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Fleetwood Mac, known for their Showco which was later bought since 1975. Along with him is untamed sound, is a name that is out by Clair Brothers whom he is Donovan Friedman, System En- instantly recognizable anywhere in still with today. gineer, also with Clair Brothers. the world. After touring for a num- Kob has been with Fleetwood ber of years with different person- Monitor world has two consoles, Mac since 1978. This is Fried- nel configurations, all the original one for wedges and the other one man’s third tour with Fleetwood members of the band, including for ears. Coyle does the mixing Mac; he began with them in 2009 Christine McVie, are back togeth- for the ears with a DiGiCo SD10 on the Unleashed tour. er to present Fleetwood Mac, On console. He gave high marks to with the Show! Mobile Production the DiGiCo products, particular- With Clair Brothers being a large Monthly was at their show in Nash- ly because he does all of the Pro part of the Fleetwood Mac tour, ville, Tennessee to speak with some Tools recording as well. “The nice it’s no secret that they have their of the production folks working part about it is how easily they in- state-of-the-art products out behind the scenes. Production De- tegrate with one another and how with them. Friedman talked a signer Paul “Arlo” Guthrie also tells easily I can switch back and forth little about one of Clair’s newer us about his the design this stunning from live audio to recorded au- designs, the i5-D and to sum it production. dio.” Pro Tools and the console are up “they just sound better.” The interfaced so that he can use it to i-5D is lighter and more compact Audio by Clair Global play back the Pro Tools tracks as which makes for easier transpor- people want to listen to them. tation, easier to be flown, and can Our first stop was Monitor World be positioned faster. Not to men- with Monitor Mixer Dave Coyle, The Pro Tools system he uses is tion they sound great, as they of- who has been with Stevie Nicks for from Diablo Digital. One of the fer exceptionally clean, tight low 8 years and with Fleetwood Mac for founders, Greg Price (Ozzy Os- frequency output throughout the four of those. Because he had already borne’s FOH Engineer) came out venue. formed a working relationship with with a really tight, compact Pro Nicks, anytime she did a Fleetwood Tools package that fits right un- Kob got his start as he puts it Mac project Coyle would help out. der the console. Coyle is grateful “like 50% of the roadies you’ll Coyle began his industry career for such a useful product that ena- ever talk to, went broke playing as “the guy who could plug every- bles him to do an efficient job with in blues bands in the early 70’s.” thing in.” He started working in killer results. Plus, it didn’t hurt that he was clubs when he was a kid, just for fun. always into audio. He began as a When he decided to pursue an elec- Staffing FOH is FOH Mixer Dave System Engineer for Fleetwood trical degree, Coyle signed on with Kob, a Clair Brothers employee Mac in ’78 when they were do-
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14 mobile production monthly mobile production monthly 15 The Ribbons move during the show rector Chris Lose, “with me on in lighting for the tour, and Beal via a Navigator system also supplied meddling, a little,” commented told me, “The band prefers no haze ing stadium shows. He followed Street Angels tour, which he says by Tait. Operated by Madison Wade Guthrie. Ronald Beal is the Light- for their show, which has become in the footsteps of former FOH “was a really good time!” and Britney Kiefer. The camera sys- ing Crew Chief with PRG for highly unusual for any tour these Engineer for the band, Richard tem is relatively straight forward. Fleetwood Mac and “is supported days. They are aware of the poten- Dashut, and has been on and off Production Designer Guthrie’s de- There are 4 long lens cameras; two by a cast of favorites on the crew,” tial effect on their voices.” Granted with Fleetwood Mac since. sign included moving LED screens at FOH and two High in seats or on added Guthrie. without haze you get no beams of and overhead lighting pods that upper concourses. And the stage is light, defined colors slashing the Kob uses a Yamaha PM5K, an gave him a lot of options to change covered by an overhead remote Sony Beal has been on most of the air, but what you do get is a clean analog console, which he refers the look of the stage for each song. BRC 700 for mostly drum shots and Fleetwood Mac tours since 2002. view of the stage, artists, and any to as the “meat and potatoes” Video content was fed from three another Sony BRC 700 on the drum A Nashville resident at one time, other visuals you might other- and then a Digidesign Avid PRG Mbox media servers to the riser. Several smaller POV cameras he was a Middle Tennessee State