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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—Part 4
It's TM/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra's final day on the high seas with Blue Öyster Cult and the Rock Legends XIII Cruise....
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—Part 3
When Blue Öyster Cult recently played a cruise, TM/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra wound up behind the drumkit. Why? Read on!
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—Part 2
When Blue Öyster Cult recently played a cruise, it was all smooth sailing, right? Wrong—but that didn't stop the band or TM/FOH engineer Steve...
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—A Gig Diary
Blue Öyster Cult recently took to the high seas to play the Rock Legends Cruise XIII and now FOH pro Steve shares the experience...
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Mix Live Blog : Packing for the Sub-Zero Tour
If you think it's cold where you are, you should hear about the place engineer Steve La Cerra and Blue Öyster Cult just played...
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Classic Tracks: Blue Oyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”
Blue Oyster Cult talks about recording "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," keeping the vibe of the original demo...and that SNL "More Cowbell" skit.
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Mix Live Blog: Put That Thing Away!
Thinking of pulling out your phone at a concert to tape it? Think again. Seriously.
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Mix Live Blog: What I Did On My Summer “Vacation”
As he returns to teaching production at Mercy College in New York, Steve La Cerra looks back at a crazy four months on the...
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Mix Live Blog: 14 Days, 7 Countries, 10 Shows—On Tour with BÖC, Part 2
Mix contributor Steve La Cerra hits Europe with Blue Öyster Cult to mix and manage a whirlwind tour through Finland, Paris, Berlin and more.
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Mix Live Blog: 14 Days, 7 Countries, 10 Shows—On Tour with BÖC, Part 1
Mix contributor Steve La Cerra heads off to Europe with Blue Öyster Cult to mix and manage a whirlwind tour. Don't fear the Reaper—but...
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Mix Live Blog: To Sleep, or Not to Sleep?
A FOH Engineer/TM's job is never done...even at the very end of the tour leg when they really need some shut-eye.
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Mix Live Blog: 3 Days, 3 Shows, 3 Cities, 2 Bands: Where’s My Pillow?
In which Steve takes on mixing three shows in three days in three cities with two different bands. What could go wrong?
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Mix Live Blog: Pluses and Minuses
Mix columnist Steve La Cerra writes in from Blue Oyster Cult's FOH console and reports he's not the only one a little rusty from...
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