Since he was a teenager in Long Island, Steve Lieberman has been drawn to working at nightclubs and bars where people gather to hear music and have a good time. As the years progressed, Steve discovered he had a natural aptitude for lighting and stage
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Two-time Latin GRAMMY® Award-winner and 13-time nominee, Ronaldo Lourenço is a one of Brazil’s most distinguished front of house and recording engineers. With a studio career spanning 36 years, Ronaldo has worked on more than 450 albums and been honored twice with a Best Recording
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Welcome to the HARMAN Ambassador Spotlight series in which we introduce some of the talented artists who are part of the HARMAN Professional Solutions family. In today’s edition, we’re highlighting award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Elle Varner. Charming and charismatic, with an unforgettable voice and knack for melody,
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As the Director of Bands at Harrison High School in Harrison, Ohio, Brian Egan’s primary responsibilities were to expand student participation in the program and increase the musicians’ proficiency. As part of that goal, he was always on the lookout for opportunities to modernize the
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Mention the warmth of well-recorded sound, the development of technology that enhances the creative experience or the magic of vocal harmonies and Peter Chaikin’s eyes literally light up. They are ideas that have inspired him since he was a teenager. In 2001, Peter joined HARMAN
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To brighten up a Miners’ Day celebration in Russia’s northern Murmansk region, design, installation and sales company MuzTrade was hired to develop and implement a lighting design and provide full technical support for the event. The day also marked the launch of Main Shaft No.
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For decades, the hippest and most happening spot on the Sunset Strip has been a small, boat-shaped bar and performance space upstairs from the Rainbow Bar & Grill, aptly named Over the Rainbow. When I was a kid growing up in Hollywood, the Rainbow was
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(Dreamfields, The Netherlands) Every summer, music festivals and mega tours attract massive crowds. From EDM to country to hip-hop, sunshine and warm weather have become synonymous with sharing great shows with thousands of fellow fans. All summer long, HARMAN Profession Solutions was in on the act,
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Welcome to the latest installment of our Women in Audio series, in which we highlight some of the extraordinary women in the audio industry. Today, I‘m pleased to introduce Jeri Palumbo, a broadcast engineer, audio mixer and RF (radio frequency) tech who, for the past
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Jay Reynolds has been infatuated with drums since he was two years old. It’s a lifelong passion that led him from his family’s home in Atlanta to living in Los Angeles. These days, Jay works with some of the most popular musicians around while studying
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(Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience”) Since leaving Leeds for London in the late 90s, Nick Whitehouse has been on a remarkable journey of being in the right place at the right time. His first long-term client, Coldplay, paved the way for ongoing work with Justin
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At the heart of master-showman Pitbull’s concert is an exhilarating multilayered mix driven by award-winning front of house and recording engineer, Wil Madera. In the 10 years since Wil began working with “Mr. Worldwide,” the tours and rapid succession of hit songs have resulted in
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Welcome to our new HARMAN Ambassador Spotlight blog series. In the coming months, we’ll highlight some of the exceptional artists who share the HARMAN Professional Solutions commitment to great sound and music. We’re honored to have them as part of our family! While some of
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Although he is still quite young, Webster Tileston already has a wealth of experience under his belt. For more than 10 years, he has worked as both a studio and live audio engineer. Webster has long been fascinated by methods of sound manipulation and the
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Welcome to part two of my conversation with Al Crawford. In the first installment, I spoke with Al about his remarkable career trajectory and the lighting legacy that has illuminated the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for the last 60 years. Today, we’re delving into
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Welcome to Tech Talks, where we delve into issues pertaining to audio, video and lighting (AVL) technology with industry thought leaders. In today’s edition, we’re speaking with Paul Krizan, Corporate Solutions Manager at HARMAN Professional Solutions, about broadcasting live video presentations within an organization. Before
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(Photography: David Glaubke) Welcome to the latest installment of our Women in Audio series, in which we share the stories of talented women across the industry. I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Katy Templeman-Holmes, who serves as the Director of Solutions and Marketing
