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Networking Tips for Musicians and Crew

In the entertainment business, who you know really does matter. Here's how musicians and crew can build genuine connections that lead to work, without feeling like a salesperson.

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Gift Ideas for Musicians and Crew

Shopping for a musician, sound engineer or road crew member? Here are thoughtful gift ideas they'll actually use, from practical road essentials to experiences they'll remember.

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Gifts for the Crew Who Make the Show Happen

Sound engineers, lighting designers, techs and stagehands make every show possible, and rarely get thanked. Here are gift ideas for the people behind the scenes.

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What to Wear to a Gig, a Session and a Music Industry Meeting

The right outfit depends on where you're going. Here's a practical guide to dressing for club gigs, private events, festivals, studio sessions, crew calls and music industry meetings.

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No Show Without the Crew: The People the Audience Never Sees

The audience sees the artist. Behind every show is a team of skilled professionals who make it happen. Here's a look at the crew, and why they deserve more credit.

Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

London’s Royal Albert Hall has continued its commitment to d&b audiotechnik, upgrading its house sound system with a new cardioid solution based around d&b’s KSL, XSL and CCL elements. This latest system, with its extraordinary directivity control, delivers the highest standard of listening experience

TEC Tracks Live Sound Summit

TEC Tracks Live Sound Summit

The NAMM Show 2027 will host the first ever TEC Tracks Live Sound Summit. Taking place on Wednesday January 27, the half-day summit will see highly respected FOH engineers and crew discuss the opportunities and issues facing live sound engineers. This new educational opportunity adds to the long list

EXPO-SCÈNE 2027

EXPO-SCÈNE 2027

EXPO-SCÈNE returns to Montréal on April 7–8, 2027, bringing together the people, technologies and ideas shaping the future of live entertainment. Produced by the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT/ICTS), this annual gathering is Canada’s only trade show dedicated to stage, audiovisual and event technologies, welcoming

Electric Feel Entertainment

Electric Feel Entertainment

The Jade Room Electric Feel Entertainment has opened its new Miami headquarters, a multi-story complex in the heart of Midtown. The facility brings together two world-class music production studios, creative offices, label spaces, dedicated listening environments and artist-focused hospitality across three floors, establishing a fully integrated home

Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere Tour

Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere Tour

This summer, Train hit the road for Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere, a coast-to-coast run marking a quarter century of the Diamond-certified title track. LMG Touring delivered the full production package for the tour, audio included, and that package became the proving ground for

Broadcast AV: Glass-to-Glass

Broadcast AV: Glass-to-Glass

From corporate studios to live events and higher education environments, spaces increasingly rely on workflows that combine both broadcast and pro AV. To help bridge the gap between these converging disciplines, AVIXA is building upon its resources for the community with the new online course “Broadcast AV: Glass-to-Glass.

Hilary Duff’s the lucky me tour

Hilary Duff’s the lucky me tour

An entire generation watched the actress, singer, and songwriter transition from a beloved 2000s teen idol into a grounded, multiplatinum global superstar. Thousands more are now watching and hearing her this year on the lucky me tour. It kicked off June 21 at West Palm Beach, Florida’s iTHINK Financial

Monterey Jazz Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival

The Monterey Jazz Festival, celebrated as the world’s longest continuously running jazz festival, marked its 69th edition at the historic Monterey County Fairgrounds with a comprehensive audio upgrade powered by d&b audiotechnik. Production partner Live Box Digital (LBD) deployed a d&b KSL system on the

St. Jude’s Catholic Church

St. Jude’s Catholic Church

When St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Southern California set out to modernize its aging audio system, the parish leadership knew the upgrade needed to deliver clarity, consistency and long‑term reliability for its 5,000–6,000 parishioners. To achieve this, they turned to DayTech Consulting, led by Owner

Richard Ashcroft Tour

Richard Ashcroft Tour

During the summer, outdoor events make touring even more exciting, with changeable weather and a huge spectrum of venues, from fields in the UK to arenas and stadiums across the world. For Richard Ashcroft’s engineers, this is not a problem thanks to their well-prepared touring package, including DiGiCo

CCBE 2026

The Central Canada Broadcast Engineers (CCBE) marks its 75th anniversary with this year’s conference at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Rd, Etobicoke, on Wednesday October 28 and Thursday October 29. For the second year running, CCBE is teaming up with the Ontario Association of

Dream Live Performing Arts Center

Dream Live Performing Arts Center

Just a football’s throw from the Meadowlands Sports Complex stands American Dream, the second-largest indoor shopping mall in the United States. Beyond its roster of 450 stores and more than 65 dining and drinking locations, the sprawling facility also offers the country’s largest indoor waterpark, North America’

DiGiCo Quantum638 Mixing Console

DiGiCo Quantum638 Mixing Console

DiGiCo announces the launch of its latest addition to the successful Quantum Range, the Quantum638 mixing console, previously codenamed “Tarpon,” with an optional Quantum638T version designed specifically for demanding theatrical productions. Combining the best elements of the SD7 and SD5 with the latest Quantum technology, the new desk gives theatre

Novation reveals FLpad

Novation reveals FLpad

Novation FLpad and FLpad Mini Novation announces its latest collaboration with Image-Line, maker of FL Studio. FLpad, the first 8x8 grid controller made specifically for FL Studio, brings a fast, groovebox-like workflow to the Channel Rack, offering beatmakers new ways to get hands-on with their projects. The

Just released: What Comes After Next?

Just released: What Comes After Next?

Just released: What Comes After Next? Michael F. Nunan's field guide to the future of media, sound and immersive technology is out now in paperback, hardcover and Kindle. If you've ever wondered where your corner of the industry is headed — and what it'll take

Shure IntelliMix™ Bar Pro

Shure IntelliMix™ Bar Pro

Inconsistent audio and video quality remains a barrier to the accurate transcriptions, summaries and insights that inform critical business decisions. Shure recently announced the general availability of the IntelliMix™ Bar Pro, a Certified for Microsoft Teams all-in-one collaboration bar and touch panel for medium and large rooms designed

Audio-Technica ATM25 hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphone

Audio-Technica ATM25 hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphone

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 60 years, announces the re-introduction of a beloved legacy product: the ATM25 hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphone, a popular choice for drummers and those who capture kick drums, among other applications. This classic kick-drum mic, first introduced in 1983,

d&b audiotechnik Introduces vCore

d&b audiotechnik Introduces vCore

d&b audiotechnik introduces vCore, a new standalone Soundscape software processing engine. Available free of charge, vCore offers a new way to access d&b’s immersive Soundscape solution, enabling preproduction without the need for a physical processing engine. Using the d&b Create.Control software together

Immersive and Spatial Audio at AES Show Nashville 2026

Immersive and Spatial Audio at AES Show Nashville 2026

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center AES Show Nashville 2026, taking place October 30 – November 1 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, will feature an extensive lineup of immersive and spatial audio programming, bringing together leading engineers, producers, educators and technology developers alongside some of

White Paraline Compact Line Array

White Paraline Compact Line Array

PSA26W Paraline Compact Line Array Yorkville Sound announces that the PSA28W & PSA26W Paraline Compact Line Array loudspeaker cabinets are now available in white. This provides integrators, venues, houses of worship, and other installation customers with a new option for applications where the loudspeaker system needs to blend seamlessly into