Beverly Hills, CA (January 6, 2014)-The Wallis Annenberg Center, Beverly Hills' first performing arts center, recently opened its doors with an invitation-only gala featuring a concert by Natalie Cole. Since then, its main space—the 500-seat Bram Goldsmith Theater—has been steadily busy, making use of an audio system designed and installed by Electrosonic of Burbank, CA.
by Clive Young When you think of Austin, one of the first things that come to mind is the city's legendary music scene. With more funky venues and equally funky musicians than you can shake a stick at, the city is rightfully proud of its eclectic musical vibe. While it may be the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, however, Austin's not as well-known for its recording studios—which is why the recent revival of Arlyn Studios is a little surprising.
"Detroit was good. If you have a rack with all the drive processors for the sound system, maybe don't put them on a UPS because statistically, it's more likely to fail than the power company—and it did. We had 15-20 seconds left of the show and then all of a sudden, all the processors were offline and the PA was muted. And that's when Nate [Ruess, lead singer] decided to give the aerial test to a gold-plated Shure 58 wireless. Got thrown up about 25 feet and landed right down on its side; passed with flying colors though." —Gordon Reddy, FOH engineer for the band Fun. From the latest issue of Pro Sound News; want to read more? Click here to subscribe to our free online edition!