Venues
Alcons Audio Opens U.S. Office
Dutch loudspeaker manufacturer Alcons Audio has formed Alcons Audio USA, which will be headed by David Rahn, most recently national sales manager at Renkus Heinz, and Pauline Ortiz y Pino, business development specialist, and will be based in Dana Point, Calif.
Hall of Fame, Mutemath Open Full Sail Live!
It was a busy June at Full Sail University (Winter Park, Fla.) with the induction of the second group into the Full Sail Hall of Fame and the official opening of the Gateway Studios Project.
Mixing With SAC
Composer Michel Legrand was recently honored in a star-studded tribute held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas). The event was filmed for a PBS concert special and featured a 66-piece orchestra
Rat Sound Warms Up With Midas
Preparing for this year’s summer touring season (including five stages at Coachella and several booked arena tours), Rat Sound (Oxnard, Calif.) added some new equipment
Thunder Audio Expands
Thunder Audio hosted an open house of its new facility and a new demo room.
Opera Goes Au Natural
Situated in the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts (New York City), the David H. Koch Theater (which hosts the New York City Ballet and New York City
Magic From Stage to Studio
For the past couple of years, I've been meeting my brother Kit and his daughters in the Tennessee countryside for some good times at Bonnaroo. He's a
Hear Music Through Subs
At the Rochester School for the Deaf (Rochester, N.Y.; rsdeaf.org), Bag End S18E-C subwoofers placed face-down on a vibrating floor help deaf and hard-of-hearing
Beyond the Stage
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'Acoustic Cloaking': A Reality?
According to a study published by the Institute of Physics, researchers in Spain have proven that metamaterials materials defined by their unusual man-made
Whole Lotta Rides
Ever wondered what The Eagles, the Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin and The British Invasion would sound like while diving 155 feet and traversing six inversions?
Opening Its Doors: Rational Acoustics LLC
New company Rational Acoustics LLC (Putnam, Conn.; www.rational acoustics.com) founded by industry veterans (pictured above, from left) Karen Anderson,
A Tour of Nashville Venues
The streets of Nashville are lined with intimate venues that host a wide range of artists wanting to be seen and heard as they showcase their talent for
Get it Live!
A simple musical performance can change your life. In the summer of '68, I went with a couple of friends to Rome for a weekend to check out some hip venues
When iPods Take the Stage
Chicago-based rock band Midstates recently an Apple iPod (with video capability) as the group's sixth member while on tour with Wheatus during the holidays.
FixIt: Daniel Nygaard
Front-of-house engineer Daniel Nygaard is currently on the road with The Perishers, who fill the opening slots for the current Sarah McLachlan, Tracy
Recent Install
The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts (Melbourne, Fla.; www.kingcenter.com) has reopened following major renovations totaling $1.3 million
FixIt: Brian Bavido
Brian Bavido Monitor engineer Brian Bavido has been out with Dashboard Confessional, Art Garfunkel, Lisa Loeb, Richard Marx and 100 other bands that you've
FixIt: Thomas McNabb
Thomas McNabb, FOH for Mae, is a one-man engineering show for this tour, as there is no monitor engineer. (The band handles monitoring duties.) Mae is