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VF Live: Macca

Posted on by Gabriela Helfet

“Kickback chillers, instrumental bangers, and weirdo vocals.”

In VF Live, our favourite DJs take you inside their homes, record stores, and studios for intimate sets and mixes.

NTS resident and Liverpool’s own, Macca brings a slice of One Glove to the VF Live series, direct from his living room.

“This was a great excuse to grab a bunch of records I haven’t played for some time. I played some well known artists mixed with lesser known tracks, but each one compliments the other. It’s a chilled affair to begin with – after all, I’m sat in my socks in my flat – closing out with a few heavy hitters from my nearest and dearest.”

“The set also features a track from One Glove 001 – Southside Park EP by moon, which straddles the boundaries between scouse bruk, house, hip-hop, garage and jungle, with essential streaks of adlibs, samples, and vocals from old and new voices, reflecting the grit and soul of inner-city Liverpool.”

Watch and listen to the set above, and check out the tracklist below.

Tracklist:

1. Caliban – Open Mind
2. Fila Brazillia – July 23
3. Tornado Wallace – We’re Where We Were Part 2
4. Sonzeira – Southern Freeez
5. Dreamcast – Liquid Deep
6. K15 – Crush
7. Thundercat feat. Ty Dollar $ign & Lil B – Fair Chance
8. John Carroll Kirby – Essaouira
9. The Pool – Jamaica Running (European Mix)
10. Mike Slaughter – In Time
11. Contours – The Dada Loop
12. moon featuring Sticky Dub – Inna Dance
13. Rapscallion – A Dis Yah Secret Friend

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Pro Sound News’ Top 10 Stories of All-Time

Posted on by Clive Young

PSN Top 10 Stories of 2021Here are PSN‘s Top 10 most popular stories of all-time, as ranked by Google Analytics. PSN has merged with Mix over at Mixonline.com; find us there, and also check out the revamped Mix weekday newsletter (get your free subscription at https://bit.ly/3gVh4Gf).

10. Software Tech: 96 kHz vs. 44.1 kHz—Let’s Settle This By Craig Anderton. Ever since we’ve had a choice of sample rates, there’s been controversy over whether higher sample rates sound better.

9. Bringing the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound Back to Life By Clive Young. Tribute act Dead On Live teams with Asbury Audio to replicate the legendary Wall of Sound concert audio system.

8. Timbaland’s VA Studio Hits the Market By Clive Young. The R&B megaproducer’s Virginia Beach studio complex is up for sale, along with its gear.

7. Monitor Engineer Michael Mule, Dead at 57 By Clive Young. Monitor engineer Michael Mule worked with everyone from Iron Maiden to Anita Baker across a nearly 40-year career that began at CBGB.

6. Seen on the Scene: 2019 NAMM Show, Day One By Clive Young. Dive into our huge photo gallery for all the new products, sights and hoopla of Day One.

5. Bose S1 Pro Multi-Position P.A. System – A Real-World Review By Jordan Kaplan. Bose’s first portable PA under $1,000 delivers considerable bang for the buck.

4. Behind the Scenes of the Grammys’ Live Sound By Steve Harvey. Providing live sound for an audience composed of the top music artists and executives is no easy task.

3. AKM Factory Fire—A Pro-Audio Industry Disaster By Clive Young. An 82-hour fire in AKM’s semiconductor factory is already hurting numerous top pro-audio manufacturers around the globe.

2. Finneas on Producing Billie Eilish’s Hit Album in his Bedroom By Steve Harvey. Finneas O’Connell—Billie Eilish’s co-writer, producer, older brother and an artist in his own right—discusses recording her sonically adventurous debut at their family home.

1. Police Photos Reveal First Look Inside Prince’s Legendary Tape Vault By Clive Young. Prince’s tape vault, rumored to contain thousands of unreleased songs, was a musical urban myth until his 2016 death, when photos taken by police investigators revealed that the rumors were true.

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Pro Sound News’ Top 5 Live Sound Stories of All-Time

Posted on by Clive Young

PSN Top 5 Live Sound Stories of All-TimeHere are PSN‘s Top 5 most popular live sound stories of all-time, as ranked by Google Analytics. PSN has merged with Mix over at Mixonline.com; find us there, and also check out the revamped Mix weekday newsletter (get your free subscription at https://bit.ly/3gVh4Gf).

5. Tool Tours with Intricate, Immersive Sound By Steve Harvey. Touring the world behind Fear Inoculum, Tool’s first album in 13 years, the prog-metal heroes are filling arenas with a massive audio system that takes a new approach to immersive live sound.

