Live Sound
Wrangling RF at the Tony Awards
Firehouse Productions handles the RF needs of Broadway’s biggest night.
Broadway
Live Sound
The Lost Boys: Broadway Sound Design with Teeth
Tony Award-nominated sound designer Adam Fisher breaks down the nuanced audio behind The Lost Boys.
Live Sound
Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Nominees Announced
Nominees for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced this morning.
Live Sound
Broadway’s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Turns It Up
One of the most buzzed-about Broadway plays this year has been Dog Day Afternoon, which features immersive sound that draws the audience into a...
Live Sound
The Immersive Vibe of Broadway’s ‘The Lost Boys’
“On a show like The Lost Boys, orchestration and sound can't really exist in separate silos,” says Ethan Popp, the production's music supervisor, co-orchestrator...
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Less Pollution in the RF Air
Masque Sound is the first company to supply Sennheiser’s Spectera wideband wireless system for a Broadway production—and this is a big deal.
The Wire
Masque Sound Makes Broadway History With First-Ever Sennheiser Spectera Deployment for Acclaimed Production, Marjorie Prime
World’s First Wideband, Bidirectional Digital Wireless Ecosystem Supports Intimate Vocal Reinforcement at Second Stage Theater
Live Sound
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings the Sounds of Havana to Broadway
A smash hit since it opened in March, Buena Vista Social Club took home five Tony Awards in June, including Best Sound Design of...
Live Sound
Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Winners Announced
Winners for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced Sunday night.
Live Sound
Creating the Immersive Realism of ‘Redwood’
For Redwood, a sensory-stunning new Broadway musical, sound designer Jonathan Deans had to convey the majesty and mystery of the show's namesake trees.
Live Sound
Bringing Louis Armstrong Back to Broadway
Sound Designer Kai Harada discusses bringing the sound of Satchmo back to Broadway for 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical.'
Business
Fleetwood Mac Producer Ken Caillat, ‘Stereophonic’ Team Settle Lawsuit
Legendary producer/engineer Ken Caillat has tentatively settled a lawsuit filed against the producers and playwright of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, Stereophonic.
Business
Fleetwood Mac Producer/Engineer Ken Caillat Sues Broadway’s ‘Stereophonic’
Ken Caillat, co-producer and engineer of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours,’ has filed a lawsuit alleging the Broadway hit 'Stereophonic' knocked off his 2012 memoir.
The Wire
Masque Sound Provides Extraordinary Audio Experience With New Meyer Sound Panther Loudspeaker System for 106th Season at The Muny
Award-winning Sound Designers John Shivers and David Patridge Turn to Masque Sound to Provide Improved Coverage with New PA System
Live Sound
Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Winners Announced
Winners for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced Sunday night during the annual Tony Awards Telecast....
Live Sound
The Simmering Sounds of Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen”
Alicia Keys' Broadway musical, Hell's Kitchen, is up for 13 Tony Awards. Nominated sound designer Gareth Owen recounts cooking up the show's sound.
The Wire
Masque Sound Celebrates The Holidays With Touring Productions of Iconic Holiday Classic, DR. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Flexible and Efficient Custom Audio Equipment Package Delivers Joyously Splendid Results for Award-winning Sound Designer Joshua D. Reid
The Wire
West End Production of “Wicked” is Dancing Through Life With New DPA Mics
Associate Sound Designer Hyder Khalil Upgrades Show’s Sound With the Brand’s Instrument and Headworn Mics
The Wire
Masque Sound Turns up the Volume for Critically Acclaimed Off-Broadway Indie-rock Musical, Lizard Boy
Custom Audio Equipment Package Delivers Big Results for Sound Designer Kevin Heard
Live Sound
Sound Designer Kai Harada Talks Latest Tony-Nominated Work
Kai Harada is nominated for a Best Sound Design of a Musical Tony Award this year for his work on New York, New York....
