There are a few names that loom large among old school audio engineers. Long before commodity, off the shelf gear and systems, there were folks who applied basic principals; science, math, engineering, and a fair dose of gut instinct. Don wasn’t just one of them, he was their teacher. Eternal rest grant unto him, O […]
Nefarious and despicable…
I’m too busy (and maybe lazy) to keep this site as up to date as I’d like. But, there’s another reason as well. There is a constant barrage of attacks on the site (along with other wordpress sites imagine). So much so that at one point my site was overwhelmed with malicious code and was […]
A little bit of WNY Audio History
Some familiar names and places in this one: How We Got Loud – Silverfish Audio
Nashvegas
Remember when the man sang “….it’s kinda like Nashville, with a tan”? I’ve had a few chances to move to Nashville. It never seemed like a good fit to me. Couldn’t walk down the street without stepping on an out of work sound guy or out of work musician. I’ve got a whole bunch of […]
Hoarding & The SMEM
Here’s what happens when you horde long enough, someone someone comes along and makes a museum out of your stuff! The Swiss Museum of Electronic Music See a video tour here. The synth stuff is all interesting. What you barely see in the video is all the vintage organs, and a lot of vintage audio […]
Thoughts on streaming and net distribution…
In my own work, in booth live event production, and general purpose audio engineering/recording I am increasingly required to provide either a live feed for streaming, or a recorded file for later upload to stream on demand. Sometimes this is an audio only stream, often part of a video stream. Unfortunately the people providing the […]
100 years…
may seem like a long time to some. But, it’s really just a drop in the ocean of history. Yet that’s just how long this business we’re in has existed. 100 years since the very first use of electrical sound reinforcement gave us the name “Magnavox”. 100 YEARS & COUNTING
Pomplamoose, making a living by the numbers
Pomplamoose Tour Profit & Loss
From filmstrips to the future…
This was originally a filmstrip, probably shown in middle schools. Those familiar “beeps”, indicating when to advance the projector, have been removed. The kid who got to run the projector in class, undoubtedly wanted to be the guy in the filmstrip. Ask me how I know.
Update
Well, I’m long over due for an update here at FrugalAudio.com. Rest assured, I’ve been busy working and remain eager to accept the challenge of working on your event! The past year has included dozens of shows at my local venue gig. Including shows with Joan Osborne (always fantastic), Huey Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Josh Turner, […]