Patrick Ogle's carefully crafted plan to dethrone Will Wynn, the pun-liciously-named mayor of Austin, TX were distracted by an interview with Before Dawn. Rob and Kate Houle's highly dance-able grooves were enough to steal control of Patrick's limbs and forget his plans in lieu of busting moves.
The battle between the musician and the sound guy has raged on for centuries and probably millennia, and neither side is willing to cut-and-run. If you're one of those musicians who likes "peace" and stuff, feel free to give in to the "axis of engineevil" and pay attention to this video.
The digital signal processor was the brain behind the whole PA system at the Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall at Old Town School of Folk Music, powering everything but the monitors. So what happens when the brain shuts down three hours before showtime?
Pilgrims of percussive and electronic music, Mahjongg, let us into their world to see how they carve their trademark sound. Check out this introductory video and more to come for some helpful tips.
Pitting rock music against classical music seems like a pretty one sided fight -- it's like putting Johnny Thunders in a fight with some old fogey in a wig. Experimental cellist Alison Chesley compares the two styles instead of making them completely butt heads.
Bob Popp untangles the wiry jumble that is the live signal path. Check out this video where Bobb displays the multiple ways that the input signal to his mixer leaves the board and where each signal ends up.
Do you ever wonder what happens to bowling pins after they're cleared from the lane? If by bowling pins you mean an audio signal and by lane you mean out an auxiliary send at a bar, you're in luck! Check out this video.
We join Bob Popp at Liar's Club in Chicago where Bob is taking a break from Gunpoint Recording to run sound at Liar's Club in Chicago. Bob shows us the gear he uses for The Meatmen's live gig at a small, punk venue.
Sound Designer Elisheba Ittoop's work is seen by the most demanding audience around: kids. Ms. Ittoop takes some time out of her busy schedule [always tech-ing. . .always] to speak with GW's Owen about the world of Children's theatre and beyond.
J. Irving Giles has always wanted a replica statue of Keith Emerson, which is why he initially joined Second Life. Then, he realized that it might be possible to play his favorite nineties jams with his Vox AC-15 and BC Rich Warlock and make some cash at the same time.
With the 8th Annual FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands approaching, office workers everywhere are getting ready to shed the monkey suit and shred more than just evidence of tax evasion. J. Irving-Giles shares his picks to win.
Urban Twang's guitarist Max talks about playing in his band's unusual schematic. For one, his ex-wife Trish is Urban Twang's singer, and even rarer, the band's drummer listens to his advice.
Maybe with Leone's MusicReader, people will actually learn how to read music again -- this software program converts your computer [preferably Tablet PC] into a music stand for automatic, hands-free page turning and more cleanly editable annotation abilities.
Vessela Stoyanova, the MIDI Marimba player for Fluttr Effect, offers some advice on standing out with your instrument. You don't hear the phrase MIDI Marimba player too often, so her success with Fluttr Effect is indicative that straying from tradition is a good way to master your instrument.
Vessela Stoyanova of the rock band Fluttr Effect discusses the role of a MIDI Marimba Player within a rock band. Even though many of you are not marimba players, she offers some good insight about band roles no matter what instrument you play.
I'm not going to lie; it would be great if I had laser vision, but since I don't, I'm left struggling to see my pedal board in dark venues just like the rest of you. Mighty Bright's Pedal Board Light is a mighty bright idea to fend off the possibility of vision indecision in the dark.
Crosstalk 36 says goodbye to Drew Krag, who parted ways with Crosstalk to pursue other venues, and though he will be missed, we welcome guitar tech Henry Bianco to the team. Big number 36 also takes a look at vocal harmonization with the Digitech Vocalist Live 4 and discusses more vocal effects.
Brent Grey does front of house sound for Silverchair and has dealt with all sorts of venues. Some problems he has encountered include bad PA placement on house systems, unshapely rooms, and certain notes and frequencies that just go crazy in certain rooms.
Brent Grey is Silverchair's front of house engineer and has traveled the world with the Aussie alt-rockers. He talks about the differences between their Australian arena tours compared to their U.S. tours and what challenges he faces.
Howard Sandroff lives audio -- especially live audio. We already know Howard has tremendous credentials as an audio educator. Here, Howard talks about some of his live processing experience as an electronic sound designer.
In part two of our interview with Swedish duo Koop, Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson talk about how they use samples tastefully in recordings. Most of their recorded tracks are pretty full with samples, but Koop fills...
Bill Holland sits down with Koop, a jazz duo hailing from Sweden consisting of Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson. Oscar and Magnus talk about using Logic's internal sampler in recording.
Mike Griffin shows off the upper range as heard through an Essential Sound Products AVP-14 power cord through a more neutral setup than we saw at AES. Listen to the difference between the speakers in this video. Most notably,...
Though mainly behind the scenes at Decibel Festival, Cimmaron Corpe's work was heavily featured. He does the visuals for many bands, and Jason Donnelly takes a look at his setup where Cimarron is in control.
Cimarron...
Offsite Link: Visit Cimmaron Corpe's official website here for more information.
When we saw the Essential Sound Products power cord demonstration at the 123rd AES in New York, we were impressed, but without our ability to control sound variables, skeptics still weren't convinced about the changes...
While in Nashville, Patrick Ogle caught a show with the Phil Hummer Band and talked with Phil Hummer and the band about the instruments they use. Phil exclusively uses Gretsch guitars, man.
If you thought you had some horror stories from playing live, you should check this video out. Jesse Greist talks about performing live in Costa Rica where power outages are such a normal thing that he expects the power...
Offsite Link: Visit Jesse Greist's official myspace here.
After they came all the way from Sweden, Bill Holland caught up with Swedish "swingtronica" masters Koop. Koop talks about making electronic music for the record and the stage, marimba, their latest album "Koop Island,"...
