By Paula Parisi on February 16, 2017
Clair Global, concert, education, equipment, Performance, Randy Lane, staging, Touring, training
Technology
For nerds who love rock music, there are few careers as promising as engineering for a production sound firm. Clair Global is the largest, operating from headquarters in Lititz, PA, the company serves the needs of the live touring concert industry, festival and rehearsal clients, and broadcast and corporate projects. The company does everything from piano […]
By Paula Parisi on November 12, 2016
AGI, APA, Billboard, Bruce Solar, CAA, Ken Fermaglich, Live, Marsha Vlasic, Marty Diamond, Paradigm, Performance, Rick Roskin, Rob Beckham, Shirley Halperin, Touring, UTA, William Morris Endeavor
Agency, Business, News
Concert touring has in many ways become the lifeblood of the popular music industry, as artists seek to recalibrate earnings after the disruption of streaming. So it was no surprise that the executives onstage at the Billboard Touring Conference were able to fill the venue for “Contemporary Touring Strategies: The Agents’ Perspective,” Nov. 9 at the […]
By Staff Report on August 14, 2015
Live, Performance, Q&A, Shota Nakama, Video Game Orchestra, videogames
Q&A
Shota Nakama is a producer, guitarist, composer, and arranger, best known as founder of the Video Game Orchestra. Born and raised in Okinawa, Japan, Shota’s passion for music grew when he discovered the work of Beethoven, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. After playing with some local ’70s and ’80s rock cover bands as a guitarist, he began […]