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Shinedown leader Brent Smith belts into an sE Electronics V7 vocal mic on the Dance, Kid, Dance tour. Photo: Erika Goldring/Getty Images.

Shinedown Turns It Up on Dance, Kid, Dance Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 07/15/2025

Shinedown rocks with a capital "R" and helping make that happen every night are FOH engineer Andy Meyer and monitor man Chris Lightcap.

FOH engineer David Loy with his Yamaha Rivage PM3 console on the Kane Brown tour.

Live Sound

On The High Road with Kane Brown

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/07/2025

FOH engineer David Loy discusses his approach to mixing the current Kane Brown tour, including gear used for the production.

The final show on Tyler, The Creator’s whirlwind pop-up tour was held at a Brooklyn Army Terminal pier, using shipping containers for a stage and Manhattan as a backdrop.

Live Sound

Tyler, The Creator Creates A Pop-Up Show to Remember

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 04/14/2025

Tyler, The Creator recently performed a Brooklyn pop-up show on a barge, with all FOH and monitor gear set up inside storage containers.

Monitor engineer J. Summers tackled monitors for Jelly Roll and an army of special guests from his Yamaha Rivage PM10 console. Courtesy of J. Summers.

Live Sound

On the Road With Jelly Roll

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 03/06/2025

Tackling monitors for Jelly Roll is no simple matter thanks to a packed schedule, plenty of surprise guests and more, but J. Summers is...

Ettore “ET” Dedivitiis, longtime FOH engineer and production manager for Jason Mraz, used a Yamaha Rivage PM7 desk for the singer’s most recent tour. Photo: Ben James.

Live Sound

On the Move with Jason Mraz

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 12/10/2024

Ettore “ET” Dedivitiis, longtime FOH engineer and production manager for Jason Mraz, discusses how he approaches mixing the modern-day troubadour.

Yamaha QL5 hard at work. Photo: Steve La Cerra.

Blog

Mix Live Blog: The End of An Era

By Steve La Cerra ⋅ Published: 10/25/2024

Yamaha announced that it would be discontinuing its CL Series, and the QL Series desks will also be retired.... I have to confess, I’m...

Field marketing engineer Russ Long (foreground) demonstrates the Yamaha Rivage PM10 live mixing console inside Yamaha’s new Nashville demo space.

Business

Yamaha Pro Audio Opens Nashville Demo Space

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 10/24/2024

Yamaha Pro Audio has opened a brand-new demo space and showroom at famed tour support/rehearsal studio Soundcheck Nashville.

Live Sound

Yamaha Releases New Rivage PM Firmware

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 08/22/2023

New features include the Genius.lab for enhanced workflows, Interphase plug-in for more flexible sound creation, new dynamics and other enhancements.

Yamaha's new DM3 Series ultra-compact digital mixing consoles.

Business

With Console Production Back on Track, Yamaha Pro Audio Launches DM3 Series

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 04/06/2023 ⋅ Updated: 04/07/2023

Yamaha's new DM3 Series desks signal the pro-audio giant's return to pre-pandemic console production levels.

Country star Chris Young kicked off the year with a sold-out run that included the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. PHOTO: Paris Visone

Live Sound

Capturing Chris Young’s Live Sound On Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 03/20/2023

Chris Young is hitting the road hard in advance of his next album, with Erik Rogers tackling FOH engineer duties for the country star.

Engineer Kessiah Gordon tackled monitors for Courtney Barnett throughout 2022 on a variety of Yamaha Rivage consoles supplied by Eighth Day Sound.

Live Sound

Mixing Courtney Barnett’s Monitors

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 01/06/2023

Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett spent much of 2022 touring the world, opening for the likes of Nick Cave and the Rolling Stones, and more.

Business

Pro Sound News Announces Fall Best of Show Award

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 09/14/2020

Pro Sound News has announced the recipient of the 2020 Best of Show Award Virtual Edition program.

Live Sound

FDA’s New Rivage Desk Rolls with COVID Times

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 07/08/2020

Originally intended for producing live interview events, the FDA’s new Yamaha Rivage PM10 is still put to good use.

Live Sound

Live Sound Showcase: To Kill a Mockingbird at MSG

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 04/24/2020

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