Check out this story about a tape artist and Shurtape, and a tape manufacturer in Hickory, NC. Sun Kwak, a Korean artist, is using over three miles of black masking tape to create an abstract art installation at the Brooklyn…
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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…
Hit “Upside the Head” with a Mic Stand
I was helping unpack a large shipment of microphone stands recently, when I got a great “blast from the past“. I am always amazed at the sorts of experiences that will turn back the clock for a few minutes. I…
Blowin’ In The Wind
You’re setting up for an outdoor event and that means it’s all but guaranteed that 30 minutes before the event is over, but well after dark, the bottom will drop out of the sky, promising a load out in the…
These Guys Are “First” Among Our Favorite Customers
We got a nice gaffers tape order this morning from the First robotics competition and we are excited about working with this customer. The first several times we got online orders from “usfirst“, frankly we thought they were coming from…
Gecko Tape May Have Us Climbing The Walls
If you follow this blog, you know that I’m no fan of rechargeable batteries. The majority of our battery customers use batteries in wireless microphones, and the performance of rechargeables in this application has real problems. Still, we do support…
Is Your Church Breaking the Law?
It seems that churches are being turned into lawbreakers by the FCC It is certainly not news that churches, technically at least, are legally required to have licenses for their wireless mics. At this time of year when so many…
No Soundman Required
If the new mic preamp device from Sabine, called “Phantom Mic Rider“, can do what it claims, the days of the sound man may be numbered. This inline preamp plugs directly between a microphone and a mixer, at the mic…
Need a Wireless Mic? Don’t Join the “700” Club
Even though the FCC ruling regarding outlawing certain types of wireless micshas been in effect for awhile, there are lots of unscrupulous vendors still selling equipment designed to 0perate in the restricted 700 MHz (698 MHz to 806 MHz). There was still…
This May Be My Favorite Web Site Of All Time!
Have you heard about “Wolfgang’s Vault?”. I don’t recommend web sites too often, but this one is too good to not share. When the late Bill Graham, famous concert promoter of the 1960’s and 1970’s died, his memorabilia collection was sold…
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