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  • Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Beach Boys Tour With New TELEFUNKEN M80 “Woody” Mics
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    PSW Staff 05/14/13 12:11 PM,
    For The Beach Boys’ 50th Anniversary world tour and continuing engagements, the band has chosen the M80 dynamic microphone from TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik in the new “Woody” faux oak finish.  The first 15 mics off the handmade assembly line went out on the 50th Anniversary world tour and were signed by the band to raise funds for their favorite charity, The Surfrider Foundation.  Additional “Woody” mics are still on the road for continuing Beach Boys engagements. TELEFUNKEN’s artist liaison Jason Scheuner… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement

  • Tuesday, April 16, 2013
    Australian Psychedelic Trio Tame Impala Grooves With DiGiCo
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    PSW Staff 04/16/13 04:39 PM,
    Australian psychedelic hypno-groove melodic 5-piece - Tame Impala will traverse the U.S. through June in support of last year’s Lonerism release. Wanting to carry his own desk for the tour, the band’s new FOH engineer Parker had the challenge of sourcing a compact console that would fit within their adjunct trailer, alongside the group’s gear. After surveying the options, he chose a road-ready SD11 in a flight case plus a DiGiCo D rack (32 x 16) with a 75M CAT5e… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Mixer

  • Friday, April 05, 2013
    Pop Singer Camryn Takes Shure Wireless On The Road
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    PSW Staff 04/05/13 10:36 AM,
    Transitioning a young artist from a junior high stage performance to a global arena tour takes a great deal of planning and work. After several months touring almost 100 schools across the U.S., pop singer Camryn was tapped by boy band One Direction to be the opening act for its “Up All Night” tour. Ready to face the high-stress demands that come with executing flawless sold-out stadium performances, Camryn’s manager and FOH Engineer, Jeff Pringle, turned to Shure’s ULX-D Digital… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Wireless

  • Thursday, March 21, 2013
    L-Acoustics Along For the Ride With Kid Rock
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    PSW Staff 03/21/13 11:59 AM,
    Kid Rock and his band, Twisted Brown Trucker, are once again rolling across the U.S. with two months of arena shows between February and April. Along for the ride are not only opening acts Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory, but also another “old friend” – Sound Image’s L-Acoustics K1 system. The 2013 Rebel Soul tour, in support of Kid Rock’s latest album of the same name, marks the sixth year that Steve “Half Pint” Cross has manned FOH for the group.… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Tuesday, March 19, 2013
    SES Increases Martin Audio MLA Inventory
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    PSW Staff 03/19/13 10:51 AM,
    Following a successful tour with the three-time Grammy Award winning Zac Brown Band, SES (Special Event Services) has increased its inventory of Martin Audio MLA loudspeakers. Asked about the decision, SES spokesperson Michael Brammer responded, “The addition of 24 MLA, 24 MLX, and 48 MLA Compact enclosures gives us more flexibility in creating system configurations, and the ability to serve multiple tours with MLA at the same time. MLA is without question one of the finest sounding PA systems in… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    Michel Sardou Takes Meyer Sound LEO An Arena Tour
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    PSW Staff 03/13/13 10:52 AM,
    With 320 million records sold since launching his career almost 50 years ago, French singer Michel Sardou shows no signs of slowing down. Frequently filling concert halls and arenas, Sardou is the latest artist to tour with the new Meyer Sound LEO large-scale sound reinforcement system as he brings his spectacle to France and Belgium. With the goal to give fans of Sardou the best sound quality, FOH engineer Jean-Marc Hauser and long-time Sardou supplier DUSHOW set their sights on… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Production • News • Production • Audio • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement

  • Monday, March 04, 2013
    Loftland Set To Tour With RCF Line Arrays
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    PSW Staff 03/04/13 03:11 PM,
    Loftland, a Wisconsin based pop rock quintet, recently gathering national attention on tour as the opening act for Christian rock band Manic Drive. The group, which has been performing together for the last five years, recently invested in their own touring rig featuring a D Line line array system from RCF.  “When we were out with Manic Drive we came to appreciate touring with the same system every night,” explains Tanner Gibbs, who not only plays guitar for the band… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Concert • Line Array • Sound Reinforcement

  • Friday, November 30, 2012
    Meyer Sound MINA Stays Consistent In All Venues On Christian Band Kutless Tour
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    PSW Staff 11/30/12 08:31 AM,
    Portond, Ore.-based Christian rock band Kutless is playing a variety of venues on its latest tour, from churches and civic auditoriums to an outdoor field and even a Minnesota casino. Regardless of the venue type or size, the band relies on a Meyer Sound MINA line array loudspeaker system supplied by Blackhawk Audio to deliver a consistent-sounding show. “We pretty much cover the gamut on this tour, which is why I wanted to take the MINA system,” says Tim O’Neill,… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Production • News • Production • Audio • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement

  • Tuesday, March 13, 2012
    Takida Tours Scandinavia With Midas PRO2 At FOH And Monitors
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    PSW Staff 03/13/12 03:15 PM,
    Swedish rock band Takida has embarked on its sellout spring tour of Scandinavia, The Burning Heart, with Midas PRO2 consoles being used for FOH and monitors. Leading Scandinavian hire company Starlight, which purchased the PRO2s from Midas’ Swedish distributor Intersonic, is the first company in the region to use a dual system on a tour. “Overall the system is very stable, and I really feel I can fully trust it,” says monitor engineer Robert Egnelius. “The POPulation and MCA groups… View this story
    Filed in: AV • News • Poll • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement

  • Monday, June 20, 2011
    Meyer Sound MINA Makes Touring Debut With Big Daddy Weave
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    PSW Staff 06/20/11 12:45 PM, 0 Comments
    Looking to trim ticket prices despite soaring fuel costs on its “Love Come to Life Tour,” Nashville-based Christian rock band Big Daddy Weave slimmed down production by trading conventional loudspeakers and amp racks for Meyer Sound’s MINA compact line array loudspeakers. This tour was the first for MINA, the newest addition to Meyer Sound’s MILO family of self-powered line array loudspeakers. “Taking an equipment truck simply wasn’t an option,” states the band’s production manager and FOH mixer, Matthew Grunden. “To… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement