I have always been amused at how the live events business has allowed such practices as referring to sound persons as “engineers“, and this is a good example of how the special events production industry has evolved outside of the…
Month: August 2011
The Night Steve Goodman Wrote Me A Song
I got such a great response from my Clarence Clemons blog posting, I thought I might share another brush with greatness. One of my favorite song writers is the late Steve Goodman, composer of The City of New Orleans, You…
Does Improving the Package Improve the Product?
We’ve been selling a product called tie line for a long time. It is used by lots of theatrical and special events production companies for tasks like drapery hanging, bundling and cable management. It is also known by the name…
Making the Case for an XLR Patch Bay
We used to do lots of church and auditorium sound system installations and many times, some sort of a patch bay was called for. While including a patch bay in an installation can be both expensive and time consuming, it…
Sad Tale of The Energizer Bunny
Because our web site, buybattery.com, scores so well in Google search, many consumers assume, incorrectly, that we are actually Duracell, and they contact us about customer service issues- even if they did not buy batteries from us. Mostly, they email…
Is The Customer Always Right?
I try to spend a few minutes each day reading up on ideas related to sound business practices. There is an unending source of good (and sometimes not so good) ideas for business management available. One of the ideas that…
Weak Link in the Chain
Sometime back, I speculated that perhaps we were approaching the point where the sound man would no longer be necessary. I was only half kidding-pointing out that quickly developing digital technology would let the sound system compare what it was “hearing”…
Gaffers Tape Differences
I spend a lot of my time on the phone with new customers. Having a great crew to take care of shipping orders, purchasing from vendors, managing web sites and taking care of administrative duties means that I get to…
Duracell Procell Battery Life
One of the most desirable characteristics of alkaline batteries is their long shelf life. They last a lot longer than zinc-carbon batteries and lose their storage capacity in a very linear pattern. Duracell rates the battery life of its Procell…
Your Local High School Needs You
Jeff
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We enjoy working with our local schools and are particularly proud to be involved with the arts curriculum at Northwood High School, the school my daughter attends. They are finishing up a series of special events this week and we…
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