NostalgiaCon 2019
On September 28th I was fortunate enough to attend the first annual Nostalgia Con at the Anaheim...
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Is Cosplay Just Stage Outfits Writ Large?
I was fortunate enough to attend the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con this July. For the uninitiated San...
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Planet Guitar: Wrangling Your Room the DIY Way
I have my own recording studio that I do my projects and occasionally other projects from other...
Read MoreThe State of Music in 2019
When it comes to Weezer and their shenanigans, I just can’t help myself. And while I probably appear to be a total fanboy (believe me, I had the Matt Damon SNL clip forwarded to me at least a hundred times), I realize that...
Read MoreiRig Stomp I/O – Review
Digital modeling of amps and effects has come a long way over the past decade and IK Multimedia has been at the forefront of innovation. In fact, their technology has been so good that many manufacturers and artists have allowed...
Read MoreWalking in Memphis
I pride myself in being a rather intelligent guy, although, some may question my intelligence. My wife, in particular, falls in the questioning camp. You see, this year for my birthday, all she gave me was an envelope that...
Read MoreWeezer Just Won the Internet…
It’s 2018. 24 years and 11 albums in, there’s no reason we should be talking about the somewhat obscure indie darling, Weezer, who peaked with their first album in 1994. Yet, somehow they’ve done it again. They’ve made...
Read MoreHomeopathy and PTSD
By Sue Anello With some of the bad stuff that’s been going down in the past year in music venues, working musicians have probably earned the right to be a little freaked out. Sue Anello is a homeopath who has, in the past...
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Scare LA Gets Its Goth On
I was fortunate enough to attend the 2017 Scare LA Summer Halloween Convention. When I arrived I...
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4th Edition Of Recording Engineer’s Handbook Now Available
BOMG Publishing has announced the release of the fully updated fourth edition of Bobby...
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Worship MD Debuts “Advanced Audio Seminar”
When we go to a concert, we expect the audio, lighting and visuals to be over the top. If the...
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ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS
A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the...
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- Big Head Todd & The Monsters’ Front-of-House Engineer Andy Torri Says His Encounter With Bose ShowMatch Syst em Was Truly a Day at the BeachAndy Torri has mixed front-of-house for Big Head Todd & The Monsters nearly since the celebrated group debuted in the mid-80s. Torri came on board with Denver natives The Monsters in 1989. “I was just out of school for music and sound, and I wasn’t finding any jobs,” he recalls. “Then Todd said, ‘I have […]
- Focusrite’s RedNet HD32R 32-Channel Dante Network Bridge Keeps It All Rolling for Over 52 Hours at a Steve Vai Marathon Charity Guitar Jam at the New Musicians Institute Live HouseMusicians Institute recently opened its Live House venue in the heart of Hollywood, CA. A three-year project in the making, the 11,000 square foot performance space was designed and created by Michael Warren and his team at Los Angeles’ MW Audio Visual Inc., a leading system design and installation company. Warren worked closely with Musicians […]
- Fellowship Bible Church Services Thrive with PreSonus CDL Series LoudspeakersWith a mission to meet people of all ages at their point of need with opportunity for spiritual growth and discipleship by instruction in the Word of God, Fellowship Bible Church is a non-denominational house of worship that offers a blend of both contemporary and traditional worship services. The church recently upgraded its sound reinforcement […]
- DAS Audio Powers the Actions for Change Food and Music Festival FundraiserOn Sunday, September 30, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Pine Trails Park, the Actions for Change Food and Music Festival Fundraiser took place. Born out of the tragedy of the February 14th Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, FL, its goals were to provide healing by bringing love, light, and hope through the […]
- Lauten Audio Ships New “LS-208” Microphone for Broadcast, Live Sound, and Studio RecordingLauten Audio announces the LS-208 microphone aimed at the needs of live recording for spoken voice in broadcast, live sound reinforcement, and in the studio. The new microphone is the first in the company’s new “Synergy Series” line. The LS-208 is a front-address, high dynamic range, large diaphragm condenser microphone designed for recording voice in […]