audio engineer june january australian audio engineer founded australian audio lighting staging company joined american touring audio engineer mixed concert stage monitors elvis_presley 1970s concert sound company jackson designed audio electronics including custom mixing console beginning jackson toured band engineer decade sound systems business interest sydney introduced jackson digital audio subsequently founded digital audio company california lived time selling share jackson founded roy joint venture produced management system control complex concert sound systems jackson turned venture commercial help lake technology laboratories bought technology formed jackson vice president acquired brand jackson honoured award inventive controller partner jackson began touring mixing concert sound serving sound designer audio engineers received emmy award sound design sound mixing special concert jackson worked sound design summer olympics sydney served audio director opening closing ceremonies performed role asian games vancouver canada winter olympics children born living rose bay new south wales wealthy parents moved mansion point suburb east sydney district new_south_wales mansion australia expensive homes jackson expressed interest electronics age set basement small lab parents mansion boys high school jackson discovered investigators group electronics minded operating pirate radio station powerful boys operated school weekends tuned upper end commercial band avoid powerful commercial radio station signals boys know tube long efficient antenna crafted signal broadcasting sydney parts state new_south_wales away night time age jackson boys dropped university partners electronics business surname initials form company partnership largest customer business producer psychedelic lighting effects refused write company instead wrote checks partners added equipment rental company response moving company rose bay hell felt like according jackson lighting equipment guitar public address system components column described american servicemen stationed vietnam spending recreation time sydney australian bands clubs live music scene jumping busy successful rental business paid design new gear years jackson storey decided company sold operating small lighting company sydney north shore later grew robinson australia largest sound lighting company jackson storey served time time jackson met world tour band stopped sydney concert held brought unusually large american concert sound system australia jackson curious hear big black designed friend concert spoke asking stack questions decided leave sound system jackson hands series tour dates coming months shipping gear home usa jackson stored system mixed cash tour australia afterward invited jackson visit pennsylvania following trip london jackson stopped stayed live pennsylvania jackson assisted teaming design mixing console folded road case model years tours console novel meters displayed average peak sound levels combining characteristics fast peak meters slower meters built consoles live sound console incorporate elvis_presley working jackson toured elvis_presley mixing monitors independent engineer mixed house audience supplied audio gear jackson designed powerful stage monitor system room audience seating sound reinforcement system mounted hung steel chain audience overhead beams chain rigged upside raise floor common method licensed jackson said number concert recordings period unreleased earliest brothers supported dates dedicated monitor engineer monitors mixed porter assisted jackson jackson noticed performance dependent easily able hear monitor speakers jackson said nights work total train wreck advocated separate monitor mixing position stage overcoming resistance concept given dedicated position asked invented role concert monitor engineer jackson replied time come jackson deal absence rehearsals concert singer usually concert venue minute walk stage start sing having heard sound system turned stage ask jackson changes times stopped jackson come stand center stage listen carefully monitors sang people night texas led audience singing happy birthday honour engineer birthday amazing embarrassing occasion jackson jackson seen stage mix position cbs special final performance june said like thank sound engineer australia touring like assignment entourage travelled jets tour stop closest colleagues band colonel manager concessions crew rca_records management fly ahead weeks june july flew black playboy logo tail aircraft named jackson said chosen passengers served food drinks elite called jet parker managed concert tours exerted strong influence jackson quit job tour pushed far parker according apologised jackson rejoined tour independent engineer answering jackson mixed hundreds concerts singer called bruce working life filled strange hours hard physical labour constant travelling august portland maine setting engagement heard died independent engineer independent engineer jackson signed contract work directly concert tours supported jackson mixed major tours credited engineer album live tours include darkness river born prior tour practised check new sound system components lighting effects crew members chance work technical details jackson mixed rehearsals concerts folding console designed called right away jackson noticed particular critic concert sound new venue seats concert venue sitting section row seats