4. Exclusive: Yamaha Launches Rivage PM5, PM3 Desks, DSPs, More By Clive Young. Take an exclusive sneak peek of Yamaha’s most ambitious expansion for the Rivage series yet, as the company introduces two new consoles—the PM5 and PM3—as well as a pair of new DSP engines—DSP-RX and DSP-RX-EX—and Version 4 firmware.

3. Bringing the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound Back to Life By Clive Young. Tribute act Dead On Live teams with Asbury Audio to replicate the legendary Wall of Sound concert audio system.

2. Monitor Engineer Michael Mule, Dead at 57 By Clive Young. Monitor engineer Michael Mule worked with everyone from Iron Maiden to Anita Baker across a nearly 40-year career that began at CBGB.

1. Behind the Scenes of the Grammys’ Live Sound By Steve Harvey. Providing live sound for an audience composed of the top music artists and executives is no easy task.

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VF Live: Zudrangma Records #7 with Maft Sai

Posted on by Gabriela Helfet

An Ethiopian 45s special.

In VF Live, our favourite DJs take you inside their homes, record stores, and studios for intimate sets and mixes.

For Zudrangma Records’ latest set from its Bangkok HQ, label head, shop founder, DJ, and producer Maft Sai selects Ethiopian 45s from the racks.

Watch and listen to the set above, check out the tracklist below.

Tracklist

1. Tilahun Gessesse – Lanchi Biye
2. Tilahun Gessesse – Alegntaye
3. Mulu-Ken Melesse – Wubit
4. Tamrat Ferengi – Anchin Yagengulet
5. Aster Aweke – Mulu
6. Tilahun Gessesse – Aikedashim Libe
7. Alemayehu Eshete – Tashamanalech
8. Alemayehu Eshete – Ney-Ney Woleba
9. Seifu Yohannes – Ebo Lala
10. Mahmoud Ahmed – Yefikir Wuha Temu

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VF Live: Niks

Posted on by Gabriela Helfet

Minimal techno, ’90s US house, new school garage, jungle, breakbeat, and more – at Phonica Records.

In VF Live, DJs take you inside their HQs, record shops, and studios for intimate sets and mixes.

Black Artist Database co-founder, educator, and DJ Niks makes her debut, direct from London institution Phonica Records.

“As usual, I cover all spectrums that I love from the underground, from rhythmic and minimal techno, to ’90s US house, new school garage, jungle, breaks, and more!

The key inspirations were records that speak to me, and would mesh well in a set/mix. This includes with recently acquired records, alongside records that I’ve re-dug up during lockdown, and records passed down to me from my father and brother. I also shine a light on newer producers and labels (particularly those I’ve been digging over the past year) and older labels (pre ’00s) which are a trude ode to the underground.

The overall feel is very much a ‘Niks’ set – a mix I would play out to keep you waving through various genres, labels, and sounds.”

Watch and listen to the set above, check out the tracklist below.

Tracklist

1.Marcos Cabral – Prochainement (Dimensions Recordings)
2. Mr. G – Just Wanna Dance (Phoenix G)
3. Ricardo Villalobos – Beetglass (Deset)
4. Mark Seven – Crank (Love International Recordings)
5. DJ Crisps – Ready Salted (Shall Not Fade)
6. DJ Perception – Know Your Name (Timehri)
7. Shanti Celeste & Saoirse – Solid Maas (Love International Recordings)
8. Atlantic – Waterfall (Netherlands Mix) (Eastern Bloc Records)
9. Kings of Tomorrow – Finally (Tom De Neef Club Mix) (Defected)
10. DJ Kaos and Loudtone – Buffalo Dub (Phonica Records)
11. Blaze – Let’s Come Together
12. Stones Taro – Light on the Hill (Third Place)

Head here to discover Black Artist Database.

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Pro Sound News’ Top 5 Stories of 2021 (So Far)

Posted on by Clive Young

PSN Top 5 Stories of 2021 (so far)Here are PSN‘s Top-5 most popular articles of 2021 so far, as ranked by Google Analytics. PSN has merged with Mix over at Mixonline.com; find us there, and also check out the revamped Mix weekday newsletter (get your free subscription at https://bit.ly/3gVh4Gf).

5. From Purge to Perfection: Illangelo on Producing The Weeknd’s After Hours By Keith Nelson. After selling off his studio gear in order to leave the music business, Grammy-winning producer Illangelo returned to the fold, spending a year working on The Weeknd’s hit album After Hours.

4. The Lost Treasure of Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes By Steve Harvey. Legendary UK producer Joe Meek left behind nearly 1,900 tapes when he committed suicide in the 1960s. After sitting in storage for 50-plus years, the ‘lost’ tapes are being digitized in a mammoth 18-month project, saving unheard early work by David Bowie, Ray Davies, Ritchie Blackmore, Marc Bolan, Steve Marriott, Gene Vincent and more.

