Venues
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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
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Beyond the Stage
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Inside the Audio of Billy Joel’s ‘The Last Play at Shea’ Concerts
The Beatles held the first stadium concert ever at New York's Shea Stadium in 1965; 43 years later, hometown hero Billy Joel sent the...
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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
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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...
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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,
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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...
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Robert “Obie” O’Brien, 1953-2007
Robert F. O’Brien, better known as “Obie,” of Cocoa Beach, Fla., died unexpectedly February 6, 2007. O’Brien was a highly respected keyboard tech “with...
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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...
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.)...
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Lincoln Theater Upgrades
Home to the Napa Valley Symphony, the Lincoln Theater (Yountville, Calif., www.lincolntheater.org) required a $20-plus-million renovation of aesthetic,
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Songs of Carmen Surround Audiences
Austria's opera season once again opened in surround this year thanks to sound company Mister Master and Europe's largest natural stage: a Roman-built
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FixIt: Kevin Glendinning
You can create happiness for the musicians onstage by using what already exists in your environment. Before deciding where to set stage levels, listen
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Webster Hall Revives Its Live System
Webster Hall, which has seen its share of live acts Prohibition-era balls, a recording space for RCA Records' artists and numerous rock acts has...
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The Other Side of Austin Music
In Austin, aka Live Music Central, bands crank out power chords and acoustic ballads at all hours on nearly every street corner. But in...
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Austin Clubs Spotlight
With more live venues per capita than most musical hotbeds, Austin has become a go-to stop for many national traveling acts, while nurturing the...
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Unmasking Masque’s New Facility
Masque Sound (www.masquesound.com) unveiled its 70,000-square-foot facility in East Rutherford, N.J., and added another dimension to a number of live