NFL Stadium Gets Audio Upgrade The Bank America Stadium, home to the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise, recently underwent a complete sound reinforcement system overhaul featuring EAW loudspeakers. The original point source, end zone system was installed when the stadium opened in 1996 and upgraded to more powerful loudspeakers in 2007. The stadium owners brought in a team from Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams, Inc.’s (WJHW) Denver office to design a new, distributed system that would better cover all of the seats in the stadium and provide the high quality audio. Mark Graham, audio consultant for WJHW, worked closely with Cliff Miller, owner of SE Systems and head of audio for the stadium, to create a design that would fit the stadium’s current and future needs.
Randy LeRoy Celebrates 25 Years As Mastering Engineer Randy LeRoy is the mastering engineer behind hundreds of hit records. He credits heralded mastering engineer Glenn Meadows for giving him the opportunity to get started at Masterfonics during the mid-‘80s. In 1991 LeRoy launched Final Stage Mastering, which spent almost two decades as a leader in the Nashville mastering community. In 2010 Airshow Mastering asked LeRoy to join them as a Senior Mastering engineer in Takoma Park, MD, a suburb of DC. LeRoy is pleased with the niche of the recording industry he has been able to serve so well and finds being in the DC area with Airshow a great move, although he does miss Nashville’s creative energy and is grateful to still get business from the area. See http://airshowmastering.com.
Producers Guild Pressures Industry To Give Credit Where It’s Due To highlight the lack of production/engineering credit since the dawn of digital music, the Music Producers Guild has enlisted the help of producers such as Trevor Horn, Tony Visconti, Nigel Godrich and Spike Stent to make the case for credit information. In an enlightening video filmed earlier this year at the MPG Awards in London, these well-respected recording professionals spell out just how important accurate credit information is to the future of the music industry. See http://youtu.be/fR8Q4TbAQ-c. Pictured (l-r): Tony Visconti and Jarmo Masko of Genelec.
Orange County Studio Plays Host To Of Mice And Men Hybrid Studios, a fully integrated audio and visual recording studio in Orange County, has been keeping busy this winter. Currently housing the SSL4064G+ analog mixer, the studio recently played home to Of Mice and Men for their upcoming release. Pictured is studio producer David Bendeth in front of the SSL. Get more details at http://hybridstudiosca.com.
Producer Playback “Listen to the artist. Be prepared to have your ideas challenged. I often say to an artist “Give the idea a few days. Let it settle.” And give yourself the same freedom.” – Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paul McCartney). Interviewed November ‘14
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