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While attending high school, Al Crawford had a life-changing experience at a performance of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Al was captivated by the production and knew immediately that he had to find a way to someday to work with the New York-based
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This summer commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” a record regarded by many as the most influential rock album of all time. Generations of fans and music critics have celebrated the album’s disparate musical influences and lyrical content
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(Photography: Joan Marcus) In 2016, the wildly successful musical “Hamilton” became the most-nominated production in Tony Award history, with 16 nominations and 11 wins, including “Best Lighting Design of a Musical.” Six months after first opening the show at The Public Theater, the lighting team
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Samir Kripalani is one of India’s leading audio professionals and, in 2014, was honored with the coveted Palm Award for Best Audio Engineer in the country. In addition to a busy schedule of gigs as a system, front of house and monitor engineer with some
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One of my favorite features of the Insights blog is our Innovator Spotlight, which invites readers to meet some of the incredible innovators who develop new products at HARMAN Professional Solutions. As Product Manager for Stage Lighting, Markus Klüsener embodies a bold passion for the
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SuperVia Trens Urbanos is a major Brazilian railway company based in Rio de Janeiro. Founded in 1998, SuperVia’s railroad network encompasses 102 stations on eight lines in 12 cities and serves more than 160 million passengers each year. When SuperVia embarked on a renovation of
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The Hotel William Gray is a beautiful new boutique hotel in the heart of Old Montreal. The eight-story building consists of a recently constructed glass tower integrated with two historic buildings that date back to the 18th century. The hotel features 127 guest rooms and 10,000 square
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Welcome to the latest edition of Women in Audio, a series in which we present some of the exceptional women from across the audio industry. Today, I would like to introduce Michelle Grabel-Komar, a passionate member of the audio community and Vice President of Sales
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Wonders Bar & Grill, a newly opened pub, restaurant, sports bar and live music venue in downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, wanted to create a user-friendly system that would enable them to play a wide range of audio sources and manage volume levels in different areas
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(Left-right: Ken Floyd, Gabe Damast and Zedd) From playing drums in a hardcore band and working as a front of house engineer to being a guitar tech, special effects director, tour manager and lighting programmer, Ken Floyd has held almost every conceivable touring role. During
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Welcome to the latest edition of our Innovator Spotlight series. Today, I would like to introduce Matthias Hinrichs, Global Product Manager for Visual Control Systems at HARMAN Professional Solutions. Matthias lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and leads the development of lighting control systems that facilitate the
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The Australia Technology Park (ATP) is an expansive technology and event complex housed in one of Sydney’s oldest historic landmarks, the Locomotive Workshops. From the late 1800s through the late 1900s, the Locomotive Workshops served as a world-class industrial center for railways. Since the inception
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The official start of summer is still a month away, but in our book, this is the weekend to break out the flip-flops, pitchers of ice-cold lemonade and fire up the barbecue. Capture the good-time mood with this playlist of classic summer tunes. Happy Memorial
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Welcome to Women in Audio, a new series for the HARMAN Professional Solutions Insights blog, in which we will highlight some of the exceptional women in the professional audio industry. According to Women’s Audio Mission, women constitute only five percent of those creating the “sounds
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Belmont University in Nashville has made U.S. News and World Report’s “Most Innovative Schools” list for each of the last nine years and, certainly, one of its most innovative features is the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. In mid-August 2015, the college
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With a career spanning 30 years of lighting for theater, rock ‘n’ roll shows, television, film and almost any other medium you can imagine, Mike Baldassari possesses an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the diversity of his work. A Tony Awards® – and Emmy Award – nominated lighting
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(Macklemore performs at “Welcome!”) When GRAMMY® Award-winning DJ, musician and producer Zedd hosted “Welcome!,” a concert benefitting the ACLU last month, he wanted to ensure that the production was topnotch and the artist lineup would appeal to the widest possible audience. He recruited fellow DJ,
