FRONT of HOUSE

01/21/2025

GOING TO NAMM?

01/20/2025

VIDEO OF THE WEEK - Inside Allen & Heath’s SQ Rack
Click Here: https://youtu.be/P2NBaOuAbBc
Unveiling at NAMM 2025, Allen & Heath’s SQ-Rack packs the core, connectivity, and control of the SQ console’s 96kHz XCVI core into a compact 4U rack-mount form factor, delivering 48 input channels of pristine audio quality, with phase coherent mixes and ultra-low latency. Its intelligent SLink port integrates seamlessly with A&H’s Everything I/O ecosystem while option cards offer Dante, Waves, MADI, or additional SLink capabilities. Multichannel USB support enables easy recording and playback, whether connecting to a computer or directly to an external drive. For more info, visit www.allen-heath.com

01/19/2025

Congrats to Parnelli Award-winning designer / acoustician SAM BERKOW on his new gig!
https://fohonline.com/newsroom/on-the-move/sam-berkow-joins-henderson-engineers/

01/14/2025

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: d&b audiotechnik CCL System
https://youtu.be/tj9mKPKzMLU
Launching at NAMM 2025, the CCL (Compact Cardioid Line Array) offers cardioid directivity in a compact, lightweight system — ideal for portable gigs or installs in theaters, auditoriums, houses of worship and acoustically challenging spaces such as sports arenas or reverberant rooms.

01/11/2025

NAMM Creates 2025 L.A. Wildfires Relief Fund..CLICK HERE FOR INFO:
https://fohonline.com/featured/namm-creates-2025-l-a-wildfires-relief-fund/

01/10/2025

Winter NAMM Show is Still On
https://fohonline.com/newsroom/news/namm-president-and-ceo-john-mlynczak-issues-statement-on-southern-california-wildfires/

01/09/2025

Awesome article by noted photojournalist Steve Jennings on the BEAT Tour, featuring the music of King Crimson, performed by former King Crimson members Adrian Belew (vocals & guitar) and Tony Levin (bass), joined together with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey. Check it out!
https://fohonline.com/articles/production-profile/beat-performing-the-music-of-1980s-king-crimson

01/07/2025

VIDEO OF THE WEEK - https://youtu.be/vk8dhYpgg2w
Inside the January 2025 FRONT of HOUSE
Happy New Year! Editor George Petersen reviews the January 2025 issue of FRONT of HOUSE magazine, which includes: The BEAT Tour (Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey) doing classic King Crimson material; the Top 50 New Products to see at NAMM; our picks for the Top-10 Tours of the past year; Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s 2023-2025 Tour; A Buyers Guide to Custom-Fit IEMs; a Focus on Immersive Audio Installations; and a lot more for the sound reinforcement professional, all at www.fohonline.com Check it out!

12/29/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Twenty One Pilots Tour Clubs with Yamaha DM7 Consoles https://youtu.be/sr_80V9MSjg
Earlier this year, global superstars Twenty One Pilots played five secret club dates in Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York and their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, in anticipation of their album release and worldwide arena tour. Sound engineers Cliff Skinner (monitors) and Kenny Sellars (FOH) chat about the challenge of how to shrink the band’s arena-sized audio system into small clubs without compromising audio quality. The answer was built around Yamaha’s DM7-EX digital mixing consoles.

Earlier this year, global superstars Twenty One Pilots played five secret club dates in Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York and their hometown of Columbus,...

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas and have a safe, joyous holiday season from the staff at FRONT of HOUSE... As our gift to you, click on this link for a free digital subscription: https://foh.magserv.com/cgi-bin/subscribe?qt=new&Keyed_effort=DIG1206

12/17/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: https://youtu.be/I3JWDDYzGV0
Inside RCF’s Mega-Watt Upgrade for Stuttgart’s MHP Arena
The new cutting-edge sound system at Germany’s MHP Arena Stuttgart serves its 61,000 seats and public areas with unparalleled RCF sound quality. Meeting UEFA and FIFA standards, the system has received high praise since its debut. Over 11 tons of equipment, featuring more than 400 speaker modules that deliver over 1 megawatt of continuous power. The audio system also functions as a voice alarm system to bolster safety protocols.

12/14/2024

THE ANNUAL FOH GIFT LIST FOR LIVE SOUND PROS fohonline.com/articles/features/great-gift-ideas-for-the-foh-reader-2
Shopping for sound reinforcement pros is no easy task. Look, you won’t get that 1,025-horsepower Dodge Hellcat Challenger SRT Demon you wanted, but here are some essential items that are perfect for anyone on your gift list — or even yourself. In that case, tear out this page, grab a Sharpie and circle what you want. Then leave it lying around where the right person can find it. And voila… in a few weeks, you’ll (hopefully) receive gifts you’ll truly appreciate. Check these out!

12/09/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: https://youtu.be/EiwlQTsrAmY
Inside the December 2024 FRONT of HOUSE
George Petersen reviews the December 2024 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, which includes Sting’s 3.0 world tour; a spotlight on high-tech church sound installations; an interview with sound company owner, product developer and master FOH engineer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, etc.) Dave Rat, who will receive the Audio Innovator honor during NAMM at the Parnelli Awards; and a look at Adam Fisher’s sound design for the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Blvd.” And don’t miss our annual gift guide with free to $180,000 suggestions that any FRONT of HOUSE reader could use — whether for giving or just for yourself. All this and so much more for the live sound reinforcement professional at www.fohonline.com. Check it out!

12/03/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: https://youtu.be/57KG8dRR4uM
Allen & Heath Solutions for Anchor Point Facility
Addiction recovery charity Betel UK reached out to systems integrators NoiseBoys to handle all aspects of AVL installation throughout its unique Anchor Point facility in Birmingham, UK. As a multi-function building, everything needed to tie together with a few different systems that were consistent and user friendly, which is why NoiseBoys opted for Allen & Heath dLive, SQ-6 and AHM Audio Matrix Processor audio systems.

11/26/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: https://youtu.be/8cfVh3lyoJ0
Skylark AV’s DiGiCo/L-Acoustics Upgrade at Antioch Church, Dallas

11/19/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Inside Carvin’s New TRx5000 Line Array
Designed for pro sound reinforcement. Carvin Audio’s new TRX5000 Series line array systems are based on the active (1,550W), dual-10” TRx5210AN neodymium elements that are scalable from eight to 32 top cabinets and 2,000W TRx5118A companion ground stacked subs — under ALL DSP networked management. These feature an IP45 water resistant rating for outside use or installs, and all systems include flyware, transport system, cables and free shipping to lower 48 states.

Designed for professional sound reinforcement, Carvin Audio’s new TRX5000 Series line array systems are based on the active (1,550W), dual-10” TRx5210AN neod...

11/12/2024

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
CLICK HERE: https://youtu.be/c3aF_kgiZac
Inside the November 2024 FRONT of HOUSE
Editor George Petersen reviews the November 2024 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, which spotlights four awesome tours — Hans Zimmer Live; Vampire Weekend; Sammy Hagar; and David Gilmour. We also visit some new arena and stadium installs and check out the winning regional sound companies vying for this year’s Sound Company of the Year Award. Our Buyers Guide looks at some of the latest offerings in AC Power Distro Systems and we put Audio-Technica’s new (scalable 20 to channel) 2.4 GHz digital wireless system to the test. Meanwhile, our man in the pews, John McJunkin offers advice on choosing the right pulpit mics for your church. All this and so much more for the live sound reinforcement professional at www.fohonline.com. Check it out!