wise not see so clearly. Personally Profile sidecar for extra inputs. video screens and projectors that are used around the stage for vari- University student who worked in it was refreshing to see everything Kob has been working in analog were provided by Screenworks. ous chores. their Tucker Theatre as their Mas- exclusively and refers to him- “The design relies heavily on video ter Electrician. In 1993, Vari-Lite self as with the coined phrase content since there are no other The LED Walls are mostly content did a demo in the theatre which “Analogasaurus” and says that scenic elements and no haze used driven and IMAG is shown via two then led to new opportunities for they are few and far between but Video by Screenworks in the show,” explained Guthrie. Barco HDF 26K Projectors onto 21 Beal. He started touring shortly “some of us still roam the earth.” “We have an upstage wall and three by 15 side screens on stage right and after and has worked with acts Gregory ‘Grit’ Frederick is the overhead ribbon screens that pro- left and two rear projection screens, like Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow, Kob plans to retire at some Lead LED Tech/Video Crew Chief vide the bulk of the scenic elements each 12’ by 21.5.’ and Madonna just to name a few. point, and with his impressive and he was next on our list. Grit to the show. The ribbons are on Of all of the tours he has been a career he will be short of noth- got his start as a “friend of a band” hoists to vary the depth and look Lighting and Media Servers part of, “this is one of the top cou- ing when he does. Throughout for each song and these provide the and dabbled in things like car- by PRG ple of tours to work on as far as his entire career he’s felt very pentry, stage rigging, and then majority of the visual look of the enjoyability,” said Beal. fortunate to get a chance to work show.” PRG provided the mother he found his love for video. After The lighting design for On With the with the folks he has gotten to working with the country music grid of truss and hoists and all of I asked him to tell me about any- work with, and especially Fleet- the lighting trussing and hoists. Show was handled also by Guthrie scene all throughout the 90’s, he and programmed by Lighting Di- thing exciting or interesting going wood Mac. Some things he won’t began with Screenworks in 1998. The motion control was via a TAIT miss, “Indianapolis, ever see- He now operates independently Navigator system. Video Gear ing a Prevo bus again, or going through his company Black Thir- from Screenworks included the to an airport!” What he’ll miss teen in Las Vegas, NV. He’s been a upstage concave LED wall, made the most, “I still love mixing live “gig whore” his entire life. from Screenworks’ X7-HD LED shows, it’s what I’ve been doing video modules, which is 55’-4” for a living my whole adult life. On With the Show is Grit’s first wide by 23’ high and three convex I’ll miss the people and mixing gig with Fleetwood Mac, but he LED ribbons, each 56’ wide by 3’- music.” did fill in 1994 on Stevie Nicks’ 10” high consisting of Lighthouse DUO 12mm LED video modules. A constant throughout this tour is the aim for perfection! Eve- ryone on the tour is “top notch all the way down the line” says Steve Rinkov. He is constantly impressed by the crews’ ability to bust out their 35 minute load out time and their ability to “ac- complish great feats.” There’s a backline crew of nine.
16 mobile production monthly mobile production monthly 17 happening on stage without a own individual tastes and pri- hazy fog restricting my vision. orities.”
Lose controls the lighting with Colors in the lighting were a MA Lighting grandMA2 chosen to work with the color console with an MA Lighting tone of the video throughout OnPC Command Wing and the show. Guthrie commented has a list of gear that includes that “the lighting design starts 44 PRG Best Boy 4000 Spots, with lights placed to theatri- 17 PRG Best Boy Washes, 36 cally light the band from a Clay Paky Sharpy Washes, 12 front, side, and back position Clay Paky A.leda B-Eye K20 then layers of fixtures add LED wash lights, 54 GLP im- beds of color or texture. We pression X4 LED units, 12 GLP don’t get to use beams at all impression X4S LED units, 10 in this show since there is no Philips Color Kinetic iWhite haze so it’s more about shift- Steve Rinkov Blast TR LED wash units, ing layers and tying the color and 36 TMB ProCan 4-Lite tone to the video content.” S15_8400 E.jpg PAR36 Blinders. Power and He also explained some of his Backline: Drum Tech data distribution was handled equipment choices and how via three PRG Series 400 racks they helped him achieve his Steve Rinkov is the Drum Tech along with two PRG Node Plus design. “The [PRG] Best Boys for Mick Fleetwood’s astonish- units. There are also 3 PRG are the main spot light as well ing drum kit. It’s a large kit Best Boy 4000 