Crank It Up by Clive Young

Crank It Up by Clive Young

The live concert business is exploding; hundreds of acts are hitting the road every year and whatever style music they play they need to sound great. How can you be at the controls for these show? Learn from this book! Meet 72 of the world's finest front-of-house and monitor engineers and listen as they reveal what gear they use and how how they make top acts always sound amazing and what it takes to survive the climb to the big time. Get the inside scoop straight from concert engineers on the road with stars such as Aerosmith KISS Billy Joel Paul McCartney the Rolling Stones Bruce Springsteen U2 the Dixie Chicks Blondie Madonna Norah Jones Elton John the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others!

Clive Young is an author and lecturer covering the crossroads between high technology and popular culture. He has been interviewed by the London Times, Los Angeles Times and other outlets as an expert on the subject, and ran Mos Eisley Multiplex, the first website devoted to fan films, from 1998-2000; during that time, USA Today named it a Hot Site of the Day. He will appear in the upcoming documentary, Star Wars Fans, discussing the cultural consequences of fan productions, and has lectured on the topic at universities, libraries and conventions. As the author of Crank It Up [Backbeat Books, 2004], Young profiled 72 of the world's top rock concert roadies about their work. The book received strong reviews from mainstream magazines like Billboard and Hit Parader, as well as specialist press. Young covers the music industry as both the senior and web editors of Pro Sound News, and has also written for MTV, VH1, American Songwriter, Music Business International, Wine Enthusiast and numerous other outlets. More information on Young can be found at his website, www.cliveyoung.com.

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ISBN 13	9780879307783
ISBN 10	0879307781
Title	Crank It Up
Author	Clive Young
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hal Leonard Corporation
Year published	2004-04-01
Number of pages	202
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.