LONDON THEATRE GUIDE

The best way to find out which shows are coming up in London is to search online for a London theatre guide. There are lots of different websites that detail the latest musicals and plays in the West End, from ticket agencies, to online listings websites like whatsonstage. If you visit any of the major London theatres, you can normally pick up a listings magazine at the theatre box office or from one of the ushers in the theatre foyer. Generally, most West End musicals run for many years, so you can normally find out which theatre is playing host to which show. Most Londoners are pretty knowledgeable too, so if you can't find the theatre you're looking for, you can just ask someone on the street, they can normally point you in the right direction!   If you manage to pick up a London theatre guide, you will find they are normally split into sections – the first, and arguably most important for tourists – is the London musicals section – this will list all the main musicals, the theatres, location, box office telephone numbers ... [more..]

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SOUND CARD BUYER’S GUIDE

Do You Need a Sound Card? If you want to buy a sound card, you should ask yourself whether you really need one. The motherboards of today come equipped with great on-board sound. Some motherboards even have support for 5.1 surround sound and come with a range of audio optical ports. So if you plan on using your computer to listen to music, play games, or any other basic things to do with sound, you should definitely consider staying with on-board sound. On the other hand, there are two good reasons why you would want to buy a sound card:Producing: If you're producing music you'll need a high quality sound card for the very best sound quality. Your sound card will probably need some extra ports/connections that on-board sound doesn't provide.Gaming: If you want the very best gaming experience possible, that means having the very best sound. So you'll want a sound card to do this. You can probably pick up a decent sound card for gaming at 100 bucks or less.Surround Sound An important factor in choosing your sound card is the sound standards that it supports. Most high-end sound cards support what ... [more..]

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THE NEW BANDS GUIDE TO GETTING THE BEST FROM THEIR LIVE SOUND

When you are a new band, playing live is nerve wracking enough without having to worry about the front of house sound. Surely it’s enough to be concerned about whether your finely crafted and highly practised material will stand up to public scrutiny, or if you’ll make a tube of yourself by falling off the stage in front of the gathered mass of friends and family. Very important things both, but there are a number of simple things you can do to help yourselves and the sound engineer ensure you have the best possible sound coming through the PA. With that sorted you can worry less about the sound and more about whether you look like a tool in your new skinny jeans and winkle pickers. First and most importantly arrive on time, en masse and fully equipped for your sound check. The sound check is as important as the live performance as this is the time the sound engineer will tune the PA system to get the best from your performance. He will tweak the system to suit your style of music, vocals and tone as well as ... [more..]

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NEW YORK: THE THESPIAN’S GUIDE TO ACTING SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK

These are the facts and myths that most know or believe of the city: New York is the city that never sleeps. New York is one of the costliest places to live in. New York is the center of the whole world. New York is inhabited by people who love to love, hate, argue and haggle. Now being a peace loving writer, I certainly shanâ??t argue about which one of those is true and which one isnâ??t. But if youâ??re a thespian in search for good acting schools, then you certainly wonâ??t care about that. But youâ??d naturally care about the list that Iâ??m about to provide below. New York is a cosmopolitan city where a lot of good acting schools abound. In fact, if you truly are in search for excellent thespian education, New York isnâ??t a bad place to start. Naturally, the tuition fees of these acting schools are comparatively more expensive than the acting schools in your local state but theyâ??re worth it. And if youâ??re looking for more proof, all you need is to do a little research work and I assure you that a lot of Hollywood big stars owe their talents to the very acting schools Iâ??m about to enumerate. Assuming ... [more..]

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