Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
You know, I really must apologize… Did you know we are closing in on 20 years of continuous publishing? (I’m not apologizing for that.) Through… Read More »Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
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NAMM, Round 2!
Hey! Have you made plans to attend NAMM yet? If you didn’t make it last year, promise yourself that this year, you’ll get out of… Read More »NAMM, Round 2!
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And He Said it Shouldn’t Be Done…
I was in London at the PLASA Show in October of 2002 with a freshly-printed copy of the first issue of FRONT of HOUSE in my hand. I went up to a very well-respected industry luminaire (pardon, the lighting reference). I proudly handed it to him and he looked at it for a few seconds, then quite sincerely said, “You know, the industry just doesn’t need another performance audio magazine.”
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Hey… What Are You Doing Next January?
I like InfoComm. I like it a lot more since the floor planners put the audio area next to the lighting and staging area. It made a lot of sense and should have been done years ago. What did this accomplish besides cutting down on the number of steps I took? Well, it added a lot of traffic to the lighting and staging pavilion. I had many lighting and staging exhibitors tell me it was one of the busiest shows they’ve had there.
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It’s More than Just Waxing Nostalgic
Drum roll, please…. Ta Dah! This year we’re celebrating the 15th annual Parnelli Awards. This is a fact I am very proud of, and I am sure Parnelli Awards co-founder, Patrick Stansfield, is looking down at us from his production office in the sky, smiling as well. It seems just yesterday the Parnelli Awards were a gleam in our collective eyes. But now, 15 years later and with 37 of the top production people in our field honored, we have hit a milestone year.
Read More »Are You Looking For a Miracle In Your Life?
There are a lot of great things about running a magazine publishing company. For one thing, it gives you a medium to engage in discussions with others when you have an important topic on your mind that you feel is beneficial to share with others. Through the years, when I have penned a publisher’s note, it has always been about something in our industry. However, this time I am going off-script. I want to chat with you about an organization I have become aware of that is doing very good work for sick children around the country that you might want to know about.
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Calling All Desk Jockeys!
Okay… Who is going to take the first step? Well, I guess it will be me. No, that is not true. It was actually Clive Forrester of All Access Staging and Productions who took the first step around four years ago. Clive took the first step towards better health by buying a Tread Desk. What is a Tread Desk? A Tread Desk is a combination desk and treadmill that enables you to keep your body in motion during the workday instead of being slouched over your desk for eight or more hours a day.
Read More »How You Can Save Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Health Insurance in 2014
Between FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN magazines, there are 12,056 subscribers who have identified themselves as Presidents or Owners of companies in our industry. So this article is for you. (And even if you are not an owner, this article has some information in it that could really endear you to your boss, if you share it with him or her.)
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