Touring

Live Sound Makes Moves on Mental Health

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 12/27/2024 ⋅ Updated: 01/09/2025

Working in live sound can potentially wreak havoc on your mental health; increasingly, the industry is looking to address the issue.

Business

Gateway Grabs Paul Owen

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 10/21/2024

St. Louis’ Gateway Studios & Production Services names live industry mainstay Paul Owen as Vice President of Business Development.

The Wire

AUDIX Provides Mics for Massive South by Southwest Showcase Promoting Music Education

By MSMedia ⋅ Published: 04/10/2024

“We had everything from rock to funk to hip-hop to metal to jam bands. Across that whole spectrum, everything sounded so clear and crisp.”

Business

2023 CMA Touring Awards Winners Named

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 02/23/2024

This year’s winners for the CMA Touring Awards have been named, including in various live sound-related categories.

Live Sound

2023 CMA Touring Awards Nominees Named

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 12/14/2023

This year’s nominees for the CMA Touring Awards have been named, including in various live sound-related categories.

Blogs

Mix Live Blog: This Is Not OK

By Steve La Cerra ⋅ Published: 07/20/2023

The recent trend of throwing increasingly weird -- and often dangerous -- stuff on stage during concerts has gotten out of hand.

Helene Fischer performs in Hamburg, Germany with L-Acoustics’ new L Series loudspeaker system. PHOTO: Joern Pollex/Stringer, Getty Images

Business

Touring’s New Efficiencies – Part 1: Loudspeakers

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 07/19/2023 ⋅ Updated: 07/20/2023

The need to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint is driving the industry toward more compact, lightweight, power-efficient concert system packages.

Psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton’s new book, Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, arrives in bookstores today.

Business

Maintaining Mental Health While On Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 03/23/2023

For live sound pros, touring can sometimes feel like walking through a minefield of mental health challenges. Psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton wants her new book,...

SoundPro's inventory and pro audio offerings have expanded with the times since the retailer's beginnings in 1973.

Business

Sound Productions Marks 50th Anniversary, Thanks to Elvis

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 02/22/2023

Pro-Audio and AV retailer Sound Productions is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year—and it owes it all to Elvis Presley.

A new book, 'Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual,' will debut from Omnibus Press on March 23.

Live Sound

Touring Mental Health Manual Set to Debut

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 01/10/2023

A new book, 'Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual,' will debut from Omnibus Press on March 23.

Live Sound

Mix Live Blog: Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the…

By Steve La Cerra ⋅ Published: 06/02/2022

FOH engineer/Tour Manager Steve La Cerra checks in with his latest tale of getting from Point A to Point B without losing his band,...

Live Sound

PLASA: Shortages, delays put live events at risk

By Rob Lane ⋅ Published: 01/28/2022

Delays, shortages and cost increases, alongside huge decreases in annual turnovers, are plaguing the live events industry according to a new PLASA report.

d&b audiotechnik has launched its new XSL System.

New Products

d&b audiotechnik XSL System Debuts

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 09/27/2021

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.