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Monday, April 29, 2013
Teri Hogan
04/29/13 03:51 PM,
A concert sound system is, in reality, two completely separate sound systems, joined at the hip by a split snake. Each system requires a skilled engineer, but the skill-sets between the two differ vastly. The thing that baffles me is how ill regarded the position of monitor engineer is among my brethren. It can be easily argued and defended that the monitor engineer works twice as hard as everyone else on the crew, unless he/she is lucky enough to have…
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Teri Hogan
03/12/13 05:48 PM,
So you need a new “thingamajig” for your system? The problem: there are so many brands and types of this thingamajig available, how do you best go about the process of choosing the one is exactly right for your situation? Sometimes buying a new toy - rather than being fun and exciting - is instead fraught with frustration and indecision. And the need rarely comes at a “financially convenient” time. Purchasing professional audio gear can’t be an impulse decision, because…
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
Teri Hogan
03/07/13 05:47 PM,
Any time a group of production professionals congregates to chat, the conversation invariable turns to the topic of labor. That’s when the griping and complaining begins. It seems that less-than-stellar stagehands are an epidemic - at least to hear all of the talk about it. Our sound company has nothing but excellent experiences with stagehands because we chose to do address this issue head on. We do business with several labor companies in our general region, and developed a training…
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Teri Hogan
11/12/12 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…
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Teri Hogan
10/11/12 05:09 PM,
This article is intended for those in our industry who are responsible for writing the technical specifications of an Artist Contract Rider. Of course, for those of us on the receiving end of said rider, some of what is presented here might be entertaining, but we receivers earnestly hope the writers will learn - and use - this information to make all our lives (and dispositions) better. The Purpose The technical rider provides the client and on-site production staff with…
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Teri Hogan
01/12/12 09:19 AM,
It is not usual to encounter an entirely new musical genre, nor is it unusual not to have a clue what to do with it. And that’s exactly what some in the live audio community are encountering with the burgeoning Celtic music scene. Historically, Celtic music has been around a lot longer than America itself. In fact, Celtic music is the roots of bluegrass. Irish and Scottish immigrants brought their traditional folk music with them and several generations later, it…
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Teri Hogan
07/22/11 04:27 PM,
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Thursday, July 07, 2011
Teri Hogan
07/07/11 06:46 PM,
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Living in South Central Texas, we operate in a very diverse ethnic atmosphere and encounter every description of strange and unusual instrument. Over time, we (and our engineers) have discovered some techniques that work well for some of these applications. There may be other, possibly better ways to accomplish the task. But the following represent tried and true methods that work for us, as well as the musicians we support. Accordion. What do you call 100 accordions in the Rio…
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