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Music clubs often feature numerous performers at each night’s show, making it necessary for multiple audio engineers to share a PA system. Ideally, the transitions are seamless, and artists make their way through the schedule in an orderly fashion. But, at times, poorly orchestrated changeovers
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A New Zealander who has lived most of his professional life in Asia, Rodney Houston is an enthusiastic team player with a tremendous passion for where his career has led him. As Senior Director of Sales, Entertainment in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, Rodney is focused
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In today’s Innovator Spotlight, I would like to shine a light on Graham Hammell, an extraordinary engineer and prolific innovator based at the HARMAN Professional Solutions campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. As Director of the Platform Group for application and protocol development, Graham oversees
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Welcome to the latest edition of Tech Talks, where we discuss the latest AVL technology trends with industry experts. Today, we’re speaking with Ted White, Business Developer, Studio Solutions at HARMAN Professional Solutions. During most of his career, Ted has been a recording engineer, producer
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Thomas Dolby is best known as an 80s synthpop star who lit up the airwaves with hits like “She Blinded Me With Science” and “Hyperactive.” But, as it turns out, those early recordings were only the beginning of an expansive career in which Thomas has
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In the past few decades, casinos have transformed dramatically. Cavernous rooms filled with orderly rows of card tables, the soft clatter of chips and the jangle of slot machines gave way to aisles of flashy video slots invoking every element of pop culture. Soon, the
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As the largest congregation in the United States, with an extensive live sound and broadcast schedule, Lakewood Church was overdue for an upgrade to its main mixing console. Located in the former Compaq Center in Houston, Texas, Lakewood’s 16,000-seat Central Campus hosts four English services,
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Welcome to our latest Tech Talk, where we discuss issues concerning audio, visual and lighting (AVL) technology with industry experts. Today, we’re speaking with Noel Larson, Senior Manager, Music Solutions at HARMAN Professional Solutions. In the six years that Noel has been at HARMAN, he
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Achieving crisp, clear speech reproduction in a tunnel is vital for safety, but it can also present a unique audio challenge. Traffic noise and fans create high levels of background noise, while the tunnel’s shape and hard surfaces result in very high reverberation times. These
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Prolight + Sound 2017 is nearly here, and HARMAN Professional Solutions is amped to join audio and lighting customers, colleagues and partners from around the globe at one of the year’s most vibrant tradeshows. Approximately 44,000 people attended last year’s event, and this year’s promises to
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During the last 25 years, Everett Watts has been the voice of HARMAN Professional Solutions for more than 64,000 customers. As a lifelong electronics tinkerer and a Technical Solution Specialist for JBL Professional in Northridge, California, Everett possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the inner-workings of
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(photo credit: CTS) Nashville-based audiovisual production company CTS recently updated the War Memorial Auditorium with a complete sound and lighting solution by HARMAN Professional Solutions, including a JBL VTX Series system and a full array of Martin fixtures. With construction dating back to the 1920s, the
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During his nearly four decades as a lighting professional, Troy Eckerman has had an extraordinary career working with artists including Barbra Streisand, Tim McGraw, Beyonce, Madonna, Metallica, Willie Nelson, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney and others. Besides programming music tours, Troy also designs and operates lighting
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Welcome to Tech Talks, in which we explore a variety technology trends and issues with industry experts. In this edition, we’re speaking with Philipp Schuster, Product Line Manager for Headphones and Output Transducers at HARMAN Professional Solutions. Philipp is from Vienna, Austria, where he studied
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Welcome to the latest edition of Tech Talks. Today, we’re speaking with Dan Ungaretti, a London-based monitor engineer and tour tech with years of on-the-road experience with artists like Peter Gabriel, Jamiroquai and Simple Minds. We were interested in speaking with Dan about the technological advances
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Asked about their career choice, most engineers will describe a deeply rooted fascination with the way things work. There are audio engineers at HARMAN Professional Solutions who recount the passion they felt during college, or even in high school, for the speakers and amplifiers through
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