Business
d&b Group Launches Immersive Business Unit
d&b audiotechnik has launched a new, far-reaching Immersive Business division, which will be led by industry veteran Al McKinna.
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Live Sound
The Killers On The Loose: Brandon Flowers & Co. Tour The World
Alt rock legends The Killers have returned to the road this year, circling the globe with FOH engineer Kenny Kaiser and a slew of...
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Tour de France
Veteran FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra is in France with Blue Öyster Cult, and is now very impressed with a new venue, Le Radiant.
Live Sound
Red Hot Chili Peppers Hit the Road with Eighth Day Sound
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have always been ones to change things up, and their current 'Unlimited Love' stadium tour is solid proof.
Live Gear
Bill Burr Packs Fenway with Scorpio Sound
Bill Burr played to a packed house at Fenway Park with the help of Scorpio Sound Systems, which fielded a d&b audiotechnik KSL rig.
Live Sound
The Killers Rampage Through U.K. with Capital Sound
Veteran alt-rockers The Killers spent May and June touring the U.K. and Ireland with the help of Capital Sound and a d&b GSL system.
Business
NAMM Show Returns, Wary but Ready to Roll
The NAMM Show is a convention like no other, but the 2022 edition, which opens today, will be like no other NAMM Show.
Live Sound
Parsons Audio Outfits Lynn Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
The 2,000-seat Lynn Veteran's Memorial Auditorium recently had a d&b audiotechnik V-Series loudspeaker system installed.
Recording
24th Annual AudioMasters Nashville Benefit Golf Tournament Starts Thursday
The 24th AudioMasters Nashville Benefit Golf Tournament kicks off tomorrow at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville, TN.
New Products
d&b audiotechnik 5D Installation Amplifier Debuts
d&b audiotechnik has introduced its new 5D installation amplifier, a four-channel DSP amplifier with integrated audio networking.
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Plans to Branch Out
Emerging NYC venue Brooklyn Made has acquired two more properties to build out adjacent venues that will hold up to 2,500 people.
Live Gear
DiGiCo, d&b Beat Latency for 5G Festival’s Remote Music Performance
More than 20 musicians were able to perform together remotely via DiGiCo and d&b Soundscape equipment during the 5G Festival.
Business
DiGiCo, d&b audiotechnik Partner on Soundscape Integration
d&b audiotechnik and DiGiCo have partnered to implement control of d&b’s Soundscape on DiGiCo consoles.
Live Sound
Riverside, CA’s Harvest Christian Fellowship Updates Audio
Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA recently updated its audio system with a new d&b audiotechnik loudspeaker system.
Live Sound
Amphitheatre Built In 161 AD Gets Soundscape Update for Roger & Brian Eno
Brian and Roger Eno used d&b Soundscape for their first joint performance, held at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus amphitheatre in Greece.
Live Sound
The Cap Comes Back
A legendary venue that hosted everyone from the Grateful Dead to Pink Floyd, The Cap hit hard times, then bounced back stronger than ever.
New Products
d&b audiotechnik ArrayCalc Adds En-Scene Simulation Tool
d&b audiotechnik has updated its ArrayCalc simulation software with En-Scene Simulation, allowing SPL and localization mapping within an object based workflow.
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Good: Inside NYC’s Latest Must-Play Concert Spot
Brooklyn Made, a new 500-capacity venue in NYC, is looking to reinvent small venues from the ground up, from treating the artist well to...
Live Sound
Hella Mega Yeah! Behind the Audio of the Summer’s Biggest Tour
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer brought the rock—and the most surprising FOH console of the year—on the road this summer.
Live Sound
Going Country at The Gorge
Carlson Audio Systems provided sound for the Watershed Festival at The Gorge in George, WA in late July.
New Products
d&b audiotechnik XSL System Debuts
d&b audiotechnik has launched its new XSL System, the smallest offering in the range, with both installation (XSLi) and mobile touring (XSL) versions available.
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...
Live Sound
Rise Against Returns to the Road
Rise Against was one of the first major acts to return to touring, heading out in July; engineers Nate Northway and Charlie Bybee talk...
Live Sound
Stadium Shows Return With Illenium
On July 3, Illenium held the first stadium concert of the pandemic—here's how it came together in just five weeks.
Live Sound
Buddy Holly Hall – That’ll Be The d&b
Ballet and orchestral music may not be synonymous with Buddy Holly, but they will be exactly what the new Buddy Holly Hall of Performing...
Live Sound
Reinventing a Connecticut Tennis Stadium for Music
Built 30 years ago, the former Connecticut Tennis Center has been reinvented as Westville Music Bowl, a 10,000-seat concert venue.
Live Sound
Medieval Concert Hall ‘De Bijloke’ Updates with d&b
Billed as the oldest building in the world that permanently serves as a concert hall, De Bijloke recently installed a brand-new d&b sound system...
Live Gear
Back on the Road! Live Sound Gears Up for Reopening
Tour sound production teams haven’t been idle these past 15 months, and now they’re packed and ready to roll.
Live Sound
Tennis Center Reinvented as Music Bowl
When the CT Tennis Center on the Yale University campus became the Westville Music Bowl, changes were no doubt in store for the 10,000-capacity...
Business
d&b Group Launches d&b solutions
d&b Group has founded a new business, d&b solutions, which will provide end-to-end installation and production solutions.
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.'
International
Taiwan’s KMC Gets First KSL Soundscape Install
Taiwan’s new Kaohsiung Music Center is the site of the first d&b audiotechnik KSL Soundscape installation.
The Wire
Indoor restaurant chooses d&b for outdoor concert venue.
ASHEVILLE, NC (December 3, 2020)—Number Thirty-Eight in Denver is taking its indoor bar and restaurant outdoors. Co-owners Spencer Fronk and Andrew Palmquist, both Denver...
New Products
Product of the Week: d&b audiotechnik 44S Loudspeaker
Ultra-compact monitors are the in-thing these days, and d&b has designed a flexible, powerful companion to its xS Series line of loudspeakers.
Live Sound
d&b Rolls into Radius Chicago
Radius, a former steel factory transformed into a 55,000-square-foot, is outfitted with a sizable d&b KSL system.
HOW Sound
Mosaic Church Moves to d&b
Nevada’s Mosaic Church fills its 1,100-capacity worship facility with high-energy live music via its new d&b audiotechnik A-Series system.
Business
d&b audiotechnik to Offer Certified Pre-Owned Systems
German loudspeaker manufacturer d&b audiotechnik is now offering certified pre-owned loudspeaker systems.
Live Sound
Inside the San Jose Civic’s d&b audiotechnik PA
Marking the first anniversary of its installation in silence due to the pandemic, the sizable d&b audiotechnik KSL loudspeaker system at the San Jose...
HOW Sound
Belmont Church Dials Up dBs with d&b As
Nashville’s Belmont Church recently updated its audio system with a massive renovation that included d&b audiotechnik A-Series arrays.
Business
Upcoming Pro Audio Training Webinars
Here’s a non-partisan, alphabetical rundown of educational pro-audio webinars coming up, provided by manufacturers across the industry.
Live Sound
On the Road with Jason Aldean
Until the coronavirus pandemic derailed the spring touring season, country star Jason Aldean was packing arenas nightly with help from Nashville’s Spectrum Sound.