listen play asked jackson sound good far away close audio crew jackson said lot worked design ring delay positioned closer seats augment high frequencies lost distance sound waves travelling air hat sound crisp clean higher quality sound row previously experienced large venues jackson years maintained interest delivering high quality sound seat solutions grew size complexity rings delays set largest venues river tour jackson arrived configuration supplied nominal left right stereo signals signals connected sound system alternating pattern vertical lines giving audience stereo imaging impractical large scale continued use born tour reporter described main auxiliary typically large arena stadium jackson set main feet high enclosure holding inch low frequency cone drivers inch mid frequency cone drivers high mid compression drivers high frequency compression drivers auxiliary zones covered audience areas wrapped sides stage driven channels capable putting total tour said drawn unusual critical acclaim distortion free performances jackson nominated best sound reinforcement engineer received honour jackson worked closely individual musicians band help achieve sound wanted keyboard player received attention jackson collaborated modifying cut organ came jackson ideas subsequently sound picked device invented jointly jackson bassist described elements bass rig reporter summed overall effect saying rest god jackson close men near age closer jackson age got friends singer giving road vehicle gift thanks contribution successful concerts jackson said sold bouncing place jackson quit touring birth son settled california concentrate audio electronics ideas called consultant staff solve acoustic issues following world tours instance italy jackson working entrepreneur digital audio electronics producer asked mix concert tour decades jackson signed partly assured concert sound good possible jackson determined huge concert venues madison square garden expensive heavy hung walls damp sound reflections discovering like listen stage monitors 1960s designed stage wedge soft dome drivers high frequencies powerful compression drivers common use 1970s main sound system jackson specified new design line array system called willing wear ear monitors band fitted reduce stage wash band instruments stand better individually mix stage monitors line array extravagant acoustic treatments hit said jackson best sound engineer world employed jackson mixing talents special called concert worked post production mixing received emmy award sound design mixing live jackson designed sound timeless live mixed new year eve concert december mgm grand garden arena paradise nevada mixed appearances sydney melbourne march connecting large backing choir sound mix optical nearby polo field choir stationed connection jackson real world test similar setup planned summer olympics months later jackson mixed world tours venue digital mixing console smaller allowing audience seats plug audio effects venue mixing system chosen integration hardware software channel hard disk recordings concerts directly consoles mix strings mix brass percussion jackson control audience microphone stems consoles recordings new_york_city washington remixed album live concert jackson listed sound designer sharing sound designer mixing duties jackson certain custom soft dome monitor positioned correctly aiming stage cover walk supplied lake tour majority jackson tune main sound system rest control monitor supporting artist voice jackson auditioned wireless ended equipped capsule vocal microphone test sound system different locations arena tour hit continental europe jackson changed capsule custom requirements called jackson special jackson microphone microphone required sent multiple mixing consoles madison square garden cable runs recording trucks feet long use prevents microphone output loaded little resistance change tone quality artists addition jackson mixed concert sound faces dog night jackson touring jackson mixed sound wild heart tour june november fourteen years later mixed live performances recorded burbank mtv released album dance world events jackson contacted olympic games mix sound summer olympic games sydney jackson felt skills best use audio director man mixing console team audio professionals equipment design composed digital linked transport digital audio largest venues ground wire spectacle played people attendance billion distant viewers world redundant systems connected single failure point halt complete assignment jackson said main factors working budget unlimited served audio director opening ceremony september closing ceremony october event told reporter rehearsed crew place reason expect december jackson served audio director 15th asian games held main opening closing ceremonies model jackson found extreme heat occasional adversely affect audio connections largest venues digital audio passed combination following success sydney jackson tapped direct audio design production winter olympics vancouver british_columbia canada directed opening ceremony closing ceremony sound design ground level aimed seating areas jackson determined approach produce sound waves bouncing ceiling instead rings hung ceiling ground aimed downward inner ring held composed line array speakers outer ring held line array speakers augmented lot powered hung ceiling triple redundant configuration digital mixing consoles served main backup main audience sound handled main backup duties monitor mixing equipment included dual redundant connections lake time code generated pairs handled audio cues timed action field jackson directed sound shanghai expo opening ceremony held april digital audio systems replay music cues connected routing distribution gear supplied signal digital kilometres cable dual redundant star connected racks sides rack held controller multiple crown international pushing audio signal digital audio beginning tour dates jackson promoting digital fellow australians grew point jackson house earliest expensive sampling rate considered high audio mastering jackson found musicians immediately discovered useful composition explored founder recording studio new_york_city shown said yeah great gon jackson prospects bought year better luck bought wonder recently recorded journey secret life plants paid signing personal check convinced jackson mix sound tour undertaking support secret life plants jackson close association aware limitations early digital audio weaknesses noise distortion april tour leg japan jackson listened played player connected concert sound system like heard finishing tour jackson expressed ideas possible improvements digital audio conversation designer digital audio electronics president division jackson bennett formed december announced november issue billboard started investigating digital audio circuits problems found textbook filters steep protecting player output high levels signals unlikely occurrence music jackson determined improve sound cds low pass filters recording process steep phase shift hearing range small company produced better anti filters recording equipment initially operating garage jackson served company owner president wife bennett headed sales demonstrated product convention held los_angeles november series low linear phase active low pass filter intended replace existing filters multi track digital tape sony slow start firm sold filters great success earned award awards branding largely jackson bennett said company decision sell purple coloured products jackson ideas good eye design wanted distinguish black rack gear everybody point jackson encouraged lighting designer sketch company logo cocktail dinner evening immediately logo jackson spoke billboard reporter digital audio described president chief engineer said digital finally living warm natural sound know love decade later warned belief bigger specification numbers guarantee better sound quality noted sampling rate cited better twice fast reality bunch influencing factors responsible improvements jackson bennett divorced mid-1990s sold share finance divorce settlement company founder bennett ceo management system leaving jackson entered joint venture design digital controller control complex concert sound systems jackson estimated project cost dollars ended costing garage started jackson developed input output digital audio matrix isolated output circuits essential element system ability controlled wireless tablet computer audio engineer walking seating sections concert venue tailor system response precisely jackson joined lake technology produce commercial version controller essentially hardware different software jackson acquired earlier joint venture turn bought lake jackson staying product line vice president live sound division controller seven concert tours units built jackson moved sydney fourth wife children november returned accept award digital audio product redesigned introduced lake capable operation crossover operation system combination integrated audio analysis software collaboration swedish audio electronics company announced jackson technology incorporated system years later acquired lake brand development product lines said pass live sound torch confident continue evolve technology pilot jackson avid pilot licensed fly early adulthood flew pleasure concert audio engineers 1970s concert dates jackson flew singer personal jet converted named daughter band rehearsals jackson fly miles memphis small plane loaded stands cables monitor band bit court hang waiting rarely came small aircraft owner time jackson operated sold lighting company friend towers founder pay earlier purchase powerful aircraft new registered december jackson carry demonstrate studios musicians flying new_york los_angeles hours heard interested interviewed sydney office jackson said missed little plane terribly kept hangar use visited california surrounded dusty boxes audio gear stored memorabilia said considered flying california australia wife keen idea jackson interested aviation developments flew friend space port enterprise sub spacecraft tested death jackson landed creek airport lowest elevation north_america near visitor center early afternoon january flight plan filed following brief stop took clear sunny weather bound minutes later crashed died miles south airfield dry lake bed wreckage discovered park rangers morning january later examined investigators determine cause accident jackson survived brothers sisters fourth wife daughter jackson survived wife son daughter alex jackson survived second wife sang background vocals survived wife margaret married years old margaret started accompanied went work memorial celebration jackson life held february attendees listened anecdotes family members business colleagues videos played sent band manager members
Bruce Jackson (audio engineer)