When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the nexus of problem solving for a venue and event, front of house engineers tend to develop ...

Dave Rat, sound consultant and founder of Rat Sound Systems that provides sound for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, at the Sahara stage on April 14. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It is said that Leonardo DaVinci rarely let sleep get in the way of his inventive thinking. The ...

SKYWALKER RANCH, Calif. -- What does an Oscar nomination sound like? For Randy Thom, it sounds like chalk raking down a blackboard combined with a stallion’s whinny and an elephant trumpeting. It can ...

On a hill overlooking the early evening landscape of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Dave Rat is listening closely. Rat is the festival’s longtime sound engineer and system ...