Business
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.
Broadway
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
These Days David Byrne Is Burning Down a More Intimate House — Broadway’s Hudson Theatre
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.
Live Sound
Inside the Sound Design of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
By Clive Young. The Broadway smash mashes up more than 70 pop songs to create the ultimate jukebox musical. Sound designer Peter Hylenski shares...
Recording
The Music of Moulin Rouge!
New Broadway Production Uses Over 70 Popular Songs Across Seven Decades to Tell Its Tale
Live Sound
Masque Sound Launches New Division
Longtime Broadway audio provider broadens its reach with new division.
Live Sound
2019 Tony Award Sound Design Nominees Announced
By Clive Young. This year's Tony Award nominations for Best Sound Design for plays and musicals have been announced.
Live Sound
Jonathan Deans Rides the Waves
Plug-ins help pave the way in Deans’ sound design for Jagged Little Pill.
Live Sound
Pretty Woman is Heard on Broadway
Shivers, Patridge take on Sound Design for hit musical.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Track: The Cowsills’ “Hair”
Carl Reiner was pulling together a television special called "Wonderful World of Pizazz," which celebrated the hippie styling of the day, and wanted The...
Live Sound
Mixing Broadway’s Carousel
Scott Lehrer discusses gear choices for his Tony-nominated sound design on Rogers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”
Live Sound
Tackling RF Coordination, Miking for the Tony Awards
Firehouse Productions takes on Tony Awards broadcast.
Live Sound
d&b Soundscape Makes Broadway Debut with ‘Lobby Hero’
Event drama becomes first Broadway show to use Soundscape.
