Gear and Technology
Ultimate Ears Fitkit, 18+ CSX IEM – A Real-World Review
Ultimate Ears' Fitkit system allows users to make their own ear molds for custom IEMs—so we stuck some in our ears and gave it a shot.
Monitor Engineer
Business
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.
Live
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
Live
Legendary Monitor Engineer Brian Hendry Passes at 67
Monitor engineer Brian Hendry spent 40 years mixing top acts, from Tom Petty to Jennifer Hudson.
Live
On the Road with Jovanotti
A mainstay of Italian pop, Jovanotti tours with SSL on an unconventional tour.
Business
IEM Manufacturers Team for New Trade Group
Trade organization debuts with a dozen founding manufacturers onboard
Live
Veteran Engineer David Turner Killed in Tour Bus Crash
By Clive Young. David Turner, monitor engineer for country artist Josh Turner, was killed Wednesday night when a crew tour bus left Highway 46 East 20 minutes outside of Paso Robles and drove off a 50-foot embankment into a...
Live
Shinedown Steps Up on Tour
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.
Live
George Strait Rides into NRG Stadium Show
The country legend recently broke the Houston stadium’s attendance record with the help of GP Productions and LD Systems.
Gear and Technology
Allen & Heath Releases dLive Console Firmware V1.8
The dLive firmware update includes features aimed at monitor engineers.
Business
In-Ear Monitor Patent Battle Ends
By Clive Young. Legal battle between in-ear monitor manufacturers comes to a close.
Live
Mike Shinoda’s Monitors
Longtime monitor engineer Kevin McCarthy brings a passel of DAS on world tour.
Live
Live Sound Showcase: Rolling with Thomas Rhett’s Road Show
By Clive Young. Talking with the audio team behind the scenes on this fall's Thomas Rhett arena tour.
Live
Simple Minds Didn’t Forget About You
By Clive Young. PSN speaks with the audio team behind Simple Minds' first full U.S. headline tour in more than 20 years.
Live
Mixing Justin Timberlake On Tour
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...
Gear and Technology
Allen & Heath SQ Update Has Monitors in Mind
New firmware update adds features aimed at monitor engineers.
Live
The Evil That Men Mix: On The Road with Rob Zombie
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.
Live
Monitor Engineer Michael Mule, Dead at 57
By Clive Young. Monitor engineer Michael Mule worked with everyone from Iron Maiden to Anita Baker across a nearly 40-year career that began at CBGB.
Live
Mixing Monitors for ‘Bowie In Berlin’
A series of classical music-styled concerts celebrating David Bowie's 'Berlin Trilogy' led to complicated monitoring needs.
Music Production
Making Waves at Third Coast Recording
By Steve Harvey. When Bill Chrysler isn’t on the road behind a monitor console for Maroon 5, John Mayer, Christina Aguilera and others, he can be found behind a studio console at his facility, Third Coast Recording Company.
Gear and Technology
TSL Products Previews 2018 NAB Show Updates
TSL delivers products built on open standards to provide flexibility for an industry in transition.
Live
MyMix Takes On Pete Tong at the Hollywood Bowl
By Steve Harvey. Musicians heard themselves on the complicated Pete Tong's Ibiza Classics tour via MyMix systems.
Live
Monitoring Queens of the Stone Age at MSG
By Ian MacDonald. Engineer Spencer Jones handled monitors on QOTSA's fall tour, a run that found the band headlining New York City's Madison Square Garden arena for the first time.
Gear and Technology
Avid Debuts iOS App for Monitor Engineers
New Avid iOS App for S6L console aims to get monitor engineers mobile.
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