The Event Safety Alliance, an organization headed by Jim Digby, the tour manager for Linkin Park, has adopted the slogan “Life Safety First” as a way to move concert safety issues into the forefront in the minds of event planners…
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Outdoor Show Safety Standards Gain Traction
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Will Conductive Ink Impact What You Pay For An Extension Cord
Doesn’t really make much sense does it? Let me explain. New developments in ink technology may someday soon lessen the need for copper in producing electronic devices. Less demand for copper could mean lower prices for the copper items we…
Wireless Mic Sales Rebound After FCC Confusion Subsides
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One of the unexpected consequences of the restricting of the 700 mHZ broadcast spectrum for wireless microphones was a slowing in the sales of new mics for the first time in at least ten years. An anticipated rush to replace…
They Do It A Little Differently In Israel
Jeff
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Almost a year after the disastrous stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, it continues to generate reports, lawsuits and finger pointing. What it has not done is actually improve the safety of outdoor temporary staging structures or create standards…
Springsteen Sound Man Says “Just Listen To Music”
A blog posting in online version of Pro Sound News really resonated with me, and I think that there is some information there worth repeating. The blog was a Clive Young interview with John Cooper, the front-of-house sound person for…
Some Things Never Change
I got a call yesterday for a friend in the pro audio business that I had not heard from in a while. He called to order batteries, and we were able to spend a few minutes talking about how things…
Are Virtual Performances Just Around The Corner?
Jeff
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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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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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A Digital Microphone. Really?
Jeff
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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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