May 28th -ProAudioSpace

We would like to welcome Uli…

I take a moment from my usual work of conjuring fully-formed events out of thin air and making them disappear by "magic" (actually a top-secret anti-gravitational formula that we'll be offering an IPO on later this year but a reminder that a sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic).

FOH mixing of major concert in Hong Kong.

On the 11th of May 2012 the 903 id Club of Hong Kong sponsored a major concert with Joey Yung, Any Hui and C AllStar for 8,000 club members at the HK Convention and Exhibition Center Hall 5.

Hall 5 is a concrete bunker and hence…

I understand their hearing,developed under best practices ,are probably better than mine.But I have had many such guys mix on a budget (time & gear) situation who displayed such an ego while butchering a mix! Band I play in our "sound guy" quit before an out door bike run. I set up,tuned and line checked band so this guy could waltz in and mix. He shows up RIGHT before show time and has no idea how the board works ! (Yamaha mg 32/14) He procedes to crank up every input gain and gets a…

Here’s a shot of Donna Summer from a vintage Sennheiser ad, where she’s singing into an MD-421. The 421 is a classic choice on toms, kick drum and guitar cabinets—as well as a popular voice mic with DJs and broadcasters—and even The Beatles occasionally sang into stand-mounted 421s onstage. I thought I had seen…

How did u use sidechain between kick and Snare and how did u set them ?  

Former Mix Magazine Editor Pledges to Take FOH to “Next Level”

March 30, 2012

LAS VEGAS – Timeless Communications, publisher of FOH Magazine, announces that renowned editor, author, lecturer, musician, audio installer, and FOH engineer George Petersen is the new FOH editor-in-chief effective immediately.

            “It is an exciting time for live events in general, professional audio specifically,” says Terry…

I have a few dates open right now. If you're looking for production or just a sound guy here are my open dates. April 6& 7, May 11/ 12 /25 . July 6 / 7 , August 10, 11, 25 . Call me for a free estimate 320-277-3388 or 218-820-1779. Ask for dan

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...in the early 80's american bluesman Billy Jones was the lead guitarist for an outstanding group of touring musicians who called themselves 'The Incredible Rock City Band'. ...this song is taken from…

As prices continue to rise for food and fuel, we're beginning to look at another round of price hikes to keep pace.  The bottom line is that good people need to make a living wage in order to walk into a room the next day and, as a manager, my job is to make sure that those good people are available and enthusiastic for my clients.

Sometimes you have that one item that you always have with you to remember something or someone.

Well, here is my “board turtle” Slappy. I have had this thing around for about seven years and I always place this turtle (bathtub/pool toy) at the head of the console that I happen to be working on. It was given to me by a dear friend as a gag-gift and one of the last things that he ever said to me was, “Remember that every problem is solvable and…

Ahhhhhh, spring.  And a boys thoughts turn to.....events!

I have now had two engineers in a row come in to my venue and each of them fight with the monitors for almost an hour before doing a sound check with the band. Now, its not that the monitors are not taken care of and are broken in any way, or that they are not adequate. They are dual 15" woofer with a 4" compression horn and you could flip these around and use them for mains if you really wanted to (no joke). Heading back to the battle with the monitors.... The engineer walks off the bus in…

Hello,

My venue is hosting a gospel concert and I was presented with the challenge of miking a 9 piece choire divided into 3 sections. See picture bleow. As you can see, the back line is up stage right. The lead vocals are down center stage. The choir is behind the singer and Stage left of the backline.

I'm thinking the challenge is that I want to use small condensor 4040s and such on the choir but that there

1.) May be too much bleed from the back line…

did anyone else notice the CONSTANT feedback (more like chirping) throughout the entire Academy Awards show from the open mics (all of them)?????

Hey Guys! Looking for a backline rental company in Austin Texas & in New York for the 2nd week off march. Can anyone address me please?

Today they plan on releasing the findings in regards to the stage collapse in Indianapolis. Looks as if the blame will fall on the Local. I could go on and on about the fact that the Local is the wrong group to place the blame on but I think we are all smart enough to know this is BS from the word go, but instead I would like to ask each one of us to stop and think for a moment the impact this can have.

For those readers who are in right to work states it…

   Here's a quote,  published in the January 2012 edition of  'Front of House' magazine:



"right now we have an extremely powerful brand that people recognize and value, but the musical instrument category is inherently limited because people who purchase instruments also need to know how to play them.   This new division...allows us access to 20 in 20 consumers, instead of the one in 20 we currently hit."



This is Gibson's CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, talking about the…

KLOS Radio Personality Uncle Joe Benson Helps House Research Institute Get the Word out on Healthy Hearing to NAMM Attendees

Uncle Joe to Appear at HRI Booth on Saturday, January 21 Encouraging Musicians and Fans to Get their Hearing Tested while Learning About Noise Induced Hearing Loss

Los Angeles – January 9, 2012 — As part of its 2012 NAMM Winter Show activities, the House Research Institute (HRI) [NAMM booth 1292, Hall…

Hi Folks,

Our little company´s been running a new circus show since October, thought I´d share a couple of pictures of our exotica- have banjo, and "bowling" too!  The Bunny by the control station looks pretty much like the operator by now... 70 shows later.

Take Care of those irrational people we call musicians, and all the best for 2012 from the seemingly eternal darkness we call the Winter in Finland!…