Gary Clark Jr. Tour

Posted by audiosquid on January 20, 2014
Posted in: live sound, tour.

A good friend has convinced me to move to the other side of the snake! This February and some of March I’ll be hitting the road mixing monitors for Gary Clark Jr. supporting Kings of Leon in arenas, with some headlining club shows thrown in here and there. And looks like I’ll be on the Midas XL-8, which sounds great, and luckily I don’t need scenes for this show, as managing them on the Midas consoles can give you a bit of headache when your used to other stuff out there. Should be great though, fantastic sounding desk, and our input list is small enough I can fit it all on the surface with out having anything hidden. Check out the schedule in “Upcoming Shows“.

I’ve also noticed that WordPress.com may now put adds on to my blog and its posts. They do let me use it to create this blog at no cost to me, so I can’t complain, but please know I have not put any adds on this blog, and any adds that do appear are not endorsed by my personally.

R.I.P. – Lux Interior

Posted by audiosquid on February 5, 2009
Posted in: life, live sound. Leave a comment

I worked with the Cramps for about 2/3 of their last album tour, “Fiends of Dope Island” in 2003, had a great time overall, and very sad to hear of Lux’s passing. That guy could twist about a mic stand like it was a piece of taffy. When he put on a show he gave it his all, and a hell of a show it was everytime. Getting his vocals loud enough in the monitors on stage? Absolute nightmare. Take the best gear, set it on warp 10, and your close. Take the not so great gear in many of the clubs we played and good luck. Mixing the Cramps from front of house? Awesome.

I send my deepest sympathies to  Poision Ivy.

The Cramps - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY

The Cramps - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY

Road case of lore.

Posted by audiosquid on December 15, 2008
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Live techs have some pretty crazy road cases, incredible heavy, folding out like a transformer robot to reveal a multitude of stuff, from tools of the trade, supplies, spare parts, mementos of family or touring, and various other “stuff”,  but I think this old one here wins the award for organization and style.

case
See more photos and the original post I found this on here.

Thats the best thing you can find to do with your time here?

Posted by audiosquid on November 19, 2008
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Please, correct me if I am stating incorrect information….

As of 2007
Average deaths of US citizens yearly from Heart Disease – 450,000
US Government allocation of money towards studying heart disease – $3 Billion

Average deaths yearly of US citizens from what the US government defines as a terrorist act – 70
US Department of Homeland Security Budget – $161 Billion

That’s the best thing we can find to do with our time here?