Business
L-Acoustics Creates Americas Division
L-Acoustics’ new Americas Division will tackle sales, application, support, fulfillment and finance activities for North, Central and South America.
Concert Sound
Tour Sound
Indie Band’s Tour Sound Ready to Wreck and Roll
L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks rips it up live, but that's aided by an inspired high-tech, low-cost system the band carries on tour.
The Wire
With Danley Loudspeakers, Subwoofers and Amplifiers on Every Stage, New Orleans’ Ahava Festival Lets NOLA Engineers Take Danley for a “Test Drive” and Raises Over $100,000 for Local Charities
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: The Ahava Festival held its inaugural event at the Woldenberg Riverfront Park in New Orleans, Louisiana in early March. With no admission fee, attendees were encouraged to take in the sounds, sights, and tastes and, if...
New Products
Waves Launches FIT Controller for eMotion LV1 Live Mixer
Waves Audio has unveiled its new Waves FIT Controller for the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer, bringing tactile control to the software-based live sound mixer.
New Products
JBL BRX300 Series Line Array Debuts
JBL’s new line array series offers two-way line array elements, a powered subwoofer and rigging and transport accessories, all connecting in a plug-and-play fashion.
New Products
Audio-Technica Updates Wireless Manager Software
A-T has added new functionality, tools and interface updates to its Wireless Manager software.
New Products
Hotshot 48V Condenser Mic Switcher Launched by Radial
Radial’s new Hotshot 48V Switcher diverts a mic signal away from the house PA to stage monitoring or in-ears for discrete communication.
Tour Sound
Crew Sues Over Deadly Tour Bus Crash
Lawsuits fly over last fall's deadly tour bus crash that killed a monitor engineer and injured seven others.
Festival Profile
Ahava Festival Gets in Under the Wire
Held just before the pandemic took hold of the U.S., New Orleans’ new Ahava Festival charity event was assisted by Danley Sound Labs.
New Products
Yamaha Rivage PM5, PM3 to Get L-Acoustics L-ISA Control
Object-based immersive live audio mixing for L-Acoustics systems will available to Yamaha’s newest console worksurfaces.
New Products
Avantone Pro Launches Kick Drum Mic
Aiming to help drummers capture the ultra-low end of their sound, Avantone Pro has launched its new Kick sub-frequency kick drum mic.
New Products
d&b KSLi System U.S. Debut Set for Virtual InfoComm
With InfoComm set to be held virtually next month, d&b audiotechnik will introduce its installation-oriented KSLi System online.
Tour Sound
Inside Stereophonics’ In-The-Round Sound
Stereophonics filled arenas on its most recent UK tour—not only with audiences but with creative sound engineering, too, ensuring the audio held up when the band played a third of its show on a mid-floor B stage.
New Products
Exclusive: Yamaha Launches Rivage PM5, PM3 Desks, DSPs, More
Take an exclusive sneak peek of Yamaha’s most ambitious expansion for the Rivage series yet, as the company introduces two new consoles—the PM5 and PM3—as well as a pair of new DSP engines—DSP-RX and DSP-RX-EX—and Version 4 firmware.
Regional and Local
Orpheum Theater Upgrades with Sound Image
Touring sound/installation specialist Sound Image replaced the aging audio system in Flagstaff, AZ’s Orpheum Theater with a new EAW KF810P line array.
Blogs
Reopening Live Music Right, Right Now
When the pandemic calms down, how do we re-open live music? Lava Cantina, a hangout outside Dallas, TX, is an early example of trying to open up right—and for the right reasons.
Tour Sound
The Vocal Chain that Brings Halsey’s Vocals to Life in Concert
Halsey is known for her genre-hopping, and FOH engineer Simon Thomas ensures her vocals play the part with an SSL Fusion.
Tour Sound
Roy Williams, FOH Engineer for Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin, Dead at 73
A veteran of the live concert business, Roy Williams helmed the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion and multiple Robert Plant tours.
Business
Nexo Loudspeaker Production Resumes
Nexo loudspeaker production is restarting as the French live sound manufacturer began reopening its operations on May 11.
New Products
Adamson Launches IS219 Subwoofer
The new IS219 subwoofer from Adamson Systems Engineering is intended not only for use in groundstacks but also being fit under stages.
Regional and Local
Denmark Rolls Out Drive-In Concerts
Danish singer/songwriter Mads Langer played to a packed—but socially distant—house for a sold-out drive-in concert in Aarhus, Denmark.
