Projects


Worldwide Debut of JBL VTX-V20 at NAMM

It was an honor to get to be amongst the first to run this system through its paces in front of thousands of music fans at NAMM 2014. The HARMAN team has a fantastic offering in the pipeline and I can’t wait to use it on more shows. http://www.jblpro.com/www/news/press-releases/press-release-detail/2014/01/23/harman-professional-powers-namm-2014-gopro-stage-line-up-includes-akg-soundcraft-and-crown-technologies-with-martin-lighting-and-worldwide-debut-of-jbl-vtx-series-v20-line-array   […]


Anaheim Convention Center’s New Grand Plaza Outdoor Stage Kicks Off Winter NAMM 2013 With HARMAN Professional Live Sound System

Original Article: http://harmanprogroup.blogspot.com/2013/02/anaheim-convention-centers-new-grand.html   Anaheim Convention Center’s New Grand Plaza Outdoor Stage Kicks Off Winter NAMM 2013 With HARMAN Professional Live Sound System     A full HARMAN live sound system featuring AKG microphones, Crown VRack amplification systems, JBL VTX line arrays and Soundcraft Vi Series digital consoles was deployed at […]


Valitar – San Diego, CA

  This was an amazing and interesting project that like all shows, came to an end. It did so rather traumatically through the irresponsible and inexcusable actions by the producer. More info is easy to google but here is the gist via the San Diego Union Tribune: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/04/valitar-producer-was-worth-millions-but-left-many/   Join us […]


Altar Boyz – Auburn, NY

Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival Nominated for Best Sound Design 2012 (more info) Altar Boyz TICKETS Buy Now Alternatively, you can call the box office at 315‑255‑1785 or toll free at1‑800‑457‑8897. June 6 – June 30 Full of sharp parody, sinfully spectacular dancing, and irreverent humor, this spoof about a heavenly guy-group […]


NEXT TO NORMAL – SARASOTA, FL

The 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Set to a compelling contemporary score, “Next to Normal” is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards.   NEXT TO NORMAL – SARASOTA, FL Show Website: http://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/show_shows.php?id=342# Next to […]


25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, SARASOTA, FL

Florida Studio Theatre The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Keating Theatre November 18 thru January 29 In the Keating Theatre   Overview Tony Award Winner. In this hilarious new musical comedy, six young people in the throes of puberty are overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood […]


PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS – LA JOLLA, CA

With The La Jolla Playhouse and Disney Theatricals Website:   http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/Plays%20&%20Events/2008-2009%20Season/Peter%20and%20the%20Starcatchers/   Related News:   From the La Jolla Playouse Website:   Peter and the Starcatchers February 13 – March 8, 2009 Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre   Written by Rick Elice Lyrics by Rick Elice Music by Wayne Barker […]


The Pacific Amphitheater Summer Season 2008

With Gary Hardestey and Sound Media Fusion. Provide Technical Direction and Sound Mitigation Pacific Amphitheatre – Official Website Artists- B. B. King Leon Russell / Mavis Staples July 11 – 7 p.m.   OneRepublic Phantom Planet / Carolina Liar July 12 – 7 p.m.   Chris Isaak Vanessa Carlton July […]


LOVE, JANIS – LOS ANGLES – VARIETY

“Eric Stahlhammer’s sound is to be lauded for keeping the decibel’s at a proper Joplin level without blasting out the walls of the spacious Wilshire Theater.”   http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117937309.html?categoryid=33&cs=1   Love, Janis (Wilshire Theater; 2,000 seats; $100 top) By JULIO MARTINEZ     Mary Bridget Davies provides the vocals for biotuner […]


Love, Janis Loves JBL’s Vertec®

Original Link: http://livedesignonline.com/theatre/topstory/love_janis_jbl_vertec_0326/   Mar 26, 2008 1:30 PM   Marking the first commercial use of JBL Professional’s  new powered full-size Vertec® VT4889ADP full-range line array element and VT4880ADP companion subwoofer with JBL DrivePack® technology, San Diego-based Meeting Services Inc. is providing audio, lighting, and projection needs for the national […]


JOB PROFESSIONAL FEATURE – LOVE, JANIS NATIONAL TOUR

This article appears in the following locations. http://www.jblpro.com/press/march08/Love_Janis.html http://stage-directions.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=706 http://fohonline.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1361 http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2008/04/15/theatrical-production-love-janis-premieres-jbls-new-powered-full-size-vertec®-system/ http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2008/03/20/ http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/   HIT THEATRICAL PRODUCTION “LOVE, JANIS” PREMIERES JBL’S NEW POWERED FULL-SIZE VERTEC® SYSTEM   FRANKFURT, GERMANY, 12 March 2008 – Marking the first commercial use of JBL Professional’s new powered full-size VERTEC® VT4889ADP full-range line array element […]


