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Thursday, May 03, 2012
Kevin Young 05/03/12 11:24 AM,Since its founding in 1999, the annual Ultra Music Festival in Miami has become one of the largest festivals of its kind in North America – a showcase of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) spread over three days and 14 stages and, this year, boasting a record-breaking crowd of 165,000-plus. It reflects numerous reports that the EDM genre is a rapidly growing segment of the North American concert industry that in turn could present a valuable revenue source for professional audio… View this story
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Monday, April 09, 2012
PSW Staff 04/09/12 11:39 AM,Since its founding in 1963, the Boston Ballet has become one of the leading dance companies in the world, and in 2009, moved to its new performance home, the historic Boston Opera House, located in the heart of the city’s theatre district. Now, the ballet is also benefitting from a new sound reinforcement system tailored to support its specific performance requirements. Initially constructed as a tribute to vaudeville impresario Benjamin Franklin Keith and named the B.F Keith Theater, the 2,766-seat… View this story
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Friday, April 06, 2012
Kevin Young 04/06/12 02:58 PM,“Ever since I drove my first drywall screw into my mother’s coffee table, I’ve had a passion for building things,” says Gregg Brunclik. Originally that manifested itself as a desire to build things with his hands, he adds, including the first loudspeakers his company, Clearwing Productions, offered to its clients. While that passion has evolved over time, it’s been integral to success of Clearwing since day one, and well before the company incorporated in 1985. Over time, the Milwaukee-based company… View this story
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Kevin Young 03/12/12 05:09 PM,When it comes to maximizing their mix, streamlining workflow and meeting the needs of their artists, few monitor engineers are willing to say they’re doing anything entirely unique. Still, every artist has different demands, and that informs choices made in monitor world. We tracked down several engineers working in various genres to talk about the approaches they’ve developed to meet those demands, quickly and efficiently, at the console level. Robert Bull, Nashville Current Gig: Martina McBride Other Artists: Amy Grant,… View this story
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
Kevin Young 02/09/12 08:14 AM,Atomic Professional Audio’s growth has always been fueled by their habit of expanding the services they offer, and their inventory, in anticipation of the evolving needs of their clients. That ethic comes from the top down, from co-founder Kevin Margolin. And it isn’t terribly different to the way he sizes up potential gigs with a critical eye ahead of time, in an effort to make sure every show run as smoothly as possible. “When I look at a site –… View this story
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Kevin Young 01/23/12 07:12 PM,Beyond technical expertise and experience, Dave Natale stresses that one of the most important qualities a front of house mixer should possess is knowing how to deal with people. “Now, anybody who knows me and reads that will say, ‘Yeah. Your people skills… Great,” he laughs, admitting that he can be blunt with co-workers at times, but adding that talking around a problem doesn’t help anyone. “You have to tell people straight up what’s going on.” Natale’s ability to strip… View this story
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Kevin Young 10/25/11 07:12 AM, 0 CommentsAlthough Slayer and Rob Zombie have crossed paths on the road in recent years, the recent Hell on Earth co-headline concert tour of North American arenas and sheds marked the first time the two metal heavyweights have toured together in over a decade. Slayer’s musical style is defined by fast tremolo picking, double bass drumming, and shouted (or chanted) vocals, and they’re recognized as one of the “big four” thrash metal acts, joined by Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. After first… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Analog • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Line Array • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
Kevin Young 10/25/11 06:46 AM,Claudio Lastrucci has always felt driven to explore undiscovered territory. It’s a quality that has informed all of his innovations as head of research and development and managing director of Italy-based Powersoft, and perhaps nowhere more than in the creation of DIGAM, the company’s signature. Short for Digital Audio Amplifiers, DIGAM is a patented amplifier technology employing Power Factor Correction (PFC) that has enabled Powersoft to create products so compact, powerful and efficient that some in the industry once believed… View this story
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Kevin Young 09/14/11 04:45 PM, 1 CommentIt’s fair to say that Bob Goldstein loves a challenge, and the bigger, the better. “We do really, really big, really, really well. Everyone puts in the effort. There’s no quit,” he says. Consequently, when Goldstein talks about his life and career, he does so by relating anecdotes that focus on the challenges – personal and professional – that he and MSI have proudly met over time. Some are a result of the incredibly complex jobs he delights in taking… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Slideshow • Audio • Business • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Friday, August 12, 2011
Kevin Young 08/12/11 03:21 PM, 0 CommentsSince forming in 2002, Netherlands-based Alcons Audio has offered systems – loudspeakers, amplifiers and processing – developed and manufactured in house, with the loudspeakers in particular noted for proprietary RBN pro-ribbon drivers. But the technology is only part of the equation, says David Rahn, a veteran of the U.S. market who’s heading up the company’s just-announced expansion as national sales manager of the new Alcons Audio USA. Before entering the tough, competitive U.S. marketplace, however, the company took careful measure… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Audio • Business • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Manufacturer • Sound Reinforcement
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