Spots with the as being used as manually op- custom made from Maple with Best Boy Followspot Control- erated truss spot which I chose an outer layer of Koa wood lers as truss spots. because I love how precise from Mick’s home in Maui. they are. There are also Sharpy There are distinctive markings Guthrie started designing for Washes, XL4s and XL4Ss and in the shapes of sharks’ teeth Stevie Nicks in 1999 and has Best Boy Washes used in my and fish hooks. Very Polyne- designed for Fleetwood Mac design.” sian, very Mick Fleetwood. since 2003 after taking over from long time LD Curry The designer has worked with The graph- Grant. He notes how his de- PRG on many tours and works ics were air- sign reflects the band and their closely with PRG Account Ex- brushed by music. “There is an amazing ecutive Curry Grant. He told Louie Garcia been said that we go too far to this gig in particular, he gets legacy with this band and this us how he found their support from Drum create the perfect chime - as if a chance to play. Live. You’ll time around I knew I had to fa- on this tour. “Awesome. Great Workshop, and based off of the your music didn’t matter. Lis- never see him, but he’s there cilitate the widest unobstruct- crew, new lights, new truss; it custom necklace Mick wears ten. It matters.” It was impres- filling up the spaces that call ed viewing angle possible but was all packaged really well. by friend and artist Gary Mu- sive enough to see the chimes, for an overdub to capture the still provide something that Curry Grant is my personal kai. For Mick, there is always but when they were rush hand sound Fleetwood Mac works enhanced and supported the yogi, guru, emotional crutch, a new kit to be admired on delivered from a Treeworks so hard for. music for a 2-3/4 hour show. and unpaid psychotherapist. each tour. According to Rink- person themselves it made I try to use modern tools in Almost the entire crew is re- ov though, “this is the most them that much more notable. a subtle way to set a scene for peat offenders from last tour Fleetwood kit we’ve had!” www.fleetwoodmac.com each song and keep the audi- so there’s an automatic com- Rinkov is truly one-of-a-kind ence engaged. The design for fort level when you are sur- The drum kit is also repre- and is so meticulous about this tour is really about trying rounded by people you have sentative of a Nashville com- Fleetwood’s kit. His favorite to bring a coherent vision to a known for a long, long time. pany, Treeworks Chimes. They part about his job is “getting show that features five very di- specialize in quality chimes that nice tune on a beautiful Steve Rinkov verse personalities with their and according to them, “It has drum set” and the fact that on 18 mobile production monthly mobile production monthly 19 of Fleetwood Mac THE CREW THE CREW Dave Kob of Fleetwood Mac
Dave Coyle Left to right; Ron Beal, Alison Triplett, Jennifer Dymond, Keith Stacey and Matt Levine.
North American Crew for Fleetwood Mac MADISON WADE Automation Crew Chief / Programmer BRITTANY KIEFER Automation MARTY HOM Tour Manager DONOVAN FRIEDMAN Clair Audio /Audio Crew Chief & Sys Eng BOBBY HERR Production Manager STEVE HUPKOWICZ Clair Audio, Monitor Systems Engineer Steve Rinkov ELIZABETH CURTO Production Coordinator MEGAN TEMPIO Clair Audio, Stage Tech JUSTIN WYSONG Production Assistant / VIP Coordinator DAVID WISEMAN Clair Audio, Audio Tech BJORN MELCHERT Stage Manager RICKY AVILA Clair Audio, Audio Tech IAN JARVIS Venue Security RONNIE BEAL PRG Lighting / Lighting Crew Chief DAVE KOB FOH Engineer JENNIFER DYMOND PRG Lighting DAVE COYLE Monitor Mixer Engineer MATT LEVINE PRG Lighting “TEAM” EDWARD DRACOULES Monitor Engineer TOM DUBAS PRG Lighting JERRY McREYNOLDS Video Director ALISON TRIPLETT PRG Lighting JON HUNTINGTON System Engineer GARY REES PRG Lighting PAUL “ARLO” GUTHRIE Lighting / Set Designer GREGORY “GRIT” FREDERICK Screenworks Video / Video Crew Chief CHRIS LOSE Lighting Director JON HUNTINGTON Screenworks Video DREW FOPPE Guitar Technician DAVE JACOBS Screenworks Video BRUCE HENDRIX Key Technician MATT LINDSTROM Screenworks Video, LED/Camera ROY KELLEY Guitar Technician JASON “HAIR CANADA” SIMPKIN Screenworks Video, LED/Camera Gregory “Grit” Frederick MICHAEL KIANKA Programmer JEFF APREGAN Screenworks Video, Junior LED/Camera STAN LAMENDOLA LB Guitar Technician MARIAH KENNEMER Live Nation FREDDY PINERO Key Technician TERRY RUCHOTZKE Merchandise JOHN TAGGART Bass Technician JAY EICHORST Merchandise STEVE RINKOV Drum Technician GEOFF O’CONNELL Band Bus Driver JOE “JD” DOROSZ Drum Technician RAYMOND JACOBS Crew Bus Driver JILL FOCKE Wardrobe DAVE “JABO” MORGAN Crew Bus Driver MARY DeVITTO Teleprompter / Dressing Rooms STEVE TIETJEN Crew Bus Driver BRAD KLINE Catering Coordinator / Dressing Rooms DAVID WALTERS Crew Bus Driver RUSSELL GLEN Head Rigger KEVIN “TAZ” WILKINS Crew Bus Driver MATT RYNES Rigger MIKE STAMPS Lead Truck Driver Ronnie Beal JACK DEITERING Head Carpenter PAT BOYD Carpenter PETE PEREZ Carpenter
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by Shelby Cude When Mobile Production Monthly caught up diences, to making monster trucks seem ing rooms, a recording studio, a preset with staff at Feld Entertainment Studios in Pal- to fly in a thrilling spectacle of choreo- room, a photography/video studio, and metto, Florida to tour their rehearsal spaces, graphed music, smoke and fire, to the fun more office space. we were floored. As the second largest single and beauty Disney on Ice. standing building in Florida, to say “it was Feld moved into their new production massive” is more than an understatement. When asked what the greatest thing about studios in 2013 after an extensive and Feld Entertainment Studios is, Dickerson beautiful facelift to what, believe it or not, With the man behind the use explained, “we offer a wide array of ser- was a former German weapons manufac- of the space, Scott Dickerson, vices so you don’t have to seek out other turing warehouse. With Dickerson’s pro- Director of Operations to companies if you don’t want to. We can do gressive and methodical approach along show us around, we were in it all.” As Feld already owns the acreage the with a long list of accomplishments since the perfect company to learn production studio sits on, it’s a bit like the Feld moved into the space, there’s no tell- about the state of the art pro- shows they already produce—if it can be ing what the facility will look like in five duction space now available imagined and it’s necessary, it can be built. years—but we’re excited to find out. to the music industry. The space already reflects Feld’s commit- If you’re a tour or production manager Before arriving, Feld had kindly suggested ment to bringing the best production to interested in speaking with Feld about I wear tennis shoes. After all, the building is life. With the new rehearsal space to be dreaming and building your next tour only 580,000 sq. ft., encompassing administra- finished March 2016 as well as Dickerson’s near the sunny beaches of Florida, call tive offices, a complete fabrication operation upcoming plans for more renovations, Scott Dickerson directly at 941-721-1233. and storage of props and costumes for all of there’s not much that Feld won’t be able to And if you want to be floored, take a look Feld’s own productions. There are also two offer. According to Dickerson, also in the at photos and specs by visiting www. PRG is proud to be part of Fleetwood Mac’s touring family. workshops—one where monster trucks are works are more production offices, dress- feldentertainment.com/FeldStudios/ born and reborn and one where sets and props for all other productions are designed and brought to life. There is a lighting and techni- cal support space, a finished rehearsal space and future rehearsal space that’s even larger than the first is already in the works. PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP Even better, all of this can be yours to use for concert tour design, pre-production, staging, Free listing / 10 years of experience music videos, etc. with the technical experts Top-notch used event gear www.prg.com on site who do everything from making Mar- Direct customer service / Unlimited ads [email protected] vel super heroes fly over the heads of live au- 28 mobile production monthly EVENTGEARBROKER.COM 1-844-840-4327 mobile production monthly 29 Photo courtesy Shelby Cude. Copyright © 2015 Production Resource Group, LLC. Production Resource Group and the PRG logo are trademarks of Production Resource Group, LLC. All other brands or names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
PRG-173 Fleetwood Mac Ad-MobileProdPro.indd 1 5/15/15 4:57 PM the essential elements we required— including their new K-Frame-based lows—21 Fujinon XA99X8.4BESM Karrera S-series switchers and LDX ultra-wide field production lenses, 27 Première cameras.” ZA17x7.6 BERM ENG-Style lenses, and 10 ZA12x4.5BERM wide-angle remote PRG Nocturne has packaged these control lenses. PRG Nocturne, the largest new systems into smartly packaged, non-broadcasting purchaser of Fujinon ruggedized tour-ready video Flypacks. lenses, has selected only Fujinon lenses “I have been refining our Flypack since the company’s inception in 1981. designs for the past 30 years,” states They have over 200 Fujinon 2/3-inch field Lemmink. “We understand the real lenses, HD ENG-style, and 2/3-inch HD world road needs of our clients and robotic camera lenses in their extensive we, I believe, have put that expertise inventory. PRG Nocturne HD Flypack with the Grass Valley LDX 80 Première cam- into our newest HD Flypacks. We’re era and the Fujinon XA99X8.4BESM ultra-wide field production lens giving video directors and engineers According to David Lemmink, General the utmost in control in the smallest, Manager and Director of Engineering Photo credit: (C)2015 PRG Nocturne most rugged, industry-leading tour- of PRG Nocturne, the customer support ing package.” The Video Director and Video Engineer Bridges they’ve enjoyed along with the Fujinon’s are designed as an integrated system that each folds out easily state-of-the-art optics have kept PRG Tour-Ready HD Flypack out of a single road case. No more having to build the systems Nocturne confident they are offering on a show site. Everything is built as a system and designed to their clients the highest quality imaging Video Systems from PRG Nocturne make it easier for the video crews to offer excellent images to technology available: “Fujifilm produces PRG’s clients. the most exceptional products in the in- dustry, but they also provide unparalleled PRG Nocturne clients are already recognizing the value of the support. When we’re on a global tour As a key part of Production Resource Group LLC, (PRG)’s expan- new Flypack systems. Johnny Hayes, Video Director for Ma- with the biggest acts around, from U2 to sion of video services, especially for the touring music and event roon 5, took one of the very first PRG Nocturne HD Flypacks Bon Jovi to The Rolling Stones, to Paul markets, PRG Nocturne recently built 10 new HD Flypack video out on the road. “This system is great; PRG Nocturne really McCartney, they can’t stop in the middle systems. PRG is making this investment in video equipment with took their own road experience and coupled it with a lot of ide- of a show and neither can we. Fujinon has the latest video technology to ensure that PRG clients will continue as and concepts that go to what the crews on the road need to never failed to satisfy our desire to pro- to be the best equipped in the industry. properly do their jobs,” says Hayes. “It’s a well-thought through vide the best video imagery for the big- system that will save us time and labor as well as standardizes gest names in entertainment.” Mickey Curbishley, CEO of the PRG Music Group, states, “We’re video control systems. I see these systems having a long-life on making an initial investment of over $50 million in new, state-of- the road.” PRG Nocturne’s HD Flypacks have been used so far Bryan Venhorst, Chief Engineer, PRG the-art video technology systems that will be based in our facilities for video projection and production duties for U2, The Rolling Nocturne adds, “These systems perform in Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. PRG clients in the concert Stones, Maroon 5, Paul McCartney, the Eagles, The Script, and well even under the most demanding en- touring, film, TV, corporate events, and permanent installation sec- many other major tours. vironments and offers us a true broadcast tors will have access to the finest equipment available. We are es- solution for our clients. It’s always been pecially proud to have such an excellent working relationship with our goal to provide our clients with de- Grass Valley and other video manufacturers like Ross Video and The Karrera K-Frame S-series switcher features a new compact pendable, reliable gear packaged with ex- Fujinon. Because of these relationships, we are able to offer solu- frame, new controller module with Image Store still/movie perienced crews and 24/7 support.” tions that are uniquely designed to meet the needs of our clients storage and dual multiviewers, and the new triple mix/effects and are unmatched by anyone, anywhere.” The PRG Music Group (M/E) module. The S-series provides outstanding operation- focuses on providing integrated video and lighting solutions for al efficiency and performance due to scalability, processing worldwide tours, festivals, concerts, and corporate events. power, and flexibility. It features all the processing capabili- ties to improve production values as any Grass Valley switcher PRG Nocturne has had a long-term collaboration with Grass Valley, based on the K-Frame video engine. In addition, the Karrera a Belden Brand, and has integrated Grass Valley’s newly introduced K-Frame S-series offers multiformat support, including 1080p Karrera K-Frame S-series switcher and LDX Première advanced and 4K/UHD, with no change in hardware or software. imaging cameras into its latest live event video production systems, the HD Flypack. 