, Knuckledown. Mix caught up with
An All-Digital Horse and Human Show
Cavalia, the traveling equestrian spectacular from Canada, recently upgraded its audio setup to an all-digital signal path. The show, which takes place