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Mix Live Blog: 3 Days, 3 Shows, 3 Cities, 2 Bands: Where’s My Pillow?
In which Steve takes on mixing three shows in three days in three cities with two different bands. What could go wrong?
Live Sound
Live Sound
Metallica’s M72 Tour Tackles RF Issues Worldwide
On Metallica's current stadium tour, the audio team has had to contend with a variety of different RF environments around the world.
Live Sound
Spain’s Church of San Miguel Goes High AV
The Church of San Miguel is not merely a house of worship; it’s an AV attraction as well, as it is the home of...
Live Sound
Blink-182 Hits The Road ‘One More Time’
Reunited after a decade apart, Blink-182 is blasting its way across North America with Clair Global and a team of audio pros along for...
Business
Live Music Society 2024 Toolbox Grants Open
The Toolbox Grants are intended to support the practical needs of small music venues and listening rooms, offering up to $10,000 per venue.
Live Sound
The P.A. of Paris’ Dôme des Invalides
Aura Invalides, which covers the walls with dynamic video projections and lighting effects, sports a discretely located Nexo system to cover visitors.
Live Sound
UFC Heads to Saudi Arabia with Clair Global
UFC recently hosted its first event in Saudi Arabia—UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov—with Clair Global tackling live audio for the evening.
Live Sound
Westover Hills Church Updates Audio System
Westover Hills Church in San Antonio, TC recently updated the audio system within its massive, 2,200-seat Worship Center.
Live Sound
Creating Dead & Company’s Incredible Sphere Residency
The Dead & Company 30-date residency at Sphere in Las Vegas is a mind-blowing musical experience, but creating the groundbreaking multi-sensory show was a...
Live Sound
Las Vegas Sports Arena Goes Immersive
Edge Sound Research recently installed a proprietary immersive sound experience in the VIP area of a well-known Las Vegas sports arena.
Live Sound
Swiss Trouser Wrestling Championship Gets P.A. Upgrade
At the NWS Championship, the highlight of Switzerland's Trouser Wrestling year, a new Wharfedale Pro P.A. was used to cover the crowds.
Live Sound
Taipei Dome Transforms from Ballpark to Concert Arena
Taiwan's new Taipei Dome recently hosted a Chinese Professional Baseball League game that was immediately followed by a concert.
Live Sound
Utah’s Western Park Arena Nets New System
Uintah County’s Western Park Arena recently got a new audio system, designed by Atkinson Sound.
Live Gear
Miking the Prog Metal Drumkit for Live Sound
Engineer Chris Edrich, who has manned the FOH desk for Devin Townsend, Leprous, TesseracT, The Ocean, Alcest, Klone and others, shares his drum miking...
Live Sound
Amalie Arena Updates Audio System
Florida’s Amalie Arena has a new audio system in-house and is experimenting with using immersive sound during NHL games.
Live Sound
Free Chapel Church Leans In on EAW
Free Chapel Church in Gainesville, Georgia has been updating the audio systems in many of its worship facilities.
Live Sound
Connecting Heilung On Tour
A show by German experimental folk act Heilung is like no other—unless that show includes drums covered in goat skins and played with bones...
Live Sound
The Atlantis Surfaces with Stellar Sound
I.M.P.’s latest venue may be called The Atlantis, but its audio system doesn’t sound like it’s underwater.
Live Sound
Noah Kahan: Singer, Songwriter, Stadium Filler
Noah Kahan is the kind of artist who sells out multiple nights at Fenway Park but still writes a new song, posts it to...
Live Sound
Ed Sheeran Show Leads to Church’s New Audio System
Sun Valley Community Church in Gilbert, AZ recently updated its audio system with help from integrator HouseRight.
Live Sound
Rose Hill Church Moves, Nets New Audio System
Rose Hill Church in Baton Rouge has a new 46,000-square-foot facility outfitted with gear from SSL, Shure and K-array.
Live Sound
ATK Versacom Scales Up eSports Comms
ATK Versacom, a Clair Global brand, used a variety of Riedel solutions during a recent annual worldwide esports championship.
Live Sound
Sean Paul Makes Waves with LV1 Mixers on Tour
Grammy Award-winning singer and rapper Sean Paul is out on tour with Waves eMotion LV1 live mixers at FOH and monitors.
Live Gear
Mixing the US Olympic Swim Team Trials—in an NFL Stadium
Providing live sound for the US Olympic swim team trials inside Lucas Oil Stadium was a splashy gig for Dodd Technologies.
Business
Solotech Opens New UK Facility
Solotech has added to its UK sites with the opening of a new operations facility in Manchester.
Live Sound
Capturing Sam Smith’s Drum Sound Live
FOH engineer Jim Ebdon has been capturing drummer Jonathan “Ginger” Hamilton at every show using multiple condenser mics from Austrian Audio.
Live Sound
Mixing Red Hot Chili Peppers: Analog Amor on the Unlimited Love Tour
Veteran FOH engineer Toby Francis proves tubes travel on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ two-year tour.
Business
Get Mix/Pro Sound News’ “Festival Sound” Ebook Free!
The Mix/Pro Sound News “Festival Sound” eBook takes you inside festivals around the world!
Live Sound
Nub Sound Rolls Up for Tunes in the Dunes Festival
Nub Sound provided audio for the recent Tunes in the Dunes festival in Cornwall, supporting McFly, Craig David and Ocean Colour Scene.
Live Sound
Nothing But Thieves Swap Out Desks On Tour
Sometimes everything can change in one gig. That’s what monitor engineer David Ruffle discovered when he had to miss a one-off show in South...
Live Sound
Hungária Rocks 50,000 Fans in Budapest
Hungária, first formed in 1967, recently played a reunion gig for 50,000 fans at Puskas Arena in Budapest.
Live Sound
Terre Haute Casino Resort Goes All In on 1 Sound
The gaming floor bar at the Terre Haute Casino Resort sports 1 Sound loudspeakers.
Live Sound
Inside The Knight Center for Music Innovation
University of Miami’s world-renowned Frost School of Music opens a gateway to the future of music creation and performance.
Live Sound
Birmingham Venue Makes Midas Move
The Crossing, a 600-capacity live venue and teaching space in Birmingham, UK, has acquired a Midas HD96 desk for its FOH position.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: You Can’t Make This Up, Ep. #1
A pre-show load-in wherein Steve required some consoling—or actually just consoles.
Live Sound
Keane World Tour Thinks Big with Macros
Marking two decades since the release of its first album, Keane has hit the road this year for its Keane20, Hope and Fears tour.
Live Sound
Pinnacle Audio Gets Theatrical with dLive
Over time, Wisconsin-based Pinnacle Audio has come to specialize in regional theatrical audio.
Live Sound
Bad Weather Productions Rolls with Rocking the Daisies
One of the highlights of the South African festival season, Rocking the Daisies bloomed with the help of audio provider Bad Weather Productions.
Live Sound
Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Winners Announced
Winners for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced Sunday night during the annual Tony Awards Telecast....
Blog
Mix Blog Live: A (Long) Day in the Life
It started out like a normal day on tour, with a call time of 11 a.m., but then one thing led to another and...
Business
Labuskes: InfoComm Is On Track … and Growing
David Labuskes, CEO of AVIXA, expounds on the industry's health, AVIXA's expanding international presence, and expectations for InfoComm 2024.
Live Sound
Vegas’ Area15 Adds Holoplot X1 Immersive System
Las Vegas immersive entertainment venue Area15 has added a Holoplot sound system to its 360-degree, projection-mapped Portal.