Ardent’s John Fry, Memphis Icon, Passes; Faith No More Enters The Matrix

Today's Top Story - 12.19.14 Ardent's John Fry, Memphis Icon, Passes By Kelleigh Welch, Frank Wells and David Goggin The Memphis music community and the recording industry at large was rocked when, just six days after the passing of Ardent co-owner John Hampton, Ardent Studios and label founder John Fry suffered a cardiac arrest and died at age 69. Fry was inducted just last month into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, alongside the band Big Star, which he mentored and produced. While he was a pioneering engineer and producer and a successful businessman, the word "mentor" was the most oft descriptor of Fry. He readily shared his knowledge and experience, and generously aided countless engineers and artists in reaching their full potential. Read More » Today's News Faith No More Enters The Matrix » Lectrosonics Gets Busy in Dubai » Waves Intros Pumper Plug-In » Metric Halo Adds VST Plug-ins » Today's Featured Blog Blog: Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me by Clive Young In honor of Ardent's John Fry, today we're re-running our blog review of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, a 2013 documentary that Fry executive produced, profiling the legendary "lost" pop group of the 1970s whose story was always tightly intertwined with that of Memphis, TN's Ardent Studios. Read More » Quote of the Week "We have a saying: Loud is beautiful only if it's clean. That's the idea—we need to achieve a strong low end so we can get a really clean show. It makes the show more enjoyable for the audience, and makes it seem like they are closer to the artist. If you go to a concert that sounds bad, it always makes the artist seem like he's in the distance. If it sounds good, the artist seems like he's right in front of you. It all depends on the efficiency of the system that you use."—Horace Ward, FOH Engineer, Usher. From the latest issue of Pro Sound News - Click here to read the full article!

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