Clair Global Co-Develops Virtual Crowd for Events
The new interactive streaming technology Virtual Crowd is a collaboration between Fireplay, PRG, and Clair Global.
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The new interactive streaming technology Virtual Crowd is a collaboration between Fireplay, PRG, and Clair Global.
When the pandemic scuttled touring, artists quickly moved to livestreaming—and then, seeing the results, production professionals moved into the field as well to give it a much-needed boost in quality.
On September 1, more than 1,500 venues, famous buildings and homes across the U.S. will be lit up in red from 9PM to midnight in a national effort to raise awareness of the current plight of the live events...
Clair Global has acquired Eighth Day Sound, bringing two of the largest tour sound companies in the U.S. under one roof.
U.S. audio pros took the torch passed by London's Live Aid and ran with it, overcoming show-stopping obstacles to bring an unforgettable concert to the world.
Live sound powerhouse Clair Global is helping create temporary disaster relief structures for use during the coronavirus outbreak.
Clair Global, Event Safety Alliance, Take1 and others team for GoFundMe campaign to benefit freelance production professionals.
Phil Ward meets the team now driving Britannia Row for an exclusive look at its next phase of global operation
“Truth Hurts” but touring didn’t this year for the chart-topping rapper as she played 90 shows in six months, supporting her massive hit.
FOH engineer Brandon Blackwell and monitor engineer Loreen Bohannon made up the engineer team
Album of the Year Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves began her world tour in October, 2018 as an opening act, and wrapped it up 13 months later as an arena headliner. Engineers Travis Bing (FOH) and Dalton VanVolkenburgh (monitors) recount...
The R&B singer-songwriter, currently on the road with the Free Spirit World Tour, is using a DPA wireless mic.
By Clive Young with Katie Makal. Riding on the success of the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic, Queen has returned to the road with Adam Lambert filling Freddie Mercury’s ample shoes. We talk with the tour's audio team about how they’re...
By Steve Harvey. Shortly before a block of about two dozen U.S. shed dates in June and July, Shinedown called on Andy Meyer to take over the front-of-house spot.
By Linda Romanello. While never one to tour extensively, Barbra Streisand played a trio of dates this summer that included a stop in her old hometown of New York City to play Madison Square Garden. Along for the ride...
By Jim Beaugez. A musical institution for 50 years, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes over the city’s fairgrounds for two consecutive four-day weekends every spring to present dozens of acts on 17 stages and tents simultaneously,...
Solid State Logic’s new live-sound consoles have found a home in Lititz, PA.
The SSL Live L550s are already out with two major international acts: Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' tour; and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd's North American 'Saucerful of Secrets' leg
Systems engineer worked at Clair Global for more than three decades.
Justin Timberlake has been on the road with his sixth world tour, Man Of The Woods, and along for every step of the journey have been FOH engineer Andy Meyer and monitor engineer Paul Klimson, using pro-audio gear provided...
By Billy Davis. Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson teamed up this summer for the Twins of Evil tour; now Zombie’s tight-knit crew share how they made bad sound so good.
Supporting Paul Simon on Homeward Bound—The Farewell Tour, Clair Global is providing production that includes a Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 for front of house.
By Jim Beaugez. On his first tour in four years, Jack White is playing arenas, clubs and festivals. In keeping with his championing of retro audio, which includes his Third Man Records label and vinyl pressing plant, the tour...
By Clive Young. After a massive stadium tour last summer, U2 returns to the arenas to close out its Innocence + Experience concept tours. Sound director Joe O’Herlihy discusses the tour and looks back at mixing U2 for 40...
By Clive Young. Janet Jackson is still selling out arenas and making them dance, three decades into her career. Helping make that happen every night is FOH engineer Kyle Hamilton and his razor-sharp attention to detail.
This time of year used to mean that things slowed down in the live sound sector—but the operative words there are “used to.”
Mark Woodcock uses a Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 console to handle the house mix for a acappella act Pentatonix.
Global superstar Bruno Mars’ world tour is being mixed on two Digico SD7 consoles, for a show with ‘epic’ production standards. The Grammy-winning artist has just completed the three-month European leg of the 24K Magic World Tour, with his...
Production names associated with the Ariana Grande tour express their sympathies for the killed and injured
Clair Global has a long-established history and is one of the most respected entertainment industry suppliers with several international operations
For more than a year now, Canadian power-trio Rush has been traveling around the world on its current Time Machine tour.