3. Audacity Acquired By Muse Group By Clive Young. Audacity, the long-running open source, cross-platform audio editor, has been acquired by Muse Group.

2. Pirate Sees Self-Service Studio Market for the Taking By Steve Harvey. Having conquered the UK, Pirate aims to build 4,000 unattended, self-service studios across North America by 2024.

1. Capitol Riot Loots, Damages Live Sound Systems By Clive Young. In January, rioters at the U.S. Capitol stole and vandalized live sound equipment that Maryland Sound International had onsite for the presidential inauguration.

 

 

 

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PRO SOUND NEWS MOVES TO MIX

Posted on by Clive Young

Dear Pro Sound News Reader—

PSN and Mix are merging. We are combining both iconic pro-audio news brands, bringing together the best features of each under the Mix name.

Starting in July, you’ll find all the great stuff you come here for—our Real-World Reviews, our trademark live sound coverage, industry analysis and more—over at mixonline.com.

To be clear, PRO SOUND NEWS is still bringing you the latest pro-audio coverage, just over at Mix. Same staff, same crucial news, different website and magazine.

PSN subscribers will start receiving Mix with its July, 2021 issue. Since we’re cramming two magazines into one, Mix will be growing in size, giving you even more to read and discover.

Also, starting July 6, the Mix SmartBrief email newsletter will increase to FIVE days a week to add all of PSN‘s coverage. Set up your free subscription now at https://bit.ly/3gVh4Gf so you can keep up on the latest pro audio news.

We’re looking forward to bringing you more of the great content you read PSN for, so we’ll see you in the pages of Mix!

Clive Young

Content Director, Pro Sound News (and now Mix!)

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Find Your Next Gig Now! The Complete ‘Sounding Board’ Series

Posted on by Mike Dias

Sounding Board: Networking From Six FeetAs the live sound sector gets back to work, working your connections to find your next gig has never been more important. Who’s left the industry? Who’s moved up in the world? Who’s looking for pros to fill spots right now? You need to work your network to find out—which means you need to read the ‘Sounding Board’ series.

This limited, eight-part series by audio industry veteran Mike Dias shows you specifically how to career network in the pro audio industry; this is not generic, ‘one size fits all’ advice from someone who doesn’t know a cable snake from a garden snake. Whether you want to find your next gig or just expand your professional network, here’s how to do it—read on!

Sounding Board: Networking From Six Feet — Industry veteran Mike Dias debuts his audio career column, looking at how live sound pros can approach the toughest job of all: networking.

Sounding Board: Networking Works When You Know Your Part — Mike explains why career networking works best when you know your part.

Sounding Board: 5 Steps to Become A Skilled Networker — Mike breaks down his five crucial steps to advancing your career through networking with peers.

Sounding Board: Know Who to Know — Here’s how to know who to know—and why that knowledge will help you get things done.

Sounding Board: Networking Without Audio Trade Shows — Real networking opportunities happen every day, all year, independent of time, space or location. Here’s how you can make them happen for you.

Sounding Board: Networking is Knowing How to Map Your Connections — Mike Dias explains why networking isn’t just something you do when you’re looking for a job; it enables you to do your job.

Sounding Board: Networking in Three Dimensions — For networking to be effective, you need a simple way to document, store, and access contact information, your notes and records of correspondence—a CRM.

Sounding Board: Community Is Why We Network — Audio industry veteran Mike Dias closes out his ‘pro-audio career networking’ column with some final thoughts and thank-yous.

Mike Dias writes and speaks about What Entertainers Can Teach Executives and Why Nobody Likes Networking. He is the executive director for the In-Ear Monitor International Trade Organization and the vice president of sales for Earthworks Audio. He loves to trade stories, to talk shop, and to hear about your networking successes and failures! [email protected].

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Opera Takes a Field Trip with Lectrosonics

Posted on by ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff
(l-r) Brad Galvin (SCS Engineer), Nikolas Wenzel (Valhalla Media), Christopher Willis (Mix Engineer)
(l-r) Brad Galvin (SCS Engineer), Nikolas Wenzel (Valhalla Media), Christopher Willis (Mix Engineer)

Chicago, IL (June 21, 2021)—Lectrosonics’ D Squared line was in the mix when Chicago Opera Theater live-streamed La Hija de Rappaccini, a contemporary opera based on a Nathaniel Hawthorne story composed by Daniel Catán, this past April.

