-
Thursday, May 24, 2012
PSW Staff 05/24/12 01:59 PM,The Movement Electronic Music Festival, taking place May 26-28 at Detroit’s Hart Plaza, will feature ab array of Meyer Sound equipment provided by Livonia, Mich.-based Thunder Audio. The annual festival, which drew some 100,000 attendees in 2011, has grown and evolved considerably from its inception as the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000. This year, three of five stages will feature Meyer Sound components. “Our company was unaware of Meyer in a practical sense until we teamed up with Thunder… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
PSW Staff 05/24/12 01:00 PM,Powersoft K2 and K3 amplifiers powered 52 EAW KF740 modules at the annual EdgeFest one-day rock festival held at the 30,000-capacity FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, TX in late April. For the fifth straight year, Dallas-based Gemini Light Sound & Video supplied production for the event, which this year featured The Black Keys, Garbage, Cake, Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Neon Trees, Civil Twilight, Switchfoot and Aranda. The main stage loudspeaker rig included 18 flown per side in the main… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Amplifier • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Power • Sound Reinforcement -
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Teri Hogan 02/07/12 02:30 PM,Sound companies handle “one-off” shows every day. It’s usually formulaic, and after a while, we do it by rote. But what happens when the client wants one-stop shopping? This is also known as “full production” or “turn key service,” and it’s quite a bit more involved than an average show. Generally months of planning and coordination are needed, as well as work with a number of subcontractors. It just can’t be done by the seat of the pants. Normally, when… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Business • Concert • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
Saturday, January 14, 2012
PSW Staff 01/14/12 03:32 PM, 0 CommentsThe 2011 edition of the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil featured a bill that included Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Coldplay, Metallica, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Shakira, and many others. The sheer scale of the event is impressive, with a 150,000-square meter audience area at the Parque do Atleta in Jacarepaguá that can accommodate 800,000 people. Gabisom Audio Equipment, sound provider for the show and one of the world’s largest audio rental companies,… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement -
Thursday, January 12, 2012
R Maxwell 01/12/12 05:24 PM,For three wild days and nights, music enthusiasts of every popular genre in Medellin, Columbia recently had the opportunity to enjoy live performances of their favorite artists at the 8th Annual Altavoz International Music Festival, more commonly known as Festival Altavoz. Key acts at this year’s festival included Mexico’s alternative rock band Plastilina Mosh and Latin Grammy Award-winning rockers Molotov, the English punk band The Adicts, as well as Argentina’s Bajo Fondo Tango Club. Held at Estadio Cincuentenario, a large… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Daniel Abelson 11/15/11 01:50 PM,As practitioners of performance audio in North America and Europe, we are very fortunate. I make this assertion having just returned from an adventure in the Middle Kingdom, observing production of a large western-style music festival in Shanghai, China. Shanghai is a modern and global city with 23 million people, some of the tallest buildings anywhere, and the world’s largest public transport system. On the surface it’s the epitome of the modern Asian metropolis. But as a friend who lives… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Concert • Consoles • Engineer • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Monday, November 14, 2011
PSW Staff 11/14/11 10:56 AM, 0 CommentsMcCune Audio/Video/Lighting, which has been handling the audio services for the Monterey Jazz Festival since the 1960s, recently purchased its first DiGiCo digital console, an SD10, and immediately put it into use at the 54th annual festival in September. “We purchased the console for its flexibility, features, and sound quality,” explains McCune vice president Mike Neal, “and were excited to get it out to the festival this year. The system includes the SD10 surface with HMA optics and three of… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement -
Friday, September 30, 2011
PSW Staff 09/30/11 05:22 AM, 0 CommentsRonnie Reels, owner of ReelSound Productions, relied on his company’s new Soundcraft Si Compact 32 digital console for numerous musical artists at the multi-day Muddy Roots Music Festival in Cookeville, Tennessee. Reels used the Si Compact 32 at front-of-house for the event, for which he mixed 30 different acts. The Muddy Roots Music Festival marked the first time that Reels used the Si Compact 32 and he only had positive things to say about it. He had been a longtime… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement -
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
PSW Staff 09/20/11 08:41 AM, 0 CommentsUK rental company Subfrantic supplied Turbosound Flex Array loudspeakers and Aspect subwoofers for the recent first-ever Music On The Hill festival at Kings Hill in Kent. The three-day event included performances from Katherine Jenkins perform with Wynne Evans, McFly, the Sugababes, Stacey Solomon, Björn Again, ABC, Ben Mills and others. Music on the Hill presented Subfrantic with some challenges in terms of less than perfect weather and some tight audio restrictions, but the company’s Flex Array coped well and pleased… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
Thursday, September 08, 2011
PSW Staff 09/08/11 07:16 AM, 0 CommentsPaving the way for live performances by leading Chinese bands Fairy Manufacture and Harbin Savage Valley, a selection of AKG microphones was deployed during the Northeast Rock Festival 2011, held at the Shenyang Rich Gate Shopping Center. The first large-scale music festival in the area led by local bands combined four major styles of music - Chinese underground music, Chinese rock chart toppers, Guitarchina and live house music to capture the attention of all fans in attendance. On each drum… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Wireless
Articles Tagged Festivals
Product Showcase
Advertising
Learn more about product showcase listings
Sponsored Links