Tour Sound
Danny Leake, Legendary Studio/Live Engineer, Dead at 69
In addition to working as Stevie Wonder’s FOH engineer for three decades, Danny Leake also recorded dozens of top artists in the studio, leading to six Grammy nominations for his efforts.
Regional and Local
Brit Row Brings Outline Newton to MTV Europe Awards
Britannia Row Productions used Outline’s Newton multi-source audio processors on audio systems provided for Brit Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards.
The Wire
Clair Brothers Slovakian Rental Partner, Stage One, Adds C12 Loudspeakers to Its Arsenal and Shines at the Cultural Nestville Open Fest
HNIEZDNE, SLOVAKIA: The Nestville Open Fest is a two-day multi-genre cultural and entertainment festival that takes place in the picturesque village of Hniezdne in the district of Stará Ľubovňa. For many years, visitors have come to experience the magic...
Tour Sound
Bon Iver Tour Rolled Out with Firehouse
Firehouse Productions deployed L-Acoustics’ L-ISA technology for the second leg of the ongoing 2020 Bon Iver tour.
Tour Sound
Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix on Mics, Quarantine
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix muses about his favorite live mic and the unexpected benefits of quarantine times.
The Wire
For Less Than Half of What Other Companies Were Bidding, Emmaus Media & Design Installs Immensely Successful Danley Jericho Horn Sound Reinforcement System at Christian Life Assembly
CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA: Christian Life Assembly is a thriving church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Its pie wedge-shaped sanctuary seats approximately 2,000, a capacity that is met many times over during the staging of its regionally-famous Christmas pageant. However, the church...
Tour Sound
On the Road with Jason Aldean
Until the coronavirus pandemic derailed the spring touring season, country star Jason Aldean was packing arenas nightly with help from Nashville’s Spectrum Sound.
Tour Sound
Tyler the Creator Tours with Waves eMotion LV1
Tyler The Creator's monitors are mixed nightly on a low-key, lightweight Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer
Business
Coronavirus and Pro Audio: Developing News
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE! As the coronavirus pandemic continues, this page will be updated regularly with related pro-audio news.
Business
Andrea Bocelli’s Engineer Talks Coronavirus
Speaking from Firenze, Andrea Taglia, FOH engineer for opera superstar Andrea Bocelli, discusses the novel coronavirus from the vantage point of Italy.
Regional and Local
Kensington Enter Ziggo Dome with TiMax
Dutch band Kensington recent arena shows were bolstered by immersive sound provided through a TiMax SoundHub.
Blogs
Come Back Better, Stronger and Smarter
What do you do when the work dries up and all your gigs are cancelled? Daniel Shatzkes, founder & CEO of Gig Gear, rethinks the live sound standstill.
Business
L-Acoustics Closes Overseas Operations Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
Aiming to protect employees while also helping mitigate the coronavirus' spread, French loudspeaker manufacturer L-Acoustics has closed nearly all its facilities worldwide.
Live
Post-Coronavirus, How Will Live Sound Go Back to Work?
How will the live-sound industry have changed when it comes out of its coronavirus-induced hibernation?
Tour Sound
Alison Krauss Hits the Road with ProductionOne
Memphis-based ProductionOne fielded its new Alcons Audio LR18 line array for shows with the bluegrass icon Alison Krauss.
Live
TPG Tackles Country Freedom Festival
TPG fielded a sizable system, including its Bose ShowMatch rig, for the two-day festival headlined by John Michael Montgomery.
Tour Sound
Hairball Turns It Up with EV
Arena-rock tribute act, Hairball, has been touring loud and proud with the help of Purple Hat Productions and a sizable EV/Dynacord system.
Festival Profile
N-Ray Rolls Out at Kassel Festival
SR provider Ambion fielded a beta system of Coda’s new N-Ray line array at the Kulturzelt music festival in Kassel, Germany.
Tour Sound
DirectOut is In with Hans Zimmer Tour
A top touring draw in Europe since 2018, the symphonic The World of Hans Zimmer tour carries a variety of DirectOut gear.
Business
Solotech Acquires Miami’s Pro Sound Inc.
Canada-based Solotech makes further advances into U.S. live production and systems integration markets with new acquisition of Pro Sound Inc.
Tour Sound
Legendary Monitor Engineer Brian Hendry Passes at 67
Monitor engineer Brian Hendry spent 40 years mixing top acts, from Tom Petty to Jennifer Hudson.