Bela Fleck and Chick Corea

Recently ran monitors for Bela Fleck and Chick Corea at the McCoy Arts Center

words can not describe ... an incredible show...

Bela Fleck : a banjo ??? you can play a banjo like that ?!

Chick Corea : a master, I could not figure out if he were an extension of the piano, or if the piano was an extension of him

Los Lobos

We provided PA and monitors for Los Lobos at the Palace Theater. The Columbus Dispatch review is here....also, I ran monitors for the opening act 'Old School Freight Train' : great band, great sounds...

NYC

Yo-Yo Ma and Friends

Yo-Yo Ma at Dennison University

more here

Spike Lee

Spike Lee received the Wexner Prize

Tech Note : EV PC18-XLR Multi Pattern Podium Mics

during

before

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duck

This was taken from the monitor console.
Every time this camera moved - I ducked...

Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

Q and Octave Bandwidth

• 0.1 = 6 2/3
• 0.2 = 4 3/4
• 0.3 = 3 2/3
• 0.4 = 3
• .67 = 2
• 1.04 = 1 1/3
• 1.4 = 1
• 2.1 = 2/3
• 5.8 = 1/4
• 8.7 = 1/6
• 11.5 = 1/8

So, a 'Q' of 8.7 is 1/6 of an octave....

Gorrila Collins

Michael Mcdonald show

On December 9 2007 we brought in PA and lights for the Michael Mcdonald Christmas Show with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra at the Value City Arena (home of the Buckeye Basketball Team).
Load-in at 8:00 AM, soundcheck at noon, show at 7:00 PM.... and I missed the Patriots stompin' the Steelers, but I did get a game update from Dad...
final score Pats 34 - Pit 13....Oh yeah, the show was great, Michael Mcdonald (and his band) is a great talent...I loved "I Keep Forgetting", "What A Fool Believes"
Tech notes : We had a Yamaha M7CL console for the Symphony inputs, which was connected via AES/EBU to the bands Digidesign Venue console at FOH

Monitors

Recently did monitors for Jazz singer Neena Freelon , and all I can say is ...wow...incredible voice, great band. It was one of those times when it was difficult to concentrate on the job without getting carried away by the music...This 'video' was shot with my digital camera, so not much to see, but you can almost hear a little bit of this great singer....

Ohio Theater

We brought PA and monitors to the Ohio Theater for The Lettermen with The Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Monitor console was the Yamaha M7CL : three in-ear mixes for the singers, 2 wedge mixes for the Symphony, 1 wedge mix for the Conductor...
...some pics here

Muskingum County Fair

An interesting event...we provided 'stacks and racks' (which is PA speakers and amplifiers) for country artist 'Josh Turner'... the interesting part however was the goat judging, the Swine Show Arena, and various other farm type things..

Muskingum County Fair

Wexner Center for the Arts

Where could you go to see a great African guitar player 'Vieux Farka Toure', a Japanese metal band called 'Boris', or an incredible jazzbluescountryrockgospelR&B band 'Over The Rhine' ? At the Wexner Center for the Arts where I did monitors for three shows and was introduced to the art of 'landing a plane'...which is attempting to communicate with artists who do not speak the same language using hand gestures...some pics here

Microphone

Recently mixed a jazz trio and used a Shure KSM27 on the grand piano. A great microphone for studio or live sound applications. It is a large diaphragm cardioid with a 15db pad and a three position bass roll-off..great sounding mic...

Riverwatch- Buckeye Tailgating

Another interesting event....thousands of Buckeye fans....three big screens, bands, drinks, and tons of chicken wings...The Riverwatch Buckeye tailgating party... More pics here

Digital Console 101-the power of Recall

If, in the middle of soundcheck, one were to accidentally recall a scene that had nothing to do with the current scene (that one had not even saved) one would abruptly end said soundcheck.
I'm just sayin'....

Cant we just get along ?

A brief note for venues, promoters, producers - actually for the entire world - for any event that happens before noon : there must be coffee available - I do not care if it is free, I don't even care if it is hot - I just want COFFEE - do not offer me bottled water, soda, or tea....do not ask if I want a cappacino venti latte - I just want COFFEE -
Thank you and have a nice day....


P.S. The one place that actually gets this is the Recording Workshop - thanks Jim

Charlotte

Here, we brought in PA, monitors, and lights to the Charlotte Bobcats Arena for a three day event. It was about 120 degrees outside, but luckily we were in the arena for 14 hours a day and there was a Dunkin Donuts around the corner....
Tech notes : Monitor System was a Yamaha PM5d with 8 wedge mixes, and 10 mixes going to an Aviom system...

Charlotte, NC