Tonight at Roadie Palooza 8, held this year on the opening night of Tour Link Conference in Scottsdale AZ, Kevin “Dugie” Dugan was inducted into the Roadie For Life Hall of Fame. Dugie is the 4th annual inductee into this prestigious group joining Ben “Lovey” Dorcy III, “Pyro Pete” Cappadocia, and Chuck Randall. Dugie was first honored as Roadie.net “Roadie of the Month” in May of 2008. Here was the original article writted by Brenda “Chiefbear” Long back then. Please help us celebrate Dugie’s award as he prepares to head to Afganistan for a USO tour in a few days. read more
As the Aux Send Turns By Brad Baisley A professional audio blog Jan 16 2012 ProSoundWeb.com / Live Sound International article on ReAmping in the live audio setting. I have done my fair share of gigs where I had audio AND backline duties. Even if you are just an audio guy sometimes you have to get involved in backline. Wireless gear is one of those places. On tours with a lot of wireless gear, it all has to be coordinated together to form a cohesive system. Interference is almost guaranteed if the systems are not properly coordinated. I’llread more
Kenny’s Guitar Tech Tips and Tricks #13 OK, this next bit of advice might seem an obvious one, but you’d be surprised at how many techs struggle with this one. I’ve talked about cleaning contacts and fretboards, but today I’m talking about the simple act of cleaning and polishing the instruments, amps, straps and everything else! It’s our job to make sure everything stays in working order and is presentable, and the best way to do that is to wipe things down every day. If your like me, and tech more instruments than just guitars, like keys and drums, youread more
This was posted by FOH Online. Procolor Trailer Loaded with L-Acoustics K1 and V-DOSC Gear Stolen Written by Frank Hammel Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:25 View Comments MEXICO CITY — L-Acoustics recently reported the theft of an entire 53-foot semi truck and trailer owned by Guadalajara-based Procolor in the early morning hours on Dec. 8, after the load-out following a Britney Spears concert in Mexico City. The missing trailer contained 24 L-Acoustics K1 and 18 V-DOSC line source elements, 12 K1-SB low-frequency extension enclosures and 48 SB-218 subwoofers, among other items. Any knowledge as to the existence and/or whereabouts ofread more
ROADIE ROLL CALL 2011 John Paul “Pope” Allison Craig Allnut Steve Andrews Robert “Jock” Bain Ricky Bain Ray Bailey Peter Brannies Pete Brewis Gary Biewenga Brandon Bradford Nathan Byrd Joesph “Red Dog” Campbell Greg Clarke Clarence “Big Man” Clemons Michael Cotham Rick “(Crabber) “Crabtree Davey Crockett Bob Daniels Joel “Taz” Di Gregoiro Big Dodge Nigel Emery Harry Eaton Andrew (Andy Fig Jr.) Figueroa Jr. Edward “Chip” Foody Tommy Grace Gilda Guy Gillen Kelly Guttenfelder Tony Haslam Don Hartwig Tal Herzberg Elliot Hill Dave Hawker Michael “Stimpy” Humble George Iocca Tracy Irwin Bruce Jackson David Kirkwood Bart Langlois Dave Lehman Robread more
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