Live Sound Showcase: Papa Roach; Paul Weller Rolls with Soundcraft Vi6

Today's Top Story - 06.05.15 Live Sound Showcase: Papa Roach By Clive Young They say bands don't sell records in the new Millennium, but since its major label debut in 2000, Papa Roach has sold 20 million albums around the globe. A lot of that is thanks to incessant touring, much as the band is doing for its new album, F.E.A.R., released this past January. Along for the ride on the inevitable world tour are engineers Eddie Mapp at front-of-house and Mike Lowe in monitorland. Read More » Today's News Paul Weller Rolls with Soundcraft Vi6 » SAE New York Covers Reporter » Sábado Gigante Goes Small with DPA » Tanzanian Heritage Through a Prism » Today's Featured Blog Book Review: The Worst Gig by Clive Young Over the years, I've interviewed a lot of live sound engineers for PSN, and occasionally I'll ask them, "What was your best gig ever?" The answer is always disappointing; in fact, usually they can't even think of one. But ask an engineer "What was your worst gig" and the reply gets even more frustrating, because every single one of them has a great story to tell about The Gig From Hell...and they'll only share it "off the record." Music journalist Jon Niccum found he had the same problem whenever he interviewed bands, but luckily he talked many of them into sharing their favorite disasters, and the results are all in The Worst Gig. Read More » Quote of the Week "This is the first time in American history that producers and engineers have been mentioned in law. In some ways, it's a historic stamp of approval by Congress of their critical role in the creation process and how they deserve rights and laws just as songwriters do." — Daryl P. Friedman, chief advocacy and industry relations officer for The Recording Academy. From the latest issue of Pro Sound News - Click here to read the full article!

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