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On the Road: Megadeth
Megadeth As the headliner on Gigantour 2006, Megadeth has been performing in North America, Japan and Australia, with sound companies Thunder Audio, Clair
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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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Now Playing: Keb’ Mo’, Children of Bodom, Particle
Keb' Mo' Sound Company: Schubert Systems FOH Engineer/Console: Carlos Novais/Yamaha PM5DRH Monitor Engineer/Console: Steve Bumbera (also systems tech)/Yamaha
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She Wants Revenge
Out on tour with Placebo, She Wants Revenge (Justin Warfield and Adam Adam 12 Bravin) are playing to sold-out theaters across the U.S. According...
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End of Shakespeare Season
When the curtain dropped for the season on As You Like It, the fourth production this past summer at Cal Shakes (Orinda, Calif.), sound...
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Now Playing: Unearth, James Gang
Unearth FOH Engineer/Console: Barry Hite/house-provided Monitor Engineer/Console: house-provided/house-provided P.A./Amps: house-provided, prefer L-Acoustics
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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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On the Road: Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal Bluesman Taj Mahal is currently out touring with drummer Kester Smith and bassist Bill Rich; handling all system requirements is FOH engineer
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Gnarls Barkley
A collaboration with Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green (a solo artist and former member of Goodie Mob), Gnarls Barkley is finding huge commercial success
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All Access: Shakira
The current Shakira U.S. tour hosts dueling Digidesign VENUE boards one at front of house and one at monitors. Fortunately, FOH engineer Brad Madix...
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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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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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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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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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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...