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24/07/2024

Drying everything off in the sun after scrambling the stage last night.

18/07/2024

City Music Hall Presents: Lighting Matches

10/07/2024

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26/06/2024

Who are we gonna see at Concerts in the Park tonight at 6:30?? 🙋‍♀️

12/06/2024

Party in Sparta tonight with the Soul Syndicate!

Concerts in the Park starts tomorrow!! We are excited to enjoy the nice summer weather and live music with Soul Syndicate!

12/06/2024

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26/05/2024

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15/04/2024

Introducing the Clear Sky Calendar of summer music festivals and events.

14/04/2024

Summer community concert lineups are out! We are proud to provide sound support for several cities on this list.

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06/04/2024

The Grateful Dead performed at the Gaza Theater of Sound and Light during a lunar eclipse on September 16th, 1978.

21/03/2024

We are proud to be part of the Nor-East'r Music and Art Festival!

We've had an addition since our last post. Patty PerShayla will be here with The Accidentals! Get your tickets before Early Bird sales prices end April 15th!

21/11/2023

How mic handling affects frequency response.

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14/07/2023

Patty PerShayla & The Mayhaps !

28/06/2023

Weezil Malone Band in Rockford

23/06/2023

Prior Noon at the Lowell Showboat.

22/06/2023

Please remember it is your legal responsibility when putting up a stage for a public event to hire a structural engineer.

Musicians and crew, you have a right to ask for these documents or walk before working in a situation you don't feel comfortable with! It's not worth risking injury or death to put on a show...

14/06/2023

King Biscuit Trio at the Rogue River Blues Series in Rockford.

11/06/2023

Heart of Gold Band at Old Dog Tavern!

15/05/2023

We setup the seasonal stage we designed in 2016 for the Lowell Showboat Concerts today. Thanks to our crew Steve Grody, Jeffrey Ensing, Jill Wenger and Sugaree! With special help from Lowell Light and Power and Lowell, Michigan Department of Public Works.

24/04/2023

The lineup is out! 🤘 Concerts in the Park 2023!

You wont want to miss this years lineup! Make this summer one to remember down at Rogers Park with family and friends! 😎

Sparta Today The Accidentals

02/12/2022

The largest concert ever happened on July 28, 1973, in Watkins Glen New York featuring The Allman Brothers, The Band, and The Grateful Dead. The Dead brought the "Wall of Sound" system. When the size of the event grew from 150,000 to 600,000, they realized they needed more amplifiers and contacted McIntosh.

Several amplifiers were taken off the factory floor before even getting serial numbers. They were flown directly to the site via helicopter. You can buy one of those amplifiers today for $25,000.

This was also the first concert to use delay towers to provide better sound to people in the back. In 1973 200ms. of delay cost more than a new car!

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21/11/2022

These folks are recreating the most ambitious project in live sound, The Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound at half scale. It has separate amps and speakers for every instrument!

03/10/2022

So, you hired someone to do sound… Part 2:

But, what does it really sound like?

Can you understand the words?
Lyrics are what turns a tune into a song. They are often what connects people emotionally with the music. But we go to many live music events where you can’t understand the words! Early PA systems only amplified the vocals. To get them over the loud sounds of drums and electric guitars. Now we’re running everything through the PA system and the vocals are often getting lost in the mix. Not good. Words are important!

When is it too loud?
Are people cupping hands over their mouths or ears? That’s a bad sign. People want to be close to the performers. Is your sound system pushing them away or drawing them in? Often the volume and tone of high treble instruments like electric guitars and cymbals make it hard to talk. Music can be loud, clear, and enjoyable all at the same time.

All about that bass.
Many shows have drum and bass instruments that are meant to be felt as well as heard. Those lower frequencies are also more difficult to reproduce and require more expensive equipment. It’s an area where a lot of “people that do sound” fall short. For a typical rock show, you should be feeling it, even having your clothes move a little on your body if you are up front. Look at the bass player and listen to what he’s playing. Can you follow the bass line? Are some notes louder than others?

Can you hear everything?
Each instrument and vocal should be in the mix and pleasing to the ear. The instruments and vocals should sound natural and appropriate for the genre and the song. Pay attention to how the audience is responding.

What did the performer(s) think?
Be there when they come off stage. Listen to what they are saying about their on-stage experience. If they are using stage monitors, ask them for their honest opinion of what it sounded like. This can be one of the most difficult parts of doing live sound. -The person mixing usually isn’t on stage to hear it. If they are using in-ear monitors (IEM) systems instead of speakers, most often they are mixing their own on-stage sound.

Is the sound crew nice?
Everyone should be having fun. A good competent crew helps make the talent feel at ease and ready to put on a great show. They may even have spare cords, batteries, and other commonly forgotten items to make sure the show goes on.

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