Live Sound
Pantera Engineer Eddie Mapp Gives Back
Metal mixing maestro Eddie Mapp recently hosted students from his alma matter, CRAS, for an educational afternoon when Pantera played near the school.
Tours
Live Sound
Kali Uchis Hits The Road with Sound Image
Kali Uchi’s recent arena tour—her first—made extensive use of a JBL VTX P.A. provided by Sound Image.
Live Sound
The Weeknd’s Audio Team Solves A Mic Mystery
For years, a nearly inaudible issue with The Weeknd’s vocal mic drove his perfectionist audio team mad; recently, they finally solved the problem.
Live Sound
Vince Gill Live: Get That Analog Mentality
Country legend Vince GIll made the rounds this summer on a 30-date tour that brought along his longtime audio team, custom-built from the ground...
Live Gear
Yungblud Rocks Out Via Radial
Backline/guitar tech Ben Jackson recently updated stageside rigs for rocker Yungblud and his band.
Live Sound
Hot August Nights in Golden Gate Park
Meyer Sound brings Panther to three landmark events—Dead & Company, Outside Lands and Zach Bryan—back to back to back.
Live Sound
Dude Perfect Takes the Laughs on Tour
“This is five guys on wireless headset mics out in front of the P.A., and we’re needing to get vocal clarity above a crowd...
Live Sound
Steven Wilson Immerses Audiences on ‘The Overview’ Tour
Theaters, amphitheaters and arenas all modeled in Soundvision software, optimized for L-Acoustics L2/L2D + Syva surround setup.
Featured
MCR Pushes Sound to the Max on Black Parade Tour
FOH engineer Jay Rigby makes use of 400-foot throw, levels of 102 dB, with L-Acoustics K Series rig.
Live Sound
Capturing the Crowds of Green Day Live
Green Day monitor engineer Danny Badorine leans on a collection of shotgun mics to correctly capture crowds, cymbals and more.
Live Sound
FOH Engineer Rides Canada’s Country Wave
Jordan Waller, a 31-year-old FOH engineer from British Columbia, has become a go-to guy for many of that country’s country artists.
Live Sound
Mixing The Lumineers Live
The Lumineers' longtime FOH engineer Josh Osmond uses modern technology to bring the band's old-school folk feel to every seat.
Live Sound
Simple Minds: Alive & Kicking In Concert
Veteran rockers Simple Minds just finished up their latest world tour, including a rare 26-date run across North America. Along for the ride were...
Live Sound
Papadosio Rolls Towards Hiatus
After two decades, jam band Papadosio is retiring from the road with a final tour, and FOH pro Jon Chadwick is along for the...
Live Gear
Toby Francis Drives Grand National Tour at FOH
Toby Francis is well known for lugging racks of analog outboard along with him on tour, and his current gig at front-of-house with Kendrick...
Live Sound
Trilith Live Thinks Big
Trilith Live is the latest large-scale tour/event rehearsal facility to enter the field, but it brings a new approach to the concept.
Live Sound
Teddy Swims’ Tour Goes…Swimmingly
Teddy Swims has been touring the world this year, bringing his mix of country, pop and R&B around the globe with the help of...
Live Sound
Mixing Black Sabbath’s ‘The End’ Tour
In 2016, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne hit the road one last time for the band's "The End" tour.
Live Sound
Polish Sound Specialist Highlights Console Flexibility
Polish sound specialist 120dB recently took two SSL System T consoles out on tour with Genzie.
Live Sound
Maluma Tour Rolls with Upgraded Consoles
Maluma’s +Pretty +Dirty worldwide arena and stadium tour recently wrapped its European leg with a pair of upgraded DiGiCo desks at FOH and monitors.
Live Sound
Shinedown Turns It Up on Dance, Kid, Dance Tour
Shinedown rocks with a capital "R" and helping make that happen every night are FOH engineer Andy Meyer and monitor man Chris Lightcap.
Live Sound
Mixing Magdalena Bay On the Move
Finishing a UK trek opening for Billie Eilish this week, indie synthpoppers Magdalena Bay are on the road with engineer Michael Tomas Regina manning...
Live Sound
On The High Road with Kane Brown
FOH engineer David Loy discusses his approach to mixing the current Kane Brown tour, including gear used for the production.
Live Sound
Capturing The Queens on the Road
Stephanie Mills, Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan are on the road through October with Elite AV Elements providing audio.
Live Gear
Benson Boone Brings It
Benson Boone is supporting his new album, American Heart, with an extensive tour and audio support from Clair Global.
Live Sound
Coldplay Calls Clair for Comms
Clair Global has been providing comms solutions and IT deployments for Coldplay's Music of the Spheres world tour.
Live Sound
Godsmack Tour Prowls Europe with Panther
Ensuring Godsmack's sonic impact stays consistently in-your-face in every venue is no simple task.
Live Sound
Capturing the Toms of Sleep Token
FOH engineer Thom Pike captures the beat of Sleep Token's drummer, II, in expected—and unexpected—ways.
Live Sound
Lenny Kravitz Brings Studio Quality on Tour
Artist takes a hands-on approach to front-of-house and monitor mixes in translating 'Blue Electric Light' to the stage.
Live Sound
Disturbed Spreads ‘The Sickness’ Once Again
Disturbed is selling out arenas across the U.S, touring for the 25th anniversary of its multi-platinum debut album, The Sickness.
Live Sound
Human League’s Major-League Tour
The Human League's recent Generations UK arena tour found the venerable electronic act working with Solotech for the trek.
Live Gear
Processing the PBR Tour
Outline's Newton has been used as the processing core for Professional Bull Rider tours and events since 2022.
Live Sound
Mixing Charli XCX Live
Currently in the middle of a four-night stand at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Charli XCX’s Brat Tour has been circling the globe since last July....
Live Sound
Alton Brown Tour Pioneers d&b’s Milan-AVB Distribution
Eighth Day Sound takes science-cooking-entertainment show on the road six nights a week, in six new towns.
Live Sound
Janet Immerses Herself, and the Audience, in Las Vegas
Resorts World residency takes full advantage of L-Acoustics L-ISA spatial capabilities.
Live Sound
Metal Band’s Crew Talks Up P.A.’s Mettle
Five Finger Death Punch turns into a big fan of Cohesion’s consistency, power and low-end delivery on ‘AfterLife’ tour.
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”
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.