Live Sound
The Sound of ELO’s Final Tour
Take a deep dive into creating the immaculate sound of ELO live on Jeff Lynne's final run of concerts—the Over And Out tour.
Clair Global
Live Sound
XG Treks Tracks Worldwide with DiGiCo
Japanese-born/South Korea-based girl group XG is touring Europe with a pair of DiGiCo Quantum338 consoles at FOH and monitors.
Live Sound
Clair Global Acquires U.K.’s Plus 4 Audio
The deal, arranged through Britannia Row Productions, adds major broadcast capabilities to entertainment provider's UK and European operations.
Live Sound
Fourier Audio Unshackles Cage The Elephant’s Live Plug-Ins
Cage The Elephant has been on the road this summer with one of the first Fourier Audio transform.engine plug-in servers at its FOH position.
Live Sound
Chappell Roan’s Live Sound Team at Lollapalooza
When Chappell Roan played Lollapalooza this year, engineers Ben Rothstein and Malcolm Gil were on-hand to ensure it all sounded right.
Live Sound
The Audio of Adele’s Munich Residency
Many production needs—and solutions—for the recent Adele residency held inside a custom, temporary, 80,000-capacity venue were answered by Clair Global.
New Products
Cohesion Debuts Two New Fill Speakers
CF Series loudspeaker system now complete and focused on diverse applications
Live Sound
Blink-182 Hits The Road ‘One More Time’
Reunited after a decade apart, Blink-182 is blasting its way across North America with Clair Global and a team of audio pros along for...
Live Sound
UFC Heads to Saudi Arabia with Clair Global
UFC recently hosted its first event in Saudi Arabia—UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov—with Clair Global tackling live audio for the evening.
Live Sound
Noah Kahan: Singer, Songwriter, Stadium Filler
Noah Kahan is the kind of artist who sells out multiple nights at Fenway Park but still writes a new song, posts it to...
Live Sound
Mixing Red Hot Chili Peppers: Analog Amor on the Unlimited Love Tour
Veteran FOH engineer Toby Francis proves tubes travel on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ two-year tour.
Live Sound
Mixing Fall Out Boy On The Move
Perennially popular power-popsters Fall Out Boy are on the road with a Clair Global-provided audio system in tow.
Live Sound
Behind the Scenes: Grammys Switch Up Their Live Sound Tech
The Grammy Awards audio production team made a big change this year, switching to a new P.A. system.
Live Sound
Mixing the Mayhem of Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Tour
Ken “Pooch” Van Druten talks tackling FOH mixes for platinum-seller Travis Scott, whose concerts take place in the space between hip-hop, pop and the...
Live Sound
Living the Dream: On the Road With Dylan Scott
Every time Dylan Scott walks on stage, he makes sure fans get more than they paid for; matching that determination is his production team,...
Live Sound
RBD To Wrap Up 54-Show Reunion Tour
Latin pop superstars RBD wrap up their reunion tour this weekend, ending the 54-show trek mixed throughout on an Allen & Heath dLive rig...
Live Sound
Mixing U2’s Mighty Sound for the Sphere, Part 2
In Part 2 of our U2 Sphere coverage, Joe O'Herlihy, the band's legendary FOH engineer, shares how he prepped for the Sphere shows, recounts...
Business
Clair Global Spins Out Cohesion as Stand-Alone Installation Brand
Clair Global's proprietary Cohesion label has now been made its own stand-alone brand in the installation and integration space
Live Sound
Exclusive: Inside The Audio of Blackpink’s ‘Born Pink Encore’ Tour
Blackpink tore up the record books when it settled into Los Angeles' 56,000-seat Dodger Stadium for the final North American show of its Born...
Live Sound
Brit Row Takes L-Acoustics’ New L2 System to Soho House Festival
L-Acoustics’ new flagship L2 System was in the house at London’s Soho House Festival.
Live Sound
Maroon 5 Goes Immersive Live in Vegas
The mix team behind Maroon 5's live sound has adapted its work to the immersive format for the band's residency in Las Vegas.
