Theatres Above and Below
I once wrote an article pertaining to the birth of a donut, which I believe had something to...
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Video Review: Future Sonics mg6pro In-Ear Monitors
I am a huge in-ear fan. I have been using them for the last 12 years. I started with some not so good ones but I didn’t know any better and I didn’t want to spend the money on a pro set. I went through all the levels of...
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The Perils of Traveling
Traveling the world is one of the major perks of a musician’s lot.I have been fortunate to...
Read MoreFeatured Artists: The Clydesdale
Casually odd and completely cool. Why do we like this band so much? I first ran into them as the opening act for surf guitar king Dick Dale for a gig at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip in Las Vegas. I did not even want to...
Read MoreLearning Music Quickly, Part 1: The Work
Congratulations! You got hired. First things first. Here’s your set list…Live2Play blogger Scott Woodward wrote this great blog about being a hired gun not too long ago. Go check it out. Everything Scott says is...
Read MoreMark Schulman (drummer for Pink/Foreigner) Talks Endorsements
At NAMM this year I was lucky enough to run into a lot of old friends. One of them – my dear Berklee friend and drummer Roger King, introduced me to one of his best friends, Mark Schulman, years ago in LA.Standing at the...
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Touring: Attention to the Basics
It may seem silly, but even a brief touring gig can really take it out of you…While I...
Read MoreGigging Right: Hearing Onstage
What? What!? WHAT?!!! Hearing yourself onstage is no joke when it comes to getting your performance down. Do you know what you need to?Many years ago, I read a story about a Nashville touring band—I’m not exactly sure which one,...
Read MoreAn Interview with Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade is getting some attention out there and the Rev got some inside info at their recent House of Blues show in Las Vegas.Currently on a national tour coming to a town near you, Mayday Parade is quickly gaining ground...
Read MoreDear Santa: I Want The Ultimate Tour Bus
If your rock star dreams include having the coolest bus on the tour, why not ask santa for one of these? Look inside http://www.marchi-mobile.com/showroom/fahrzeuginnenausstattung/ Marchi Mobile designed Palazzo as...
Read MoreOn Tour with Blondie: Jim Roese's $400 Teleprompter
You might think some of the world’s top touring artists have money to burn on tour. You’d be wrong. So when someone like Debbie Harry needs a teleprompter on the Blondie tour, instead of buying an expensive...
Read MoreOn Tour with Blondie: Why is There a Brick on Tommy Kessler's Pedalboard???
Why is there a brick on Tommy Kessler’s pedalboard???The Reverend tries to get to the bottom of it onstage with front of house engineer Jim Roese, but we’re still not sure what it’s doing...
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- New From VUE: The al-12SB Flyable Subwoofer SystemComing off a highly successful 2017 that saw notable deployments with acts such as Kendrick Lamar, and N.E.R.D., VUE used the recent NAMM show to unveil the latest addition to its al-12 Line Array – the al-12SB Flyable Subwoofer. Designed for seamless integration with VUE’s flagship line array, the al-12SB dramatically expands the al-12’s versatility […]
- Waves Audio Now Shipping the Scheps Omni ChannelKNOXVILLE, TN, January 24, 2018 — Waves Audio, a leading provider of processing solutions, announces the Scheps Omni Channel plugin. Designed with GRAMMY®-winning mixer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Jay-Z, Metallica), this flexible channel strip delivers Andrew’s time-tested combinations of compression, EQ, saturation colors and more – all crafted to work together seamlessly and cohesively. Mixers choosing […]
- Peter Love rocks Las Vegas with Sensaphonics 3D AARO(Chicago, IL – January 25, 2018) With a career arc from soap opera actor to sound engineer and musician, Peter Love has experienced virtually every audio situation imaginable. He left his successful acting career to follow his first love, music, learning studio recording from legendary producer Keith Olsen. Now based in Las Vegas, he splits […]
- Yamaha To Host PM10 and CL Series Training Classes As Part of AES at NAMMAES and NAMM have partnered together in an effort to bring pro audio education to the NAMM show. The Yamaha Professional Audio division will be an integral part of these inaugural sessions by hosting a series of classes on our CL Series and RIVAGE PM10 Series Digital Mixing Consoles. The courses will cover a wide […]
- Engineers Wide-Eyed Using Dual Yamaha PM10s for Sold-Out Chris Young “Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour”BUENA PARK, Calif. (February 1, 2018)—In 2017 RCA Records Nashville artist Chris Young became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry and released Losing Sleep, his seventh album and second consecutive record to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart. Young is kicking off 2018 headlining the “Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour,” […]