The Wire
DPA Microphones are a Match Made in Heaven for Broadway’s “& Juliet”
Sound Designer Gareth Owen Relies on Brand’s Instrument and Headset Mics for Versatile and Reliable Live Audio
Business
Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Nominees Announced
Nominees for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced today.
The Wire
Masque Sound Welcomes Critically Acclaimed new Production, A Christmas Carol Starring Tony Award® Winner Jefferson Mays, in a Tour-de-force Performance to the Broadway Stage
Custom Audio Equipment Package Brings Dickens Classic to Life for Sound Designer Joshua D. Reid
Live Sound
Making ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Sound Natural
Billy Crystal’s new Broadway musical, 'Mr. Saturday Night,' features a Kai Harada-designed audio system based around Meyer Sound speakers.
Live Sound
75th Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Nominees Announced
Nominees for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced today.
Live Sound
Powering David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’
Pete Keppler, system designer and house engineer for David Byrne's 'American Utopia' on Broadway, discusses the show's audio system.
Live Sound
The Journey of ‘Jagged Little Pill’
While Broadway's 'Jagged Little Pill' closed in December, the musical received 15 Tony Award nominations, including one for its sound design.
SFP
‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’ Audio Team Joins ‘Mix Sound For Film: Awards Season’ Event!
Members of the audio team of 'tick, tick... BOOM!'—Production Sound Mixer Tod A. Maitland and Supervising Sound Editor Paul Hsu—will join Mix Sound For...
Live Sound
Tony Awards Return; Hylenski, Baker Take Sound Design Honors
Broadway’s Tony Awards honored sound designers Peter Hylenski and Simon Baker for their work on Moulin Rouge and A Christmas Carol, respectively.
Live Sound
Inside the Sound Design of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
The Broadway smash mashes up more than 70 pop songs to create the ultimate jukebox musical. Sound designer Peter Hylenski shares how the audio...
The Wire
Masque Sound Helps Welcome Audiences Back to Upstate New York for the Highly Anticipated Return of The Glimmerglass Festival
Custom Audio Equipment Package Delivers Unrivaled Imaging, Clarity and Power Under Unique and Challenging Conditions
Blog
Mix Blog Live: Big Dogs Follow Broadway
Just as it seemed the touring industry was ramping back up, many acts and events have hit the pause button, either postponing dates or...
Live Sound
Broadway Audio Pros Ready for September Return
The Great White Way is ready to reopen in September, marking the return of live theater in New York City.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Protecting the Investment on Broadway
With the Delta Variant spiking around the country, tours and venues are quickly changing their pandemic-related entrance requirements, and that includes Broadway, as Mix...
Blog
Mix Blog Live: At Home, On Tour
The Boss reopened on Broadway a few days ago and has announced plans for a 2022 tour, though the two types of performances are...
Live Sound
Creating Spellbinding Live Sound for Harry Potter
Sound designer Gareth Fry has been using d&b audiotechnik systems on live stage productions of 'Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.'
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: To Kill a Mockingbird at MSG
To Kill a Mockingbird, playwright Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, is a Broadway hit, but a recent one-off performance for 18,000...
Live Sound
Wicked Takes Quantum Leap with New Console
The touring edition of the Broadway musical Wicked has taken a DiGiCo Quantum 7T console on the road.
Live
Masque Sound’s Scott Kalata on Exceeding Expectations
The director of theatrical operations at Masque Sound shares that while the audio provider is known for its work on Broadway and Off-Broadway shows...
The Wire
Masque Sound Takes Broadway Audiences on Mythical Quest for Spellbinding and Heart-Stopping Musical, Hadestown
Custom Audio Equipment Package Creates Concert-like Feel for Tony Award-winning Sound Designers Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz NEW YORK, JANUARY 22, 2020 –...
Live Sound
David Byrne: Big Performance, Small Stage
FOH engineer Pete Keppler (Katy Perry, David Bowie) discusses bringing David Byrne's 'American Utopia' from the road to Broadway.
Live Sound
Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia
David Byrne’s American Utopia tour is playing Broadway through February, featuring a massive band that is mobile throughout the performance, thanks to RF wizardry.