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Monday, July 19, 2010Masters Of Their Craft: On Tour With Tom Petty
Greg DeTogne 07/19/10 12:35 PM,“We’re working with a very organic set of sounds here,” says Robert Scovill, ruminating on the current Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 2010 concert tour. “Piano, organ, old amps… a traditional drum kit. We don’t want to make things sound real modern.” “What we want is a transparent presentation of the way things are. That’s where digital comes in.” “Using modern technology to reveal traditional and established sounds - I think that’s a great way to go.” Scovill knows well… View this post
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Soundcraft Selected For Erykah Badu’s International ‘Out My Mind, Just In Time Tour’
PSW Staff 07/19/10 08:55 AM, 0 CommentsSound Image of Escondido, California recently deployed a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console as part of the sound system for Erykah Badu’s international 43-night tour. At the heart of the audio system is the Soundcraft Vi6 console, along with JBL VerTec line arrays. After a demonstration more than three years ago, Kenneth H. Williams, Badu’s production manager and front of house engineer, knew the Badu tour would be the opportunity to utilize the Vi6. “I was totally impressed with the sound… View this post
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010JBL VerTec Line Arrays Used For Aerosmith’s First Venezuelan Concert
PSW Staff 07/14/10 08:45 AM, 2 CommentsCalled upon to ensure that Aerosmith’s first concert in Venezuela was a success, regional sound provider, Grupo Zonico deployed JBL VerTec line arrays to support the rocker in Caracas. Based in Edo Miranda, Venezuela, Grupo Zonico has supplied the nation’s top venues and highest-attended concerts with JBL loudspeaker systems since 2006. To deliver Aerosmith’s music to a large outdoor audience, Grupo Zonico supplied 30 VerTec VT4889-1 full-size line array elements for the main left/right system, supported by 24 VT4880A Ultra… View this post
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010On Stage: What’s In The Mic Box For The Current Tour By The Goo Goo Dolls?
Mark Frink 07/13/10 11:19 AM, 0 CommentsThough he now makes his home in Studio City, CA, I first met Berklee graduate Paul David Hager in the 1980s Boston club scene. For the last five years, he’s been mixing the Goo Goo Dolls, who are busy touring this summer in support of their new recording “Something for the Rest of Us,” a release that was delayed so that Hager could remix it. He’s also been mixing Miley Cyrus live for the last two years. Hager has his… View this post
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Yamaha And Nexo Provide Chicago’s Wit Rooftoop With Sound To Remember
PSW Staff 07/13/10 07:35 AM, 0 CommentsGand Concert Sound (GCS) of Glenview, Illinois recently utilized a Nexo Alpha sound system on the top of the Wit, one of Chicago’s trendiest hotels. The penthouse open-air bar, called Roof, was turned into a rock club with music by 80’s new wave rockers ‘Missing Persons’ and 90’s power pop headliner ‘Letters to Cleo’, whose lead singer, Kay Hanley, is best known for providing the movie voice of Josie in ‘Josie and the Pussycats’. The PA consisted of Nexo Alpha… View this post
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Friday, July 09, 2010APB-DynaSonics Consoles Help Make Jazz Festival A Success
PSW Staff 07/09/10 10:56 AM, 0 CommentsOne of 12 at this year’s New Orleans Jazz Fest, the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do stage is dedicated primarily to Louisiana music with a mixture of local and national headliners performing zydeco, Cajun, blues and rock music. The acts are presented back to back with very quick set changes. Adding to the challenge were the adverse tropical conditions with torrential rain and a heat index swing from 70º to 105º posed a formidable threat. Said Chris Brown, owner of… View this post
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Thursday, July 08, 2010Pearl Jam Converts To Digital But Stays With Midas
PSW Staff 07/08/10 08:05 AM, 0 CommentsPearl Jam engineer Karrie Keyes has chosen a Midas PRO6, supplied by Rat Sound, for the band’s 2010 tour. This marks a digital first for Keyes, who has never before taken a digital console on the road. A devotee of the sound quality of Midas analogue consoles she has been mixing monitors since 1991 and, in recent years, more usually opted for a Heritage desk. “In the past,” says Keyes, “we have not been able to get (vocalist) Eddie Vedder… View this post
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010New EAW KF740 Line Arrays Deployed By Norwest Productions For Playground Weekender Music Festival
PSW Staff 07/07/10 03:41 PM, 0 CommentsNorwest Productions, Australia’s largest audio services provider, deployed new EAW KF740 line arrays for one of the main stages featuring artists such as Bjorn Again and Orbital at the Playground Weekender Music Festival. Held near Wisemans Ferry (northwest of Sydney), the uniquely Australian music festival has emerged as an eclectic gathering featuring a diverse mix of international and local artists, coupled with a relaxed outdoor atmosphere featuring multiple music stages. The system deployed by Norwest Productions was headed by 24… View this post
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Martin Audio Provides Support For Sierra Nevada Music Fest
PSW Staff 07/07/10 11:05 AM, 0 CommentsSacramento Production Services again provided audio and staging for the three-day Sierra Nevada World Music Fest 2010 which featured record crowds and a wide variety of artists in Northern California. The crew from SACPS included Production Manager/Monitor Engineer Keith Wackford, FOH Engineer/Rigger Dwaine Wise, and Monitor Engineer/Patch Master Rick Stansby. As in past years, Martin Audio was the choice of SACPS for loudspeakers, in this case the compact W8LC line array enclosures. This was because “one of the biggest bonuses… View this post
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010EAW Line Arrays, Including New KF740, Serve More Than 100,000 At Jakarta Jazz Festival
PSW Staff 07/06/10 04:07 PM, 0 CommentsThe Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive music festivals, this year saw more than 100,000 music fans come to hear almost 200 performances by artists including John Legend, Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Toni Braxton, George Duke, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, and more. The festival was held at the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran (JIE), which presented an acoustical challenge, with rental company Sumber Ria Sound choosing to supply EAW KF Series line arrays, including the… View this post
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