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  • En Vogue and Expose’

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    I’m not going to write much tonight. We worked with the groups En Vogue and Expose’ today. Both groups were easy to work with. The bands were all great players and nice people so our day went well, other than some rented microphones not showing up until after the sound checks were done. The day…

  • Joss Stone and Nik West

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    Tonight’s show is with Joss Stone, the opening band is a bass player Named Nik West and her band.  Nik West turned out to be an unbelievable bass player and has a great band. Super funky with driving beats. The rest of the band was also incredible. David Collum II, the drummer rocked hard! And…

  • Latin Rock 24

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    Saturday May, 4 We’re working tonight on what is billed as the Latin Rock & R&B Show. Three Latino rock bands on stage together. In the order they played, the bands are: Thee Midniters Cannibal and the Headhunters  Malo Tonight’s show is hosted by “Shotgun Tom” Kelly of Sirius XM Satalite Radio. “Shotgun” Tom Kelly…

  • Avery Sunshine / Yamaha CKO

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    We’re working on a corporate meeting for Yamaha this week. We have done this show for quite a few years. We started on Monday by loading in some gear and hanging soft goods. I was working on the carps crew for the day. On Tuesday we loaded in video equipment. I am working mostly as…

  • Men Without Hats and A Flock of Seagulls

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    I wasn’t going to blog today, I’m tired. (I did get lazy and left this overnight) But as it turns out, I really enjoyed spending the work day with a new and interesting group of people. We are working with two bands today,  A Flock of Seagulls started as an English new wave band formed…

  • Drum Tao

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    Today’s show is with Drum Tao. If you don’t know what Taiko drums are, they’re  a type of Japanese drum which tend to range up into the size I would call enormous. There will be other instruments on stage too such as the Koto, a large zither (think steel guitar for country music fans, or…

  • Chubby Checker 

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    I’m working with Chubby Checker tonight and to be honest I forgot just how good his band sounds. Jim (keys), Avery (guitar), Harry (drums), Joseph (bass), and Branden (sax). The sound of that Hammond organ is classic. They are unbelievably exciting! That old rock and roll sound. Then there’s Chubby delivering the lead vocals with…

  • Pablo Cruise and Jim Messina

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    Today we’re working on Pablo Cruise and Jim Messina. Both bands are traveling together but are using separate sound monitor desks.  Pablo is using our FOH desk and our monitor board but Messina are using their own monitor desk. Complicating things they share the drum kit, but other inputs will be changing in the sub…