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02.28.2014| By Nelson Arreguin| Comment(s)

Juno Award Nominees Highlight – Rock Album of the Year

Hello again, friends! In my post last week, I introduced you to the Juno Award Nominees for Pop Album of the Year. This week, we are going to take a look the nominees for Rock Album of the Year. Again, these are all great albums, and I can’t wait to see which one will be honored on March 30th when the Juno Awards take place. Below are the albums via Spotify so you can hear each album and choose a favorite for yourself. At the bottom of this post, you can see who my favorite …

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Mic Check

02.28.2014| By Ryan Smith| Comment(s)

Skillet – Revisited

Back in December, I posted about my trip down to Memphis with my son to see Skillet and Shinedown. I posted the Shinedown interview then, now I have the Skillet /John Cooper interview for you. At the current time, they are out on the road with another Shure Artist, TobyMac. I just might be taking another road trip to Memphis as their show is on May 10th at Mud Island Amphitheater. This time though, I may be bringing the whole family as it’s Mother’s Day weekend. You can check their tour schedule and go on your own …

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Shure Notes

02.26.2014| By Shure Notes| Comment(s)

KSM9: A good bet for a Las Vegas House of Worship

When most of us think of chapels in Las Vegas, the images that come to mind are of the drive-through wedding variety with an Elvis impersonator officiating. But here’s the real secret that Sin City isn’t even trying to keep on the down low: it’s full of churches, and according to msncbc contributor Chris Rodell “…lots of them. Mosques, temples and synagogues too – representing vibrant faiths from all over creation.” The fact is, there are over 500 churches (compared to its 35 wedding chapels) for the city’s nearly 600,000 residents and 37.3 annual visitors, with …

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News

02.11.2014| By Allison Wolcott| Comment(s)

Fantastic Scholastic 10: The Tracking Phase

The ten U.S. and Canadian college teams participating in the tenth annual Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition are done planning. Now, they’re all about tracking…and discovering whether their plans for mic selection, mic positioning, instrumentation, and everything else are panning out as expected. Check out the video diaries of their tracking phase experience for a taste of what they’re up to, and what a challenge it can be to sit in the recording engineer’s chair (in case you forgot!). It’s February, and I’m in Chiberia, so my favorite moments in this batch of videos are the …

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