Live Sound
Whatever It Takes, Part 2: Mixing the DMB Live
Part Two of 'Whatever It Takes' explores the Dave Matthews Band's house mix, monitor setup, miking and more.
Tours
Live Sound
Whatever It Takes, Part 1: The DMB Overcome COVID Crises
The Dave Matthews Band finishes its epic 2021 tour this weekend at New York's Madison Square Garden. We checked in with the audio team...
Live Sound
Beartooth Singer Mixes Band’s Monitors Live
Metalcore band Beartooth has been tearing it up on stage recently with vocalist Cabel Shomo mixing monitors from center stage for all five...
Live Sound
Bringing Avatar’s Death Metal to Life on Tour
Death metal faves Avatar hit the U.S. this fall, tearing up theaters and festivals along the way—FOH man Erik Rogers tells all
Live Sound
Jonas Brothers Dig Into DPA
The Jonas Brothers wrapped up their 2021 “Remember This” tour last night with a show at the Hollywood Bowl.
Live Sound
A&H Found at Atlas Weekend
This year's Atlas Weekend in Kyiv, Ukraine saw comedian and pop singer, Andriy Danylko, mixed through an Allen & Heath dLive system.
Live Sound
Mix Live Blog: Get Back Inside!
FOH engineer and Mix blogger Steve La Cerra heads to New Hampshire and discovers the Tupelo Music Hall is a sweet-sounding space.
Live Sound
Los Bukis Reunion Tour Rolls
Grupera band Los Bukis has reunited this year to hit the road, with Sound Image providing audio for every stop.
Live Sound
Creating a Monitor Sound that Styx
Styx’s monitor engineer Evan McElhinney has been using Audix gear during the band’s current tour for its Crash of the Crown album.
Live Sound
Life is Beautiful Festival Rocks Vegas
Solotech provided a selection of Meyer Sound systems for mid-September's Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas.
Live Sound
Hella Mega Yeah! Behind the Audio of the Summer’s Biggest Tour
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer brought the rock—and the most surprising FOH console of the year—on the road this summer.
Live Sound
Rise Against Returns to the Road
Rise Against was one of the first major acts to return to touring, heading out in July; engineers Nate Northway and Charlie Bybee talk...
Live Sound
Swedish Classical-Crossover Tour Rolls with Ek
Hans Ek uses his music to meld disparate genres together while his live audio team uses Allen & Heath dLive CTi1500 surfaces.
Live Sound
Britannia Row Heads Back Outdoors for Anne-Marie Set
Britannia Row Productions marked its return to outdoor live music in the UK when it tackled a live set during the 2021 Pirelli British...
Live Sound
Phish Touring With Rupert Neve Designs RMP-D8 Preamps
FOH mixer Garry Brown adds 112 channels, via Dante, to his Yamaha Rivage PM10–based console system.
Live Sound
Road Rage Drive-In Concert Revs Up Crowd
The recent Road Rage Drive-In Concert at Portland International Raceway was heard through a Trinity robotic line source system from PK Sound.
Live Sound
Tedeschi Trucks Band Rolls into Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
The Tedeschi Trucks Band recently performed at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater for its grand reopening.
Live Sound
Elevation Studios Aims to Raise Bar for Tour Rehearsals
Elevation Studios, a new 26-acre multi-purpose creative campus on the outskirts of Nashville, aims to rethink tour and event production rehearsals.
Live Gear
Back on the Road! Live Sound Gears Up for Reopening
Tour sound production teams haven’t been idle these past 15 months, and now they’re packed and ready to roll.
Live Sound
New Solutions for Danny Elfman Tour
Emmy-winning sound engineer Paul Bevan switches to EMBRACE earmount mic to create a more natural sound for violin virtuoso Sandy Cameron.
Live Sound
Getting Intimate with Close Talker
The Band Creates Immersive Concerts with Spat Revolution
Live
Live Sound Showcase: Godsmack Tour Serves Up ‘Legends’ Live
The Boston rockers have been on the road for over a year in support of their latest, tearing up arenas and sheds along the...
Blog
Mix Blog Live: Best Show Ever
I’m lucky to have a close-knit family and we often find excuses to get together, whether it be for a holiday, a birthday or...
Blog
Mix Blog Live: The Expensive Seats Aren’t Always the Best
One of the issues that I deal with on a constant basis is making a P.A. sound good for the front rows of a...
Live Sound
Allen & Heath at Coachella with Billie Eilish and Kanye West
Celebrated as a premier cultural event and arguably the most well-known music festival in the world, Coachella 2019 did not disappoint. According to Pollstar,...
International
A Different Kind of Church Sound
The classic Australian alternative act returns to mark the 30th anniversary of its Starfish album and signature hit, "Under The Milky Way."
Live Sound
Roskilde Festival Celebrates Launch of Groundbreaking Partnership with Meyer Sound
The Roskilde Festival 2018 marked the first year of a multi-faceted partnership with Meyer Sound, creating a new paradigm in both large scale festival...
International
Live Sound Showcase: U2—Speaking from Experience
After a massive stadium tour last summer, U2 returns to the arenas to close out its Innocence + Experience concept tours. Sound director Joe...
Live Sound
Paul Weller Plays Washington, D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre
By Mark R. Smith. New wave legend Paul Weller has been presenting current selections from his vast catalog during his “A Kind of Revolution”...
International
Fun, Fun, Fun on Pet Sounds’ 50th Anniversary Tour
Brian Wilson, the visionary behind The Beach Boys, is rolling his "Pet Sounds" 50th Anniversary Tour forward into 2018.
International
Depeche Mode Shares That Global Spirit On Tour
Depeche Mode's longtime audio team uses new and old technology to help convey the warmth and humanity in the band’s famously synthy sounds.
Live
Eight Plays, A Streak: Paul McCartney Tours NYC
By Clive Young. Go inside Paul McCartney’s 2017 mini-tour of New York City, where the rock legend and crew tackled eight sold-out shows, playing...
2017
Bruno Mars 24k Magic Tour
Bruno Mars brought his 85-date worldwide 24K Magic Tour to the Bay Area back in late July, with two nights at the SAP Center...
2017
Tajmo On The Road
Mix enjoyed the TajMo tour at a rare club date, at the UC Theatre (Berkeley, Calif.), a 1917 movie palace that was converted to a...
Live Sound
DiGiCo Works its 24K Magic on Bruno Mars’ World Tour
In recent years, Bruno Mars has evolved from talented performer to Grammy-winning global megastar and, from his performance at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris...