Business
Chance The Rapper Adds In-Ears
Chicago-based sound engineer Aaron Patkin joined Chance the Rapper in 2013, working with the artist as he grew from an Internet sensation to the...
Live Sound
Business
Audio Rents Nabs JoeCo BBR1MPs
Hollywood, CA-based Audio Rents Inc. is the first US company to purchase a new JoeCo BlackBox BBR1MP Recorder, JoeCo announced during the 137th AES...
Business
Live Sound Expo Explodes at AES
The Project Studio Expo first debuted two years ago during the last West-Coast AES Convention; an unqualified hit, it's become a mainstay that attendees...
Business
Mackie Debuts DL32R 32-Ch. Wireless Live Mixer
By Strother Bullins. Mackie has announced its latest mixer—the DL32R 32-Channel Wireless Live Sound Mixer with iPad Control—building on the technology and workflow established...
Business
Live Sound Expo Brings All-Stars to AES
Live and installed sound have always been an integral part of the annual AES Convention; now they’re even bigger at the show thanks to...
Business
Belgian Bells Ring with Community
The sound of the traditional carillon bells can be heard again in Namur, Belgium via an audio system designed and installed by audio specialists...
Business
Bringing The PA to Pohoda
Boasting a line-up that might be found in a Brooklyn hipster’s LP collection, Slovakia’s Pohoda Music Festival this past summer featured performances by Kraftwerk,...
Business
Gabriel Goes Live with SSL
SSL may be owned by rock legend Peter Gabriel, but it’s a different Gabriel who’s been putting the SSL Live console through its paces...
Business
GLD Attends Taiwan University
The National Taiwan Normal University has installed an Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital mixer in its main auditorium for use by the department of...
Business
Pope Counts On Korean Pro Audio
When Pope Francis visited South Korea in August, he held multiple masses and events in different cities as he toured the nation; among the...
Business
New Plan at Cruzan
Live Nation’s Cruzan Amphitheatre in South Florida has become a mainstay of the region’s touring industry. Seating 19,000 and serving up roughly 30 shows...
Business
Better Late Than Never at St. Thomas
Like much of the surrounding area, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Long Beach, MS was affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Slammed...
Business
Live Engineer Michael Stahl Passes at 68
Sound Engineer and businessman Michael Stahl passed away Saturday, September 20th, due to an extended illness. He was 68.
Live Sound
The Hollywood Bowl: A Unique Blend of Natural Acoustics and Amplified Sound
The Hollywood Bowl, that iconic Los Angeles venue so named for the landscape it occupies, not the shell covering its stage, hosted its first...
Business
Live Sound Showcase: Katy Perry – Pragmatically Prismatic
NEW YORK, NY-Since the release of her fourth studio album, Prism, back in late 2013, pop diva Katy Perry has hit some significant landmarks...
Business
40 Years On, Deep Purple And Crew Reunite
COSTA MESA, CA—Deep Purple, part of the triumvirate of U.K. bands— along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath—that kickstarted hard rock and heavy metal...
International
Back To The Retro Futura
The Retro Futura Tour was out to revive that ’80s vibe with co-headliners Howard Jones and Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins, joined by Katrina...
Business
Mackie Powers Massive Monkees
Breakdancing crew Massive Monkees recently celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a street party, followed by the inevitable after party at Seattle's Gallery 2312,...
Business
Pro Audio Comes to Times Square
NEW YORK, NY—In August, Guitar Center opened its new 2,800-squarefoot flagship store in the heart of New York City’s Times Square.
Business
Biamp Systems Networks In Galveston
A Biamp Systems Audia digital audio system, based around four AudiaFlex units, is being used at the restored Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier amusement...
Business
Rock Lititz Opens with a Bang
By Kelleigh Welch. When Clair Global and Tait Towers partnered to build a 96-acre campus in the countryside of Lititz, PA, just down the...
Business
One Systems Heads To Hong Kong
The Wong Tai Sin Temple, situated on four-and-a-half acres in Hong Kong, recently commissioned DinoTech Ltd. to design a new audio system that would...
Business
Point Source Audio Passes The Test
Point Source Audio (PSA) has announced its Series8 miniature microphones have been adopted by the three campuses of Chase Oaks Church of Plano, Texas—serving...
Live Sound
SAE Institute Sponsors HARD Summer Festival
For this year’s Los Angeles HARD Summer Festival, the SAE Institute was the exclusive education sponsor. SAE provides training in the production aspects of...
Live Sound
Neumann Captures Aspen Music Festival
Since 1949, The Aspen Music Festival and School has been one of the most famous classical music festivals in the world, hosting more than...
Live Sound
L-Acoustics Rocks Primavera Festival
Barcelona’s annual Primavera Festival is one of the country’s largest, boasting over 100,000 attendees for the event. This year, longtime Primavera audio provider Twin...
Live Sound
DiGiCo Powers Summerfest Once Again
Milwaukee’s annual Summerfest, boasting 11 stages and more than 800 national and regional acts performing over an 11-day span, once again tapped Clearwing Productions...
Live Sound
Warped Fest’s Lyman Hosts Online Course
Kevin Lyman, creator of several touring music and extreme sports festivals including Vans Warped Tour, will host a CreativeLive 'Music & Audio' course on...
Business
Theatre DeVille Makes Most of Meyer
Theatre DeVille in Vacaville, CA recently opened its doors, but it’s not a new venue. Over the years, the 88-year-old building has been used...
Business
Powersoft Settles Into Singapore Sports Hub
The new Singapore Sports Hub has now opened on the site of Singapore’s former National Stadium in Kallang, with a sound system powered by...
Business
Bose Brings RoomMatch Demo to NYC
Bose Professional will be presenting a full RoomMatch L/C/R system next week at New World Stages in New York City on Tuesday, September 16,...
Business
Adamson Attends Korean Music Festival
Alpha Sound recently provided an Adamson Energia sound system for the AIA Real Life: NOW Festival held in Seoul, South Korea.
Business
Martin Audio On The Move With Steely Dan
For Steely Dan’s most recent U.S. and Canadain tour, “Jamalot Ever After,” the band was supplied with a Martin Audio MLA sound system, provided...
Business
Lectro RF Captures Unforgettable Action
Production sound mixer Larry Hoff, CAS uses his arsenal of Lectrosonics wireless microphone equipment to capture the action on the CBS TV show Unforgettable.
HOW Sound
Grund Expands ACX Series
Grund Audio Design has expanded its ACX Series loudspeaker line with the addition of four new active models: the ACX-2A, ACX-5A, ACX-2MA and ACX-5MA,...
Business
Satin Sound Supports Lady Antebellum
Satin Sound Systems, Inc. recently supported Lady Antebellum’s show at the First Niagara Pavilion outdoor amphitheater, deploying a sound system from Martin Audio for...
Business
Ray LaMontagne Adds Adamson
For American singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne’s tour promoting his latest album, Supernova, a full Adamson Energia sound system was provided by Highland Heights, Ohio-based Eighth...
Business
Royer Rocks Worship Services
While one might picture quiet guitar music being most typical for a church service, the guitars played in Buckhead Church often get turned up—a...
Business
Manning Monty Python’s Mixes
In a summer full of tours, one of the biggest arena shows stayed in one place. The venue was London’s O2, and the show...
Business
eTech Adds A&H to AV Systems
The Internet technology company eTech Events has grown into a full-service event technology integrator, purchasing 21 Allen & Heath Qu-16 to move into the...
Business
Yamaha Donates Desk to High School
The Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School in Nashville, TN recently received a new Yamaha CL1 Digital Audio Console, donated by Yamaha Commercial Audio, to...