Archive of the Artist Tour News Category

Top Mixers Chuck Ainlay, Chris Lord-Alge and Tony Maserati Share Their Personal Approaches to Mixing at GRAMMY SoundTables® Event Moderated by Nile Rodgers at AES

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 27, 2009) — A full program of events, seminars and workshops captivated audiences at the 127th AES Convention in New York City, with no event more packed than the 21st Annual GRAMMY SoundTables®: “MWA! – Mixing with Attitude.” The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® brought together GRAMMY®-winning mixers Chuck Ainlay (Nashville), Chris Lord-Alge (L.A.) and Tony Maserati (NYC) on stage to discuss their mixing approach, with songwriter/producer Nile Rodgers as moderator. more

— Top producers and engineers Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati to present demonstration sessions in the Music Mix Mobile truck, Booth #273 —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, September 30, 2009 — As part of its ongoing emphasis on collaboration with leading producers and engineers, Waves Audio announces a special series of behind-the-board sessions with Waves Artists Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati at AES 2009. These sessions will take place in the Music Mix Mobile “M3” truck, located at Booth #273. Music Mix Mobile is a full-service remote recording company serving the audio needs of the recording, live broadcast, and television industry, and are also enthusiastic Waves users and endorsers. more

— Legendary producer/engineer will tour in support of the new Waves plug-in bundle, The Eddie Kramer Collection —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, August 18, 2009 — Waves Audio announces “The Eddie Kramer Experience,” the newest events in its ongoing Waves Masters on Tour series. It will feature legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, along with Waves Product Specialists, in events discussing, demonstrating and celebrating Waves’ powerful new plug-in bundle, The Eddie Kramer Collection. Kramer will be discussing recording techniques, vintage analog gear and today’s plug-in models, as well as sharing anecdotes from his four decades in the industry and answering questions about classic analog gear and the new digital emulations. The tour will take Kramer to several cities across the U.S. and Europe throughout the coming months. more

~FOH Engineer Relies on GRAMMA Isolation Risers Decouple Guitar and Bass Amps on Stage ~

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, AUGUST 4, 2009 — When Robert Randolph & The Family Band take to the stage to deliver an electrifying performance, front of house engineer Sean Quackenbush relies on Auralex GRAMMA (Gig and Recording, Amp and Monitor, Modulation Attenuator) isolation risers to decouple the group’s guitar and bass amplifiers from the stage. GRAMMA lets Quackenbush deliver a clean front of house mix without the additional boom and swell associated with non-isolated instrument amplifiers.

“Robert Randolph is on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest guitarists of all time,” says Quackenbush. “It is imperative that the mix for the front of house and the monitor system accurately reflect every nuance of each performance. One of the biggest headaches an engineer faces is from the acoustic coupling more

Duality Replaces Aging SSL 6000 Series Console

TOMBALL, TX – Digital Services Recording Studio enjoys a long history of providing a professional recording environment to top artists as varied as The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, the Houston Symphony, Destiny’s Child and Chamillionaire, to name a few. The studio recently replaced their aging hit maker SSL 6000 series console with a new 48-channel Duality console. The Duality gives the studio SSL’s signature SuperAnalogue™ sound, while providing on console control of the Pro Tools® system. more

AWS 900+ Brings Large Recording Studio Quality Home

NASHVILLE, TN—Carl Tatz Design recently completed two dream studios for Rascal Flatts’ band members Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney in their respective home environments, each centered around a Solid State Logic AWS 900+ console. The AWS 900+ delivers the power to track, mix and run Pro Tools™ from the console surface in a small footprint package that brings large recording studio quality home. more

~GRAMMA Provides Dramatic Isolation to Clean Up Bass Amplifier Sound~

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – When Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Stu Cook, bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival and now Creedence Clearwater Revisited, needed to clean up the sound from his bass amplifier on stage, the Auralex GRAMMA (Gig and Recording, Amp and Monitor, Modulation Attenuator) was the solution. The GRAMMA Isolation Riser tamed the bumps and holes in the bass performance by effectively decoupling the amplifier from the stage, yielding a uniform sound.

One of the many acoustical issues faced by live performance is the acoustic coupling that happens between instrument amplifiers and/or wedge monitors and the stage. These bass frequencies can muddy the sound from the amplifier while creating difficult feedback problems through the acoustic coupling of a mic stand and the stage. The GRAMMA dramatically isolates any amplifier up to 300 lbs. in weight, thereby eliminating harmful acoustic coupling, cleaning up the sound and making the mix engineer’s life a bit easier. more

~ Connectors Aid With Customized Equipment Setup ~

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Neutrik USA takes to the road as the connector of choice for Grammy Award nominated, American synth rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Neutrik supplied several of its XX Series connectors and ¼” plugs to the band to be used on its most recent U.S. tour.

Shiny Toy Guns is unique in terms of its cable and connector needs. The majority of the band’s inputs are sources that do not make sound on their own because of the band’s heavy lean towards synth and electronic music. In order for the group to re-create its signature sound on stage, the crew hand-creates all of its own cable looms to bundle the cables together. Each one is tailored and specific to meet the needs of each of the band’s individual members and the amount of equipment that surrounds them. With the incredible amount of racked instruments and looms numbering 48 channels, the band turns to Neutrik on each of its tour stops, from the smallest clubs to its large arena performances. more

Elkton, MD, June 5, 2008 — Renowned bassist Derek Jones is going the distance with Elixir™ Cables as he uses the company’s first non-string product for performances during Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. Jones, who has worked with such artists as Sheila E., Crystal Gale, and Nickel Creek says that Elixir™ Cables are proving most beneficial. more