Live Sound
Getting the Show on the Road: Tour Sound in 2022
There are more tours than ever this summer, but in the live sound world, gear shortages and staffing challenges remain.
Eighth Day Sound
Live Sound
A Tour of Duty with The War On Drugs
Playing Madison Square Garden for the first time is a milestone for any band and its crew, but for The War On Drugs, that...
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.
Business
Clair Global Acquires Eighth Day Sound
Clair Global has acquired Eighth Day Sound, bringing two of the largest tour sound companies in the U.S. under one roof.
Live Sound
The Vocal Chain that Brings Halsey’s Vocals to Life in Concert
Halsey is known for her genre-hopping, and FOH engineer Simon Thomas ensures her vocals play the part with an SSL Fusion.
Business
Post-Coronavirus, How Will Live Sound Go Back to Work?
How will the live-sound industry have changed when it comes out of its coronavirus-induced hibernation?
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: The Who Brings Symphony Along on Moving On! Tour
The Who have 50 years of touring under their belts. For their current production, Moving On!, the band is playing with a symphony orchestra...
Live Sound
Tool Tours with Intricate, Immersive Sound
Touring the world behind “Fear Inoculum,” Tool’s first album in 13 years, the prog-metal heroes are filling arenas with a massive audio system that...
Live Sound
Anderson .Paak Packs System for Tour
An audio system provided by Eighth Day Sound has been making the rounds with the Grammy-winning rapper this year.
Live Sound
State of the Industry 2019: Sound Reinforcement
By Clive Young. Pro Sound News presents its annual overview of the live sound world, examining how the industry is powering new trends and...
Live Sound
Tool On Tour
On the road with a new album due in August, Tool continues to fine tune its sound.
Live Sound
Mixing Nicki Minaj Around the World
Engineers Kevin Brown and Marlon John have been overseeing gear from Eighth Day Sound on the international production, which hits North America this summer.
Live Sound
Reinventing the Agora’s Audio
Cleveland’s legendary venue has reopened for business following a $3 million renovation that included its audio system.
Live Sound
Outfitting the King: Inside Graceland Live’s Audio
New venue is part of large expansion effort at Elvis Presley's homestead in Memphis, TN.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Panic! at the Disco’s Calm Tour
By Clive Young. Fueled by a hit album and the omnipresent single “High Hopes,” Panic! At the Disco takes a victory lap around North...
Live Sound
Drake and Migos Roll In-The-Round
Eighth Day Sound fielded 250+ Adamson loudspeakers for the 360º hip-hop tour.
Live Sound
Mixing Moby with the L.A. Phil
By Steve Harvey. In a world premiere event celebrating the L.A. Philharmonic's 100th Season, Moby performed with an orchestra for the first time in...
Blog
The Aha Moment: Building Momentum for Your Brand
By Peter Janis. By convincing market leaders—in our case, audio engineers and guitar techs—that our product offered a better solution, they became advocates for...
Live Sound
All Hands on Desk for Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II
Stadium tour carries more than half a dozen mixing consoles for the power couple's production.
Festival Business
Eighth Day Sound Rolls at Governors Ball Music Festival
Cleveland-based SR provider fields Adamson for main stage at NYC festival.
Business
Winter Quiet No More for SR Providers
This time of year used to mean that things slowed down in the live sound sector—but the operative words there are “used to.”
Live Sound
Monitoring Queens of the Stone Age at MSG
By Ian MacDonald. Engineer Spencer Jones handled monitors on QOTSA's fall tour, a run that found the band headlining New York City's Madison Square...
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