New Wave staple Culture Club is reuniting for a series of shows throughout the U.S. this month, to be followed by a multi-arena tour in the United Kingdom. At the FOH position is the band's longtime engineer, Jimmy Sarikas, who recently purchased a Soundcraft Vi3000 console from Harman.
By Clive Young Legendary recording engineer Bruce Swedien might be best known for his work with Michael Jacksonhe recorded all of the late singer's prime solo work, including the best-selling album of all-time, Thrillerbut to stop there would sell him short. Having recorded literally dozens of other household names, won five Grammy wins and received 13 nominations, the man has a heck of a lot of knowledge, and that in turn led him to write three books to dateincluding his latest book/DVD set, The Bruce Swedien Recording Method, which we chatted about in this interview during the recent AES Convention.
"They said, 'We don't have anybody that can put this [analog] gear together for you.' I said, 'I've got a couple of hours.' I put it together, went out and did a show, then sat back and said, 'Why haven't I been doing this the whole time?'" James "Pugsley" McDermott, FOH engineer for Dierks Bentley, on reverting back to an analog FOH position. From the latest issue of Pro Sound News - Click here to read the full article!