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Exclusive: Roy Williams, ‘Big Mick’ Pilot Led Zeppelin Reunion
By Clive Young London (December 12, 2007)--"Phew, it's all over," said "Big Mick" Hughes, co-FOH engineer on Monday night's landmark Led Zeppelin reunion concert...
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Exclusive: Roy Williams, ‘Big Mick’ Pilot Led Zeppelin Reunion
By Clive Young London (December 12, 2007)--"Phew, it's all over," said "Big Mick" Hughes, co-FOH engineer on Monday night's landmark Led Zeppelin reunion concert...
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Kaufman Center Gets Audio Face Lift
New York City's Kaufman Center will unveil its new look on January 8, 2008. The facility's Merkin Concert Hall, a 449-seat performance space, received
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On the Road: Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation Mix caught up with Thievery Corporation's front-of-house engineer John Branon when the band stopped at the San Francisco Treasure
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Now Playing: Apocalyptica, Afuso Takako, Serj Tankian
Apocalyptica FOH Engineer/Board: Michael Bauer/DiGiCo D5 Monitor Engineer/Board: DiGiCo D1 P.A./Amps: L-Acoustics dV-DOSC and local Outboard Gear: Dolby
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FixIt: Jeffrey Luge Holdip
Currently mixing FOH for Nelly Furtado, Jeffrey Luge Holdip has also mixed Citizen Cope, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Santos & Pecadores, as well as...
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All Access: The Shins
The Shins are currently out in support of their latest release, Wincing the Night Away (see Recording Notes, May 2007), an album that debuted...
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Soundcheck: Annie Lennox
For Annie Lennox's Songs of Mass Destruction tour, Clair Bros. is providing 10 i3 speakers flown per side, four ground-stacked Clair BT subs a...
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Tour Profile: Dave Matthews Band
PERENNIALLY TOURING ENSEMBLE CONTINUES QUEST FOR SUPREME SOUND
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Now Playing: Rascal Flatts and Mutemath
Rascal Flatts Sound Company: Sound Image FOH Engineer/Board: Jon Garber/DiGiCo D5 112ex Monitor Engineer/Board: Stu Delk/two Yamaha PM5000s P.A./Amps:
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Billy Bob Thornton Rocks S.F.
Actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton recently finished up a West Coast tour, including a date at San Francisco's Slim's in mid-September, in support of his
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On the Road: Joan Baez
Jason Raboin just wrapped up a tour with Joan Baez and is now out with Modest Mouse. With only one day off between two...
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The Stray Cats
The reunited Stray Cats have been touring as both a headlining tour and on dates opening for ZZ Top. We spoke with Jake Mann,...
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Festival Work
The personnel on the stage are critical. At Strawberry, Tony Williams does a fantastic job organizing and deciding which inputs go where. Especially in...
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Sound Design
The songs are well-known, but the dialog is very funny. Chris Egan's orchestrations are crafted not only to enhance the pop songs, but also...
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Mic Choices
One of our goals was to create an SR system with a huge wow factor for the audience, while providing outstanding audio excitement for...
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All-Around Good Tips
The supercardioid 105 capsule is not for everyone. It depends on the artist and the situation. What helps with Mary is that the drummer...
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The Analog Option
I wanted to avoid the increasingly popular trend of wedging highly complex and powerful consoles — digital or analog — into simple and relatively...
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Digital, Digital, Digital
Managing snapshots, presets and safes: These can be incredible tools for helping you manage a complex show, one that has multiple bands, a high...
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On Outboard Gear
I'll take the preamp sends from the direct outs of the mixing console and send them to the 24 analog inputs of the...
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Vocals Are Key
When you're working with a vocal-oriented artist or group, time is a major factor. A fix for placing a vocal in a group is...
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Back That System Up
With 50,000 screaming fans, system crashes are not an option! My trick for fail-safe operation is set up two Pro Tools rigs with a...
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Getting the Guitar
We use acoustic guitars with onboard batteries driving the pickups on a number of Ricky's songs. When these feed wireless systems using companders, the...
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Onstage Sound
Here are some quick fixes for onstage sound: Try placing sidefills low on their side and angling them up with 2×4s. This reduces floor...
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P.A. Systems/System Design
Some newer arenas seem to be very bright, with lots of reflective surfaces, from skyboxes, etc. How should I deal with an overly live...
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All Access: The Beastie Boys
Mike Mike D Diamond, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz otherwise known as the Beastie Boys released their seventh studio album this year; The Mix-Up...
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Now Playing: The Cribs, Crowded House, Paramore
The Cribs FOH Engineer/Board: Michael Parker/house-provided (spec Midas H3000/XL4) P.A./Amps: house-provided Outboard Gear: dbx 160A, Drawmer 201, Lexicon
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On the Road: Aerosmith
Aerosmith Perennial rockers Aerosmith have just finished up a tour of South America and Europe with front-of-house engineer Jim Ebdon. Crew and band have
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Meyer Sound Reinforces KOOZA
Meyer Sound has been chosen as the Official Sound Equipment Supplier for the new Cirque du Soleil show, KOOZA, which debuted in April in...
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FixIt: Richard Brooker
Sound designer Richard Brooker on finding a balance between high-energy pop numbers and dialog for new musical Never Forget: The songs are well-known,
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Rush
Rush (vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer Neal Peart) is out on a large-scale U.S. tour with gear provided by Clair Bros., including
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Memories From the Road
ANYTHING CAN—AND WILL HAPPEN ON TOUR. LIVE SOUND ENGINEERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE TALES.
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Web Bonus Drawmerisms – 25 Years Young
Born and raised on the small Channel Island of Guernsey between England and France, Ivor Drawmer harbored two passions that would merge to create...
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Now Playing: Buckcherry, Sounds of the Underground
Buckcherry Sound Company: LD Systems (Austin) FOH Engineer/Board: Stephen Shaw/Digidesign VENUE Monitor Engineer/Board: Mark Graham/Yamaha PM5D P.A./Amps: