Profiles of everyone from Robert Scovill to the people who do house and monitors for The Tragically Hip and Green Day. Everyone from thirty-year industry vets to FOH mixers for Vonda Shepard and the A-Teens.

Dave's Euro Tour: Finishing up, reflections on success In this finale to his ongoing series, Dave Rat completes the saga of directing sound for a recent European tour by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Did he end up in the clink for SPL violations, and was a safe return to "terra firma" in the U.S. in the offing?

Large Tour Logistics: Part 2. When we last left Dave Rat, he had just embarked on the largest tour he's ever worked, a 14-date swing through Europe with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, slated to appear before almost 1 million people. (A link to Part 1 of the story is provided if you missed it!)

Dave Rat's Audio Quiz. Modeled after the timeless and successful 'Rate Your Love Life' quizzes in women's magazines, Mr. Rat has formulated something useful for "audiots." His interactive audio quiz will tell you how you rate!

Kickin’ It With Berlin. Carrying the Audio-Technica AE2500 dual-element kick mic, Chris Kathman went out and did six shows on monitors with Berlin, including a couple opening for Heart, and tells PSW how it went.

On tour in Latin America. A look inside C.Vilar of Columbia, which recently invested in a new Adamson line array rig and InnovaSon digital consoles, and has been keeping them very busy. Plus, Cubby Colby weighs in!

The journeys of Deanne Franklin. A top working mixer talks about how she got there, her travels around the world, and how to stay sharp and at the top of her game.

Pro audio hotbed. Tom Danley and Gary Gand share tails of the audio scene in north suburban Chicago in the early '70s. The area spawned an inordinate number of noted audio pros. Plus great old "geeky" photos!

Global Tension. PSW Live section editor Chris Kathman takes a moment to look at how international uncertainty is affecting the touring market, including cultural performers. Entertainment audio is a simple economic indicator – we get hired less when there are less events to amplify.

On Tour with Beck - FOH mixer Jon Lemon merges his experience and skills with digital developments, including use of a DiGiCo D5 Live digital console.

Scott Fraser with the Kronos Quartet - How a detailed and painstakingly low-decibel concert presentation of major-league string players takes place, with the help of an engineer who not only knows how to cope with all manner of performance spaces, but can also read music!

Mixing Juanes - Puerto Rico’s Frank Aponte Tales of vendors, camaraderie, vocal processing, and travelling with one of the hottest stars in the worldwide Latin market.

Back to Europe, with Suicidal Tendencies:
Part 1- Chris Kathman describes mixing ST at outdoor festivals
Part 2- Club gigs in Germany and the Netherlands
Part 3- ST played under a full moon on a plain in Spain
Part 4- The Suicidal touring party passed through Ireland, Scotland, and
England.

Follow the Hollyweird road - Jeff Waluch mixes Winger, simply asking for "good boxes and power, preamps that don't roar, and we got a rock show!" Sounds reasonable to us... check out more on the tour's gear and techniques.

House (and monitors) of Usher - Tim Lawrence and Maceo Price explain the how and why they matched house and monitor systems on the current tour by Usher. Plus extensive coverage of all system elements, sequencing, live chat with Tim and tour itinerary.

Mixing Gary Allan: From Clubs To Stadiums - Brian Belcher describes his working process, and some monitoring changes, with this country artist.

A typical week on tour with Ben Folds - Wearing his tour manager hat, Chris Kathman went to Bakersfield, the Belly-Up, some Houses of Blues, and VH-1, with pianist Ben Folds and crew.

Tori Amos: On Tour with Nexo and SSE Hire - Mark Hawley told Keith May all about the process of mixing Tori Amos' solo tour.

Digital Diamond - Stan Miller's all-digital concert system assembled for the current Neil Diamond tour, featuring the Yamaha PM1-D and 01-V consoles, and the JBL VerTec line array. Coverage includes:
Chris Kathman talks with Stan Miller
Networking and processing
Digital mixing at all locations
Line arrays in LCR
Current tour itinerary

Profile: Scottie P - Scottie P., at FOH for Brian McKnight, and has travelled with Prince, R. Kelly, Maxwell, and Earth Wind and Fire.

Q&A with Stephen Vardy Harpsound Audio - Running sound at performances by his wife, harpist Alison Vardy: concerts, corporate receptions, trade shows, and weddings.

Rob "Cubby" Colby - The PSW Interview - Legendary mixer Rob "Cubby" Colby talks about his early life, learning about audio in school and on gigs, and working for Prince.

Rob "Cubby" Colby, Part Two - More about Cubby working for Prince and Phil Collins, and why hard work and sacrifices are what success is made out of.

R.I.P. John Tripeny - When John Tripeny, mixer for ATK, and Ricky Martin, passed away, Chris Kathman and Michael Chanslor shared their memories of him.

Dave Wilkins - Dave Wilkins describes the equipment and methods he uses doing corporate work in Virginia.

Maxie Williams - talks about being in the monitor hot seat for Marilyn Manson, Megadeth, King’s X and Stone Temple Pilots.

Aron Mandelbaum - describes mixing a 52 piece hip-hop orchestra (Dakah), his touring life with Snoop Doggy Dogg, and being head of sound at Santa Monica's Temple Bar.

Chris Wrightsman - Anaheim, CA's Sun Theatre draws a varied audience for shows that feature a system installed by Industrial Sound. Head audio man Chris Wrightsman talks about life at the Sun.

Derek Van Ord - Monitor Engineer for Ben Harper

C.K. Tour Diaries - C.K.'s Adventures on the Road
On Tour with Guitar and Saxes
More Guitar and Saxes Pics
An Intelligent Bandleader's Approach to Monitors
Musing on Monitor Mixing Part 1

Brad Madix - FOH Mixer for Marilyn Manson.

Javier Francisco: Right on the Edge - Originally from South America, Javier moved to NY and told David Weiss about his work for Audio Force Live Sound, and his thoughts on compression, amps, crossovers and multilingualism.

Big Mick Talks - Metallica's FOH mixer for eighteen years, "Big Mick" Hughes told Nancy Caronia about working with the lads, and why he prefers Nexo.

Chuck Wells: Q&A - Chuck mixes Vonda Shepard's concerts and also works for Maryland Sound.

Ani DiFranco - David Norman talks about mixing Ani on tour.

Lee Brenkman - Lee has been an audio professional since the sixties; hear his tales of everywhere from Altamont to the Great American Music Hall.

David Tobias - On mixing monitors for No Doubt and others.

Mixing Evan and Jaron - Chris Kathman went back up to the Sunset Strip.

Joe Fiorello of Hob.com - Running sound at the House of Blues L.A.

Workin for the Hip - Canadian superstars The Tragically Hip! Their house and monitor mixers describe what it's like working for them.

Diffuser on the Late Late Show - Chris Kathman escorts a young band onto the Craig Kilborn show.

Profile: Byron MacNeish - From Jamaica to Los Angeles, with clients like Busta Rhymes and Fela.

Profile: Gordon Mack - Working with Madonna and Prince.

Profile: Live Mixer Lance Brozovich - FOH for the Bangles.

On Tour with Green Day - Kevin Lemoine (FOH) and Greg Dean (monitors).

Robert Scovill Reminisces: Memories of Life On Tour - One of the top mixers in the world, a veteran of tours with Rush, Tom Petty, Matchbox 20 and many others.

Damien Rasmussen: Mixing the A*Teens All Over The World

Profile: Mark Orton - Eclectic San Francisco mixer for Bill Frisell, the Lounge Lizards, and NYC's Knitting Factory.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Part 2 - by Phil Crumrine

Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Part 1 - by Phil Crumrine