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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Keith Clark
07/16/09 11:46 AM,
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The Associated Press (AP) is just now reporting that “One person was killed and several injured Thursday in the collapse of a stage being set up for a Madonna gig in the French city of Marseille, forcing the cancellation of the giant concert.” The report also noted that at least six more people were hurt in the accident, two of them critically. The production, which was scheduled for Sunday and is now canceled, was being staged at the Stade Velodrome,…
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
PSW Staff
06/09/09 11:02 AM,
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Over the past year, Spike Stent who has recently mixed records by Beyonce, Madonna, Lily Allen, Goldfrapp and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, has been utilizing a Universal Audio 1176AE limiting amplifier. The 1176AE is a custom, limited-run, “hod-rodded” version of the company’s noted studio limiter, the 1176LN. It includes enhanced features such as a “super-slow” attack mode and a low 2:1 compression ratio. When mixing Beyonce’s Double Platinum selling album “I Am…Sasha Fierce”, Stent discovered the UA 1176AE, and it…
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
PSW Staff
02/04/09 02:48 PM,
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Full Sail University announced that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has nominated and directly named seven Full Sail University graduates for their engineering efforts, and each is now eligible to win their own GRAMMY at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards airing live this Sunday, February 8, 2009. In total, 106 Full Sail Recording Arts graduates were involved in the production of 78 individual artist’s projects that are nominated in 61 separate categories. Of these 106 graduates, seven…
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Friday, December 19, 2008
PSW Staff
12/19/08 02:32 PM,
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Madonna unleashed yet another touring extravaganza, the “Sticky & Sweet” tour, a two-hour multimedia blockbuster has no shortage of technology or glitz, with a nod to past chart topping singles while serving up the latest musical treats. In keeping with the high-tech nature of the production, the tour is one of the first to integrate a pair of DiGiCo SD7 digital flagship consoles at the production’s audio core. FOH engineer Tim Colvard previously presided over the 2006 “Confessions” mega-tour, and…
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
12/04/08 09:37 AM,
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The current “Sticky & Sweet” concert tour by Madonna has passed the $200 million gross mark for just-concluded dates in North America, as well as Europe prior to that. The tour has now moved on to Mexico/South America, where it is expected to increase the total gross to about $282 million. The North American leg included 28 dates, with about 550,000 tickets sold producing a gross of approximately $91.5 million. Eighth Day Sound, based in Cleveland, has been the sound…
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