My first job in the entertainment industry was as a stagehand, helping produce concerts at UNC, my alma mater. I was hooked after my first show. One of my earliest experiences was working on an Alice Cooper show. Building a…
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My first job in the entertainment industry was as a stagehand, helping produce concerts at UNC, my alma mater. I was hooked after my first show. One of my earliest experiences was working on an Alice Cooper show. Building a…
I’ve written a couple of posts about counterfeit batteries. They continue to be a big problem for legitimate battery sellers. Prosoundnews.com has an article today about a new counterfeit issue that the pro sound and audio visual production community needs…
We’re considering producing some “how to” videos to add to goodbuyguys.com, so I did a Youtube search to get a sense of what might be out there. Not a lot really, so I am hoping that we can put together…
A newspaper article headline in the business section of yesterdays Raleigh, NC News & Observer caught my eye. “Losing The Cords On Flat TVs” Thinking this AP article might be about extension cords, I read a little before realizing that…
I don’t watch much television, and if I do, its usually “late night”. I’m always surprised to see how prominently musical equipment manufacturers logos are displayed when you see bands on programs like Late Night With David Letterman or The…
For the last couple of weeks we’ve seen a huge spike in microphone stand sales at buymicstand.com and our ebay store “buy mic stand“. We had no idea why. I should have asked my kids! It seems the must-have item…
When whoever invented the USB interface (Universal Serial Buss) they probably had no idea how universal this connection protocol could become. The USB connector is starting to show up on all sorts of devices to serve a function that is…
I try spend part of every day visiting forums where there are discussions among hands-on users of the products we sell. You can get a lot of good information about how people use what we sell to solve problems and…
Proctor and Gamble has made a major move towards confirming rumors about the sale of its Duracell division with the announcement that The Blackstone Group has been retained to advise it on finding a buyer. The Duracell brand generates over…