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Martin Luther (“ML”) Procise III, legend- well. He was the recipient of numerous MusiCares, 3030 Olympic Blvd, Santa ary live engineer and Executive Director of industry awards, including multiple “En- Monica, CA, 90404 to the attention of Touring for Clair Global, died peacefully in gineer of the Year” and “Sound Reinforce- Harold Owens, Sr. Director, Musicares. his sleep at his home in Dallas on March 5, ment Man of the Year” nominations, as well www.musicares.com 2015 at the age of 62. as an induction into the Tour Link Hall of Fame. He was also extremely proud of his MusiCares provides a safety net of criti- Procise was a fixture in the live sound re- work through Don & Carolyn Davis’s yearly cal assistance for music people in times inforcement industry, beginning his work Sound Reinforcement workshops from its of need. MusiCares’ services and re- in the early days of Showco and enjoying a inaugural years, and in his membership in sources cover a wide range of financial, career that spanned more than four decades the Audio Engineering Society. medical and personal emergencies, and and 4,500 shows. He rightly earned a repu- each case is treated with integrity and tation as not only an innovator, but also a “Every industry has its legends, and ML confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses dedicated mentor who introduced many of was truly one of our own,” said Troy Clair, the resources and attention of the music today’s top engineers to the touring indus- President and CEO of Clair Global. “He will industry on human service issues that try as young protégés. certainly be missed by the numerous sound directly impact the health and welfare of engineers, techs, production and artist man- the music community. ML served as a live engineer for a roster of agers who were privileged to have known superstar artists that included Genesis, The and worked with him, be it on the road or in Additionally, friends and family created Bee Gees, Michael Jackson and The Jack- the studio. On a personal level, our relation- the Procise Childrens’ Memorial Fund. sons, The Beach Boys, ZZ Top, Guns ‘N ship evolved over the years from competi- Those wishing to make donations may Roses, Green Day, Rage Against The Ma- tors to colleagues to friends. On behalf of all mail to Veritex Community Bank, Ac- chine and Soundgarden. He also worked as of us at Clair Global, our thoughts are with count #118952, to 6616 Gaston Avenue, Senior VP of Sales for Showco, prior to the ML’s family.” Dallas, TX 75214. Alternatively, the company’s acquisition by Clair in 2000. wire department phone number is 972- Procise often referred to himself as a “life- He was preceded in death by his wife of 33 349-6145. long student of audio,” and was defined years, Debby, and is survived by children by being completely prepared for any mix Raleigh, Luke, Parker, and Evan. challenge, for innovation, and for perfect- ing a stadium/arena sound that has become Donations by check in Honor of M.L. Pro- an industry standard. cise III and Debbie Procise reference on ML’s work was recognized by his peers as the memo line, may be mailed directly to:
36 mobile production monthly mobile production monthly 37 Flash back to 1993, I had graduated from He figured out that by making friends In the last years of his life he was torn Berklee College of Music several years with the people running the equipment apart emotionally by the loss of his wife before and was working as a mixer, but (engineers, systems and techs), and Debbie. She was the core of his family not for any major clients yet. ML came keeping them employed, he could make unit, and when she passed from cancer, guns blazing into the Bronco Bowl, and millions for a sound vendor and keep he was lost. I watched as this once strong later that day I made the connection that all the clients happy. It’s simple, but it’s man was destroyed by grief. His health he was the FOH mixer for ZZ Top that I brilliant. By keeping a stable of top inde- deteriorated, and finally I think that he had met years earlier. We spoke of it and pendent engineers surrounding him at just wanted to be with his wife again. we instantly had a connection. He real- his beck and call, he had what the man- ized he had influenced a kid. I realized I agers and bands wanted. Good people. I owe a lot to the man ML Procise. I don’t was in the room with a legend. And in return he kept the top independ- want to remember him like he was in the ent engineers working all the time, pro- last years of his life. I prefer to remem- I continued on in my career path for viding job security for people who didn’t ber him as the bad ass engineer that he several years, building my clients and have it. was at that ZZ Top concert that changed getting better and better gigs. Finally in my life. You are a legend, you were my 1998 I was working with Robert Long Once you were part of ML’s family, you friend, and I will miss you. Until we meet (currently PM for Kiss and Motley Crue) were in for life. ML called me at least again. on many gigs. He and I were longtime once a week just to see how I was. He Devastation at the Loss of a Friend friends and business partners. Robert wanted to know how my wife was. He got the call to be the guitar tech for Paul wanted to know if everything was OK. It Stanley. We were already on tour with was a symbiotic relationship that lasted & ML Procise’s Big Secret another band. Robert said “Should I until