Thanks to Heil Sound Fans – Some Favorite Facebook Posts
We get some great posts from our fans on Facebook. Thank you folks.
How to Mic a Kick Drum by Mike Sessler
I’m not sure when it happened, but it seems that lately the kick drum has taken over for the lead vocal. More than half of the shows I’ve attended recently have featured such incredible kick sounds that I didn’t even notice the rest of the band. Or the lead vocal, for that matter. That was…
Bob Heil To Receive Honorary Doctorate From University of Missouri
We are thrilled about our latest press release. I guess we’ll have to start calling him Dr. Bob now. Bob Heil To Receive Honorary Doctorate From University of Missouri (Fairview Heights, IL) The University of Missouri-St. Louis will grant an honorary Doctor of Music and Technology to Bob Heil during its December 20th commencement ceremony.…
How I Prep for a Tour – by Robert “Void” Caprio
Prepping for a tour is usually a big deal for me. I like surprises but not the kind that show up on the road, those are usually not a good thing. I like to be as prepared as possible so I thought it was a good blog subject to cover what goes on in the…
Micing A Snare Drum
Editors Note: This is the first in a series of educational articles from Mike Sessler on micing percussion instruments. You can read about Mike’s background at the bottom of this article. Chasing the Holy Grail Getting a great live snare sound sometimes feels like chasing after the Holy Grail. And if you ask 10…
Heil Sound and the band UME with Lauren Larson
“Ume immediately won me over with their raucous bursts of guitar-driven art rock, with front woman Lauren Larson threatening to take the whole thing off the rails with the abuse of her guitar strings. Still, underneath this Ume possesses an air of intelligence and depth… When it comes to art, psychedelia, and rock and…
Hot for Teacher – By Robert Scovill
Editors Note: We are beyond pleased that, industry guru and all around nice guy, Robert Scovill has taken time to write Heil Sound’s first guest blog. Robert is currently touring as FOH mixer for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. In my travels around the globe, both on behalf of Avid Technologies as well as for…
Theatre Organ Favorites-You Call This A Hobby?
Welcome to Bob Heil’s first blog. Read it and enjoy. I’ve always been fascinated by the theatre organ, and I’ve had a love affair with the Mighty Wurlitzer since I was a teenager. The theatre organ was developed to replace the large orchestra that accompanied the silent films of the 1920’s. Now one person could…
You’re Invited!
HEIL SOUND RETURNS TO PARTY AT NAB Heil Sound has once again signed on as a major sponsor of one of the most anticipated events at the NAB show, the Amateur Radio Operators Reception. Hundreds of broadcasting’s best and brightest, from company CEOs to shop technicians, spend a relaxed evening talking shop, swapping tales and…
