Performance

Carvin Audio Commemorating 80-Year Anniversary
Performance · 5 min

Carvin Audio Commemorating 80-Year Anniversary

Carvin Audio is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2026. The company was founded in 1946 by Lowell Kiesel and spent eight decades designing and building gear for players and sound professionals.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
Four New Account Managers Join The Music People
Performance · 5 min

Four New Account Managers Join The Music People

The Music People (TMP), a division of JAM Industries, has added four account managers to its sales organization.

Marcus Vance · Nov 11, 2026
OWC Updates ThunderBay 4 Storage System With Thunderbolt 5
Performance · 6 min

OWC Updates ThunderBay 4 Storage System With Thunderbolt 5

Other World Computing (OWC) has refreshed its ThunderBay 4, a four-bay RAID storage unit.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
PA System Basics: What Every Band Member Should Know
Performance · 7 min

PA System Basics: What Every Band Member Should Know

Learn how your signal travels from instrument to speakers so you can request the right monitor mix, catch problems before soundcheck stalls, and speak the engineer's language.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
Pliant Technologies Begins U.S. Shipping Of CrewCom Flex
Performance · 5 min

Pliant Technologies Begins U.S. Shipping Of CrewCom Flex

Pliant Technologies has started shipping its CrewCom Flex intercom line to customers in the United States.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
RCF Strengthens Global Brand Protection With Further Legal Outcomes
Performance · 5 min

RCF Strengthens Global Brand Protection With Further Legal Outcomes

Loudspeaker maker RCF has announced a new set of favorable legal outcomes in China.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
RF Venue Presenting Live Online Session This Month: Why Circular Polarization Matters For IEMs
Performance · 5 min

RF Venue Presenting Live Online Session This Month: Why Circular Polarization Matters For IEMs

RF Venue has announced a free online webinar on Thursday, November 19, starting at 12:30 pm U.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
Singer-Songwriter Richie Owens Takes Appalachian Music To UK Pubs With HK Audio
Performance · 5 min

Singer-Songwriter Richie Owens Takes Appalachian Music To UK Pubs With HK Audio

Richie Owens, a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, recently took his blend of country, rock and punk across the UK for eight shows.

Marcus Vance · Nov 11, 2026
How to Run a Soundcheck for Your Band
Performance · 7 min

How to Run a Soundcheck for Your Band

Learn how to prep an input list and stage plot, run an efficient line check, and set stage monitor levels so your band sounds clear from the first song.

Sophia Patel · Nov 11, 2026
TiMax Shapes Sound Design For “Grease” At Thunerseespiele In Switzerland
Performance · 5 min

TiMax Shapes Sound Design For “Grease” At Thunerseespiele In Switzerland

What the production did The 2026 staging of Grease at Thunerseespiele, a lakeside festival in Switzerland, played to a 3,000-seat outdoor venue.

Ethan Miller · Nov 11, 2026
Choosing a PA for Small Venues: What You Actually Need
Performance · 7 min

Choosing a PA for Small Venues: What You Actually Need

Find out what venues already provide before buying gear, and learn the right questions to ask when booking a gig.

Ethan Miller · Nov 9, 2026
Live Sound Troubleshooting: What to Check When Something Goes Wrong
Performance · 7 min

Live Sound Troubleshooting: What to Check When Something Goes Wrong

Learn the power-down rule, local vs. global signal tracing, and step-by-step fixes to solve common live sound problems without damaging gear or killing the show.

Ethan Miller · Nov 9, 2026
Stage Monitors and In-Ear Monitors: How to Actually Hear Yourself on Stage
Performance · 7 min

Stage Monitors and In-Ear Monitors: How to Actually Hear Yourself on Stage

Learn why you can't hear yourself on stage and how monitors and aux sends let each performer dial in a custom mix of the band.

Ethan Miller · Nov 9, 2026