Heil Mics Sound Awesome at AWE Bar New live venue opens with Heil microphones (Yucca Valley, CA) The high desert region of southern California is home to an ever-expanding population of artists and musicians drawn to the area’s feeling of creativity centered around Joshua Tree. Its close proximity to Los Angeles further promotes the artistic…
Orville Peck Goes Gold with Heil Sound The tour features the PR 37 microphone Orville Peck is considered by many to be music’s newest outlaw although, with Peck, genres can get blurred. He is among a small group of artists who have performed at both the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its country…
By many accounts, Las Vegas isn’t exactly a hotspot for quality rehearsal facilities. In a city renowned for big and small music productions, with hundreds of musicians needing at times to fine-tune their music, finding a clean and well-appointed place to rehearse can be a problem. Enter Sonic Rodeo. Sonic Rodeo is a new rehearsal…
This final episode is a bit of a two-parter. Part one is Bob explaining the impact of, mostly, British rock stars and their crews invading tiny Marissa, Illinois to shop at Ye Old Music. In modern day terms imagine Carrie Underwood strolling into your local music store. Part two ends 50 Years of Maximum Rock…
This latest episode of “50 Years of Maximum Rock n’ Roll” Bob Heil will explain what he means by a six pack and what Creem Magazine has to do with that. He will share some special stories about some of the Rock n’ Roll legends that he’s worked with (Jimmie Hendrix) and we’ll finally hear…
This latest episode of “50 Years of Maximum Rock n’ Roll” is not about rock stars trashing hotel rooms or epic concerts. It is about the innovation and technology that has gone into much of Bob Heil’s career. Bob has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the science of audio and we wanted to…
Before ZZ Top were sharp dressed men they were just a little three piece band from Texas. With no beards. But they had “that sound” driven by Billy Gibbons unmistakable guitar and vocal. Bob Heil and Heil Sound were there on the band’s early tours perfecting the live sound where, with a trio, everything mattered.…
From Joe Walsh trashing hotel rooms to groupies, Bob Heil recalls some of the crazier stories that to the rest of us seem like legend.
After working in venues around the globe some of Bob Heil’s favorite live sound venues were actually right in his own backyard. Bob recalls the iconic Mississippi River Fest and how Kiel Auditorium became a live testing venue for Heil Sound.