Mix Blog: Clarence Kane 1926 – 2024
Remembering Clarence Kane, who showed countless valuable, vintage microphones some TLC to keep them running for decades to come.
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Remembering Clarence Kane, who showed countless valuable, vintage microphones some TLC to keep them running for decades to come.
The music industry desperately needs revisions to the copyright laws to take AI changes into account—but it can’t just stop there.
Our ever-traveling blogger/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra sets up inside Atlanta's The Eastern, and likes what he finds.
We are living in an amazing time! And once in a great while, when I run into a genuine blast from the past, I’m...
The audio industry received sad news last week when we learned of the passing of Bob Heil, a true pioneer of the live sound...
In which our erstwhile blogger (and production manager/FOH guy for Blue Oyster Cult) Steve La Cerra heads to the Great White North.
Use strategy and common sense to have a blast this week at the NAMM Show 2024.
Hot on the heels of the well-received Hackney Diamonds album, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards just turned 80.
If you’re Taylor Swift, 2023 has shaped up to be a pretty good year.
Here's a couple of things to be excited about from a Big Picture point of view, from the inside out.
I’m convinced Santa Audio exists, so I’m writing a “Dear Santa Audio” letter about what I would like to see in 2024.
Grammy Award-winning producer Jason Miles has penned an autobiography packed with insights, stories and heart.
I told the audience a story about the three sound designers/re-recording mixers who would soon be joining me onstage to talk about “Sound, Story...
At AES, I was on the lookout for interesting gear, and one of the notable items I saw on display a few weeks ago...
The height of the COVID pandemic may have passed, but its financial impact on live sound pros continues to reverberate.
Next week's release of The Beatles' final track, "Now And Then," completes a 30-year quest to finish a nearly 50-year-old song.
The FTC is proposing a ban on hidden 'junk' fees related to tickets, including for concerts. Can they make it happen this time?
Is Las Vegas' new Sphere venue the next big thing in live concert production? Well, it definitely is big.
Columnist Craig Anderton pens an open letter from the music industry to the Hollywood unions on strike.
"Wait a minute—130 dBC at front-of-house? Are they out of their minds?"
The Future becomes the past in the blink of an eye, but there is one thing that endures.
The past few years have seen multiple MI company acquisitions, but can the industry maintain the kind of growth that private equity often demands?
Taylor Swift gave out bonuses of $100,000 to more than 50 truck drivers on her tour, but it's not only generous; it's good business.
The recent trend of throwing increasingly weird -- and often dangerous -- stuff on stage during concerts has gotten out of hand.
Craig Anderton explores whether our fascination with the technology of music distracts us from the art of music technology.
Lawsuits still abound around the 10 deaths and 300 injuries at Houston's 2021 Astroworld Festival, but at least some positive safety changes are coming...
2023 is going to be a big summer for events -- so let's consider what eventful actually means.
It was a gig much like any other gig, but insight afterwards recast everything in a different light.
Even after a year of post-pandemic touring, finding experienced pros is still a challenge.
Live sound blogger Steve La Cerra is back on the road mixing Blue Öyster Cult and has a brand-new favorite place to mix. Find...
Did Steve La Cerra survive going back in time (metaphorically) to mix once again on an analog console?
Last September, I wrote an Open Channel about AI. Is it too soon to revisit the topic? Well, AI is reshaping the world at...
My, how times have changed. I’m advancing a show where we’ll be using an analog console at FOH and possibly one for monitors. Yikes.
Steve La Cerra takes a look at Waves' much-discussed move into subscriptions and what that might mean for users and the company going forward.
Every live sound pro has survived their fair share of travel nightmares, but the experience never gets any easier.
Earlier this week, Sennheiser revealed its been developing a wireless technology that could be a game-changer for large-scale, multi-channel RF applications.
Gear. We love gear! But there are many different ways of loving gear—so let us count the ways.
VersoFest, the music biz event hosted by Connecticut's Westport Library, will return in March with producers, musicians, panelists and more.
I’ve had a whole lot of fun listening to music lately, and it all started about three or four months ago...
Don’t believe anyone who tells you that musicians don’t matter, engineers don’t have any skills that can’t be acquired by choosing the right plug-in,...
Some cynics say they're glorified tchotchkes, but the truth is that awards matter -- here's why.
Jeff Beck's career was built not only on his wild guitar work but also his drive to surround himself with top players.