A Tupac Shakur video shown at the Coachella Festival was presented as though it was an actual performance, with the late rapper appearing to perform onstage with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog. It has gotten notice from all sorts of…
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Are Virtual Performances Just Around The Corner?
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Ecoset
Ecoset, a West Coast company, is bringing sustainability to the video and film production business. Located in North Hollywood, CA, since 2008 Ecoset has operated a warehouse where production supplies can be recycled. Items such as set pieces, plastic water…
Sun Shines On The Mobile Stage Industry
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Having spent many years in the outdoor event business, I can tell you that there is nothing as complicated about working outside as the issue of electrical power. When you are producing concerts and other outdoor events you find yourself…
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Gaffers Tape Inspires Font Designer
Truth be told, the buygafferstape.com blog is rarely about gaffers tape, but that’s a story for another time. Today I came across what might be the most unusual use for gaffers tape that I have seen in 20+ years of…
A Digital Microphone. Really?
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A recent trade journal article caught my eye with this headline: Future mics need to be more digital and more controllable. The article goes on to point out the obvious, that sound is inherently analog, involving the moving of air…
Is This Opening Week of Stage Collapse Season?
Last year’s outdoor concert season brought a disturbingly high number of stories about stage collapses. The collapse of the stage at the Indiana State Fair before a Sugarland concert that killed 7 people was the most high profile, but there…
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Drum Riser Too Crowded? Try Bending The Microphone!
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Microphones come and microphones go, but the standard Shure SM57 has been the sound man’s choice for snare drum miking for over 40 years. Regardless of how many high end mics you might find on a concert or studio drum…
A Digital Magazine That May Actually Save A Few Trees
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I have long been a fan of the free (advertiser supported) trade journals published for the audio visual and entertainment production industries. I am sure that this happens with all sorts of special interest professional groups, but magazines published for…
The Death of Television-Part Two
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I wrote several weeks ago about ongoing rumors about Apple bringing a television to the marketplace and how I thought that that window of opportunity had closed for them. The end of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last night brought…
I Thought We Had Learned Better
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Audio pro trade journals usually have some version of a feature known as a “buyers guide”. Some are more useful than others, and the ones that don’t require a manufacturer to advertise in order to have their products listed usually…
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