Business
Clair Global Teams with Sound Image
Live event, tour sound and AV integration companies Clair Global and Sound Image announced that the latter will join the Clair Global Group.
Live Sound
Tina Turner Turns It Up On Her 1997 ‘Wildest Dreams’ Tour
A vintage look back at Tina Turner's grueling but wildly successful 1996-1997 'Wildest Dreams' tour.
Live Sound
Bring Me The Horizon Hits the Road with Eighth Day Sound
UK metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon have had a busy post-pandemic touring schedule, supported throughout by the UK arm of Eighth Day Sound.
Live Sound
Mixing Muse for the Masses on the ‘Will of the People’ World Tour
The latest Muse world tour overdelivers with cutting-edge concert theatrics—and the same goes for its live sound.
Gear and Technology
L-Acoustics Unveils Flagship L Series Line Array at Hollywood Bowl
Hundreds of audio pros from top sound companies, FOH engineers on stadium-filling tours and other VIPs were in attendance last Thursday when L-Acoustics introduced...
Live Sound
Remodeling House of Blues’ Sound
Updating the sound system on any venue is a daunting task, especially with an active show calendar. Now multiply that times 10 and that's...
Live Gear
Las Vegas Takes Immersive Live, Part 2 — Aerosmith and Adele
Find out how Adele and Aerosmith are pushing the audio envelope, using spatial music mixing in their Las Vegas residencies.
Live Sound
Mixing The Iron Maiden ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Tour, Part 2
Concluding our coverage of the Iron Maiden 'Legacy of the Beast' tour, FOH engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten shares how he approaches each instrument...
Live Sound
Mixing The Iron Maiden ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Tour, Part 1
After 140 shows in 33 countries for 3 million fans, metal giants Iron Maiden finally finished their latest tour—and are ready for the next...
Business
Pro Media Audio Video Europe Becomes Clair Global Integration
Large-scale integration technology specialist Pro Media Audio Video Europe has rebranded as Clair Global Integration.
Live Gear
Rihanna Rocks Super Bowl Sound
While Super Bowl halftime shows in recent decades have been heard via temporary groundstacks, this year's edition did something different.
Live Sound
ATK/Clair Takes On Super Bowl Audio Networking
ATK Audiotek once again provided audio for the Super Bowl, constructing a massive Dante networked digital audio infrastructure for the event.
Live Sound
Bringing You The Music of Music’s Biggest Night
Without the skills of dozens of audio pros, Music's Biggest Night would just be a night.
Live Sound
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss On The Road
FOH engineer Mark Kennedy discusses his choice to take an SSL Live L550 console out for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raise The Roof...
Live Sound
MGM Music Hall at Fenway Rocks Next to the Sox
Boston has always been both a baseball town and a music town—now the past-times have teamed up at MGM Music Hall at Fenway.
Live Sound
Hard Rock Live Sacramento Rolls Out Audio System
The Hard Rock Live Sacramento has a new audio system designed by Scéno Plus and implemented by Clair Global.
Live Sound
Keeping the Crowd in a Billy Joel State of Mind
With 160 million albums sold, these days Billy Joel focuses on live performances, all of which are mixed by longtime FOH engineer Brian Ruggles...
Facilities
Atrium Audio Launches at Rock Lititz Campus
Producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland have launched Atrium Audio, a new multiroom facility on the Rock Lititz campus in Lancaster County, PA.
Live Sound
Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 2
In Part 2, we explore the monitors and miking on the biggest tour of 2022—Kenny Chesney's 41-date "Here and Now" stadium tour.
Live Sound
Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 1
Kenny Chesney’s 2022 tour, mixed by legendary FOH engineer Robert Scovill, marked the return of stadium shows this year, as the country superstar played...
Business
U2/Led Zep Monitor Engineer Dave Skaff Passes at 63
A consummate live sound engineer who mixed everyone from U2 to Led Zeppelin to Barbra Streisand, Dave Skaff died last week at the age...