Interviews with Roni Lee (The Roni Lee Group) & Jenine Civil (Artist Relations-Ultimate Ears Pro)
Roni Lee (Roni Lee Group)
Roni Lee is an award-winning artist, singer-songwriter, and) OG guitarist who’s been making waves in Southern California and beyond since the glam and punk rock scene of the 70s. Never one to let boundaries hold her back, Roni’s wild 40-year journey began at 17 when she moved to Hollywood and landed the lead guitar spot in the cult punk band Venus and the Razorblades.
Roni’s voice and guitar are featured on TV shows such as: Defiance, Midnight in Texas, American Housewife and others.- Currently performing with Lynn Sorensen, former bassist for Paul Rodgers and Bad Company, and drummer Jeff Kathan. Roni’s album, “Heroes” was produced by Warren Huart and was recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders Studios in Hollywood with Lynn Sorensen on bass and world renowned drummer, Kenny Aronoff.
- “I Want to Be Where the Boys Are,” co-written by Roni Lee and Kim Fowley, became a regular part of the Runaways’ live set. The song was included on the 1977 Live in Japan album. It went GOLD. “I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are” most recently has been featured in the 2010 Runaways movie and sung by Kristin Stuart.
- The Woman’s International Music Network, founded by Laura B. Whitmore, gives credit to Venus and the Razorblades, as well as the Runaways, for performing in a genre that was dominated mostly by men. Venus and the Razorblades played a memorable concert with Van Halen at the Whisky a Go Go in 1976, and Van Halen sometimes played the Venus and the Razorblades song “Young and Wild” in their early concert performances. …https://ronileegroup.com/
Jenine Civil (Artist Relations-Ultimate Ears Pro)
The Ultimate Ears journey began in the back of a Van Halen tour bus in 1995, when we developed the first in-ear monitor to help drummer Alex Van Halen protect his hearing and improve his performance. Over the last 30 years, our relentless pursuit of innovation and craftsmanship has led us to the world’s biggest stages as the monitor-of-choice for thousands of legendary artists.
Your most important job as a musician is to perform your best—to really bring down the house, give it your all, and leave everything you’ve got right there on the stage after the encore. While there’s a lot to be said for feeling the music, overly loud stage environments can keep you from delivering a great show.
Lower stage volumes mean better concerts for everyone, including the FOH engineer and the audience. Here is an overview of some of the benefits of lower stage volumes and ways IEMs can help.