Chicago Opera Theater’s audio and video production partner Valhalla Media teamed with location audio experts Second City Sound on A/V support for the performance, which streamed from the Field Museum of Natural History, in keeping with the botanical theme. Lectrosonics DBSMD transmitter-recorders fitted to the cast members were picked up by a pair of DSQD four-channel receivers. DCHT portable digital stereo transmitters joined an M2T for monitoring by the conductor and mission-critical crew via M2R receivers.

“Midway through the pre-production process, we found out that the opera would be live at the Field Museum,” says Nikolas Wenzel of Valhalla Media. “This presented all sorts of logistical challenges for coverage. My first thought was that for reinforcement of the vocalists, we were going to need something stable, reliable, and easy to use between different levels of the museum. One of the performance levels was on the floor of the great hall and another was tucked off up to the side.”

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“One thing viewers of the stream didn’t see was that the Field Museum was active and open to the public during the show run,” adds Gerry Formicola of Second City Sound. “This meant that everything had to be set up each day, then struck and stored. The fact that the Lectro system was so quick and easy to get up and running made a huge difference here.”

“I was the guy who had to deal with all of that,” comments audio director Brad Galvin. “Twenty, maybe 25 minutes and we were good to go every time.”

The wideband range of the D Squared hardware was even more key to ensuring the cast’s singing was captured without a hitch. “Chicago may not be the worst place in the country in terms of RF density, but it’s certainly not the best. So, the name of the game is bandwidth because you tend to spread channels all over the spectrum,” says Galvin, who first encountered Lectrosonics while working with Formicola on the Oprah Winfrey show. “I did all the control from the Wireless Designer software, which I’d never used before. I was amazed at how easy it was to use.”

Lectrosonics • www.lectrosonics.com

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Brooklyn Bowl Nashville is Ready to Roll

Posted on by Clive Young
A d&b audiotechnik Vi line array system brings concert performances to multiple floors—and 19 lanes of bowling—at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville.
A d&b audiotechnik Vi line array system brings concert performances to multiple floors—and 19 lanes of bowling—at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville. Rick Smith

Nashville, TN (June 18, 2021)—They say that bad things happen in threes, but for the team behind Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, two was more than enough.

“Our grand opening was scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2020,” recalls Carl Gatti, head of production for the venue. “After the first day of orientation on March 1, we had a horrible tornado come through North Nashville. Structures across the street and behind us were totaled, but our only damage was a broken window, some smashed patio furniture and a knocked-over HVAC on the roof. We encouraged staff to volunteer in the neighborhood for the cleanup, and pushed orientation to the following week—we still had the VIP grand opening party set for Friday night. Thursday, as we were finishing the video install and running some lines for lighting world, we got the call to send staff home because of the coronavirus. We got the double whammy.”

A full 16 months later, Brooklyn Bowl Nashville will hold its long-awaited grand opening June 25 and 26 with a pair of Old Crow Medicine Show concerts, finally seeing the 1,200-capacity venue throw open its doors to the public. Coming 12 years after the original Brooklyn Bowl opened in New York City, the new LEED-certified venue serves up live music, 19 lanes of bowling and a patio overlooking third base of First Horizon Park, the next-door home of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds baseball team.

Tour pros who pull up to the venue can expect to use an audio system outfitted with Avid VENUE S6L-24C consoles at FOH and monitor world, while the crowd is covered via a sizable d&b audiotechnik rig based around Vi8 and Vi12 speakers, Vi SUB and B22 subwoofers, and various Y10p fill speakers; monitoring includes a passel of M4 wedges, V-GSubs and V8 sidefills. Available miking includes usual suspects from Shure, Sennheiser and Audio-Technica, and a variety of Radial DIs are on-hand as well.

There’s also plenty of streaming gear in-house, all of which has been put to good use. “It ended up being our saving grace to get us through this pandemic,” says Gatti. Over the last year, the venue hosted major livestreams by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Larkin Poe, Maren Morris, Margo Price and Billy Strings among others, and also became a movie studio for a day when Dierks Bentley filmed the video for his hit “Gone” there, using the stage for performance footage while commandeering the kitchen, bar and other areas to film send-ups of classic movies and sitcoms.

The livestreams will continue, but the venue’s looking forward to hosting live audiences—and bowling, which continues during shows. “The pins are on strings so they’re significantly quieter and dampened; you don’t hear pins crashing or being reset while the show is happening,” says Gatti. “Headliners go on around 9:30, play 90 minutes, maybe a two-hour set, and then while people are partying until we close at 2, we do what we call the Disco Load-Out.”

Brooklyn Bowl Nashville • www.brooklynbowl.com/nashville

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