Live Sound
Mixing Queensrÿche Live in ’25
Front-of-house engineer Andrew Peters has been using a Waves eMotion LV1 Classic console for Queensrÿche's 2025 “The Origins Tour”
Tours
Live Sound
Finessing The Sound of The Funeral Portrait
Live sound engineer Jesse Stojanovski tackles both FOH and monitor mixes for The Funeral Portrait on his Allen & Heath dLive CTi1500.
Live Sound
Slipknot Brings A Quarter-Century of ‘Pain’ on Tour
While Slipknot may have focused on music from the past, the audio system bringing it to the fans was very much of the present....
Live Sound
Capturing the Orchestral Vibes of Bad Bunny
On the road and in the studio, Carlitos Lopez has been bringing the orchestral ideas of Bad Bunny to life.
Business
3G Productions Acquires Switch Video
Live event production services provider 3G Productions has added L.A./Atlanta-based Switch to its offerings.
Live Sound
Adlib Conscripted for The Script Arena Tour
Adlib recently provided audio support for Irish rockers The Script as they travelled through the arenas of the U.K. and Europe.
Live Sound
Lee Brice Tour: You, Me and My Guitar and This P.A.
Country artist Lee Brice has been hitting the road in recent times with his You, Me and My Guitar tour, going solo as he...
Live Sound
It’s Not Unusual to See Gavin Tempany with an SSL Live
Gavin Tempany has been mixing FOH for Tom Jones on the singer's Ages & Stages Tour since December 2023.
Live Sound
Ben Howard Takes Victory Lap
UK troubadour Ben Howard recently played a 10th anniversary tour for his breakthrough album, with help from Eighth Day Sound.
Live Sound
On the Road With Jelly Roll
Tackling monitors for Jelly Roll is no simple matter thanks to a packed schedule, plenty of surprise guests and more, but J. Summers is...
Live Sound
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Turns to Fourier Audio
The Broadway hit 'Dear Evan Hansen' has been touring the UK with considerable gear from Stage Sound Services in tow.
Live Sound
Danny Elfman Live: From Batman to Boingo to Big Mess and Beyond
After 30 years and composing more than 100 film scores, Danny Elfman has started playing live again—and bringing all that to the stage is...
Business
Gateway Studios & Production Services Complex Sets May Opening
The 32-acre Gateway Studios & Production Services complex, offering production and rehearsal spaces for tours and the entertainment industry, will open in May.
Live Sound
Melanie Martinez “Trilogy Tour” Centers on Cohesion P.A.
Melanie Martinez recently wrapped up her world tour, which carried a Cohesion P.A. provided by Clair Global.
Live Sound
Justin Timberlake Tour Takes On ‘Tomorrow’
On Justin Timberlake's 'Forget Tomorrow' tour, FOH engineer Jaymz Hardy-Martin III ensures every seat in the house gets 'up-close and personal' sound.
Live Sound
The Frontman Who Also Mixes Monitors
Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo not only knows how to rock a crowd senseless, but also mix the band's in-ear monitors at the same time.
Live Sound
Johnson Mixes The Neal McCoy
Neal McCoy plays 100 shows a year with Daryl Johnson manning the Allen & Heath Avantis Solo mixer at FOH for each one.
Live Sound
The Sound of ELO’s Final Tour
Take a deep dive into creating the immaculate sound of ELO live on Jeff Lynne's final run of concerts—the Over And Out tour.
Live Sound
On the Move with Jason Mraz
Ettore “ET” Dedivitiis, longtime FOH engineer and production manager for Jason Mraz, discusses how he approaches mixing the modern-day troubadour.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: This Won’t Work
Right gate, wrong airport — and that was only how the day started for tour manager/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra.
Live Sound
Twenty One Pilots Ride The Waves on World Tour
Twenty One Pilots is currently wrapping up its Australian leg and on-hand is longtime FOH engineer Kenny Sellars, who ensures the energy on stage...
Live Sound
XG Treks Tracks Worldwide with DiGiCo
Japanese-born/South Korea-based girl group XG is touring Europe with a pair of DiGiCo Quantum338 consoles at FOH and monitors.
Live Sound
Getting Low with Hans Zimmer Live
Danley Sound Labs DTS10 subwoofers deliver infrasound on Hans Zimmer’s U.S. orchestral tour.
Live Sound
Behind the Audio of George Strait’s Record-Breaking Show
Providing sound for nearly 111,000 George Strait fans at a record-breaking show at Texas A&M was no simple task, as his audio team explains.
Live Sound
Bugging Out with the Audio of OVO
On the road since its debut 15 years ago, Cirque du Soleil's OVO continues to amaze, even as it readies for an audio refresh.
Live Sound
Opening for Jelly Roll Takes No Toll
Throughout Jelly Roll's just-completed arena tour, opener Warren Zeiders was mixed on gear provided by Sound Image.
Live Sound
Turning Up the Volume for ‘Black Sabbath – The Ballet’
Audio provider Britannia Row has been tackling audio for Birmingham Royal Ballet's UK tour behind 'Black Sabbath - The Ballet.'
Live Sound
Fourier Audio Unshackles Cage The Elephant’s Live Plug-Ins
Cage The Elephant has been on the road this summer with one of the first Fourier Audio transform.engine plug-in servers at its FOH position.
Live Sound
The Sounds of Sad Summer Festival
Following in the footsteps of the late Warped tour, the fifth annual Sad Summer Festival toured this summer with a bevy of pop-punk acts...
Live Sound
Kylie, Kevins and Quantums: Minogue on the Road
Following a sold-out Vegas residency earlier this year, perennial popstar Kylie Minogue hit the road in Europe with DiGiCos in tow.
Live Sound
Spec’ing a Pearl Jam P.A.
Pearl Jam is in the midst of its Dark Matter World Tour, picking up P.A. from different vendors depending on the continent.
Live Sound
Miking the Peter Erskine Quartet on Tour
Live sound engineer Andrea Pellegrini brought along DPA mics when he recently worked a 22-date tour of Italy with the Peter Erskine Quartet.
Live Sound
Archive Takes to the Road With Waves SuperRack LiveBox
FOH engineer Philippe Dubich makes full use of access to the wide world of VST3 plug-ins.
Live Sound
Novel Console Flypack on the Road
Busy schedule on Lukas Graham tour leads Frank Grønbæk to create and now carry a custom Solid State Logic TCA Pack.
Live Sound
Helping The Offspring Come Out and Play Live
On hand to help The Offspring keep the pedal to the metal throughout its world tour is audio provider Britannia Row Productions.
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
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...
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
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 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.
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...