5 QUESTIONS FOR: ERIC STAHLHAMMER, SOUND DESIGNER – LIVE DESIGN FEATURE

http://livedesignonline.com/mag/five_questions_eric/ 5 QUESTIONS FOR: ERIC STAHLHAMMER, SOUND DESIGNER 1.How many productions of Love, Janis have you designed, and how has the sound evolved along the way? My history with Love, Janis began in 2005 at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Since then, I have designed the show for nine separate […]


LOVE, JANIS NATIONAL TOUR

Website:  http://www.lovejanisthemusical.com/ Related News: Variety Review from Los Angles Tour Schedule: 2/16/08 Park City, UT Eccles Center   2/19 – 24/08 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre   2/26 – 27/08 East Lansing, MI Wharton Center   2/29 – 3/2/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Parker Playhouse   3/6/08 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie […]


LOVE, JANIS – HOUSTON, TX

With the Alley Theater Her words. Her story. Her music. LOVE, JANIS Conceived, Adapted and Directed by Randal Myler Inspired by the book “Love, Janis” by Laura Joplin Music Direction by Sam Andrew Previews start January 11 Opens January 16 Ends February 10 Hubbard Stage Groups of 10 call 713-315-3346 for discounts Recommended for mature […]


A JOHN DENVER HOLIDAY CONCERT – KANSAS CITY, MO – SEATTLE, WA

With the Kansas City Reperatory Theatre and the Denver Center Theatre Company.         A John Denver Holiday Concert Created by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman Directed by Randal Myler Copaken Stage Nov. 24-Dec. 2, 2007 SPECIAL EVENT-Not a part of the regular season subscription Launch the holiday […]


HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, LAGUNA BEACH, CA -ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

“ Eric Stahlhammer creates a crisp and warm sound for both the music and the sound effects in this play.”   Voted Best Professional Theater Production by the Orange County Register ‘Hank Williams: Lost Highway,’ Laguna Playhouse   The singer always gets the headlines, and it was Van Zeiler’s commanding […]


Fire on the Mountain – Louisville, KY

August 28 – September 22, 2007 Kentucky’s the perfect home for this poignant, passionate musical about the lives of coal miners in the Appalachian Mountains. Exuberant and soulful, joyous and gripping, this celebration of courage, culture, hardships and heroics is gloriously told through captivating bluegrass rhythms. by Randal Myler and […]


PURE CONFIDENCE – DENVER CENTER THEATRE COMPANY – DENVER POST

“Director Kent Gash’s finely-tuned ensemble is topped off—and the Kentucky and Saratoga scenes rounded out…Emily Beck’s alternately impressionistic and realistic sets compliment the idyllic times and harsh realities spanned by the story. Subtle lighting contributions from Liz Lee and telling musical choices from Eric Stahlhammer punctuate the dramatic arc.” The […]


Back Home again: A John Denver Holiday Concert – Ventura and Walnut Creek, CA

Rubicon Theatre Company Folks are carrying on about “John Denver: A Holiday Concert”:   “CRITICS’ PICK! This entrancing revue by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman, fashioned after John Denver’s annual Christmas specials, plies its wares with fetching simplicity. Dulcet singers Jim Newman and Gail Bliss and a festive band find […]


LOVE, JANIS – VARIETY

“The band itself, which expands from a four- to a seven-piece to convey her different groups’ sounds, is excellent, the sound mix suitably loud but clear.”   http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117931121.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 Love, Janis (Marines Memorial Theater, San Francisco; 650 seats; $67 top) By DENNIS HARVEY   In ‘Love, Janis,’ Morgan Hallett, left, plays […]


SFX AND SHOWBUILDER SIMPLY LOVE JANIS – STAGE RESEARCH

http://www.stageresearch.com/showcases/indexArchived.aspx?0604_showcase.html   SFX and ShowBuilder Simply Love Janis By Eric Stahlhammer After playing the Actors Theatre of Louisville and the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, “Love, Janis” is currently rocking the Hanna Theater in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. In this new rock musical, the life and music of Rock-N-Roll icon Janis […]


HANK WILLIAMS; LOST HIGHWAY – CACTUS CHRONICLE

“Lighting (Don Darnutzer) and sound (Eric Stahlhammer) were critical as transition indicators to and from regular settings and Hank’s live performances and were done so well, you might start to think you were at a Hank Williams concert instead of a Hank Williams play.”   Original Article: Click to access […]


HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY

“Eric Stahlhammer’s sound design is balanced and never overwhelming.”   It’s a Little Like the Blues   mspt@goldfishpublishers.com Reviewed 12/2/05   Regional theatre companies such as Arizona Theatre Company have become adept at disguising their musical revues. Hank Williams: Lost Highway is another greatest hits album, but by telling an […]