now. Some of the best years of my go?” I said, “What are you friggin nuts? life so far. Of course we had our differ- Remembrance by Ken “Pooch” Van Druten You gotta go. Just don’t forget about me ences, and there were definitely times when you are huge.” He didn’t. where we fought like brothers. All was I lost a friend, and a mentor today. It angst, anger and hormones. I loved going not always bunnies and rainbows, but hurts to lose a friend. Especially someone to concerts, and I played guitar in my own While teching for Paul Stanley, Robert in the end we had a love, respect, and that has been in your life for over 20 years. band thinking I was going to be the next Ed- (then known as Ragman) was plotting friendship that was beyond a work col- die Van Halen. My friends and I made the and scheming to try to get me a job with league. He had that effect on a lot of us. I was first introduced to ML in 1986, only three hour drive from my home in Northern KISS. When Toby Francis decided to I didn’t remember that until later. In 1993 California to the Mountain Aire festival in leave Kiss for another client (ironically I was mixing a lot of bands that had kind Angels Camp California. It was a great place I think it was ZZ Top), Robert pushed of gone past their expiration date and had to see a concert. Gorgeous foothills of the hard on Toby and ML for me. Toby spoiled. Mostly hair metal bands that were Sierra mountain range was the backdrop. didn’t really know me - he had met me a no longer playing places like the Forum, we My friends and I were going to go see Night few times, but he didn’t really know me, were playing places like Harpo’s, and the Ranger, but they weren’t the headliner. ZZ and ML really didn’t know me either. But Stone Pony, and the Station. In 1993 I was Top was the headliner. After Night Ranger BOTH of those guys backed me 100% playing one of those kind of clubs, called played a great set culminating in “Sister for the job of FOH for KISS, solely on the Bronco Bowl, in Dallas, TX. At the time Christian” and “You can still rock in Amer- the word of Robert. I will never forget I lived in Los Angeles, but was touring with ica” we were going to leave and make the that. Both of those guys took a chance one of said hair bands. I remember ML Pro- long trek back to San Francisco. But one of on a guy they didn’t really even know, cise came rolling in like he owned the place. my friends said “Let’s stay and watch a little and it forever changed my clientele. He got VIP parking, everyone knew who he of ZZ Top.” was, and was calling everyone honyocker. sound engineer. I asked him “How do I For the next ten years ML Procise and Later I learned this to be one of his sayings I was floored. They sounded AMAZING. I get to do what you do?” He suggested I were thick as thieves. We worked to- that he used as a term of endearment. If ML had never heard any band sound like that. several things, but I was so enamored gether with hundreds of clients. ML was called you a honyocker, you were part of the It sounded just like the records and the ra- by the equipment, that I really don’t re- on top of his game, and so was I. It was team. dio. We stayed for the whole show. We were member what he said. He spent about a symbiotic relationship that happens down near the front, and afterwards it took 5 minutes explaining things (it felt like only once in a lifetime if you are lucky. Right off the bat, he made me feel impor- a long time to get the audience out. As we an hour). It was a profound moment for tant. He was courteous and praised my mix. shuffled by the FOH area I was drawn to me. It was a game changer. I wanted to ML was fiercely competitive. He hated Later that day I learned who he was. ML all of the equipment and cool looking gear do what THAT guy was doing. to lose. He was loved and hated by many. was a mixer. He was one of the best. He was with big knobs and buttons. As I was star- If you were family, he would defend you one of the best FOH mixers in the industry. ing at the equipment, a short stumpy look- As I look back on that moment, it really to the end and fight others on your be- He mixed acts like the Beach Boys, Michael ing man with a flowing beard came over to changed my life. The fact that he took half. You wanna know the secret? You Jackson, and ZZ Top. me and asked me if I liked the show. I said a few minutes out of his day to talk to a wanna know what made ML so success- it was amazing, it SOUNDED amazing. He teenager that was interested, speaks vol- ful in this business? He was the first guy It was 1986 and I was a teenager filled with thanked me, and told me he was the band’s umes as to the man he was. to figure out the live event industry is a service industry NOT a gear driven in- dustry. 38 mobile production monthly mobile production monthly 39 Your West Coast Production Partner
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