Neil Diamond & Mobile Demand xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC Rock the Hollywood Bowl

Neil Diamond at the Hollywood Bowl Marquis

Hot October Night....

Neil Diamond & The Mobile Demand xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC

Rock the Hollywood Bowl

by Linda A. Epstein ~ October 2008

The amazing clarity of the xTablet T8700's outdoor screen made it the perfect machine for controlling the sound in the Hollywood Bowl for the 2008 concert season.   In the booth or outside in the bright California sun, both Fred Vogler, L. A. Philharmonic Sound Designer and Michael Cooper, Audio/Video Department Head at the Hollywood Bowl found the Mobile Demand xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC to be the best Tablet PC they had even had the pleasure of using.

The hand strap makes it easy to walk around the Bowl with the xTablet T8700 and the docking cradle is perfect for suing in the sound booth.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Hollywood Bowl, it is a Historical Los Angeles Landmark that seats 17,376 patrons, making it the the largest natural amphitheater in the United States.   Each season the Bowl classical, popular, jazz, world music and pop and rock concerts are held at the Hollywood Bowl.

The popularity of the Hollywood Bowl combined with the warm weather in Southern California make the Bowl a favorite concert venue and each season seems to get longer and longer. The 2008 Season started in mid June with the and will end on November 8th.     From start to finish the xTablet T8700 is the Tablet PC they are using to interface with the Dolby Lake Controller software for the sound system.

The Mobile Demand xTablet is SOLID! The ease of touch screen operation combined with its operating speed sets it apart from my experience with any other Tablet PCs. Not to mention its daylight friendly screen! The Mobile Demand Tablet is reliable, rugged and the right tool for live sound! Fred Vogler, L. A. Philharmonic Sound Designer

Sound engineer Michael Cooper was impressed buy the amazing clarity of the outdoor screen
on the xTablet T8700 against the glare of snow white speaker stacks

Hot October Night....

It's the First of October and about 106 degrees outside Neil Diamonds crew is busy getting ready for two shows at the Hollywood Bowl, the sound check is in progress and as it so happens both the 2005 and 2008 Neil Diamond World Tours used the TabletKiosk Sahara Slate Style Tablet PC for controlling the sound.

Stanley Miller, Neil Diamonds Sound Engineer is using his TabletKiosk (right) and Fred and Michael from the Hollywood Bowl are using the Mobile Demand xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC in the Sound Booth ( Left)

As you can see from the photos above even covered in fingerprints,
the screen on the Mobile Demand xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC is easily viewed in the bright California Sun

The Console in the Hollywood Bowl Sound Booth

Neil Diamonds Road Cases ....

Neil Diamond at the Hollywood Bowl, Oct. 1, 2008 Set List:

Holly Holy / Beautiful Noise / Street Life / Love on the Rocks / Play Me / Cherry, Cherry / Thank the Lord for the Night Time / Home Before Dark / Don’t Go There / Pretty Amazing Grace / Crunchy Granola Suite / Done Too Soon / Brooklyn Roads / I Am … I Said / Solitary Man / Forever in Blue Jeans / Sweet Caroline / You Don’t Bring Me Flowers / I’m a Believer / Man of God / Hell Yeah

Encore: Cracklin’ Rosie / America / Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show

Always a crow pleaser, Neil Diamond Rocks the Hollywood Bowl. The audience is on their feet most of the night and the sound was exceptional and everyone walking out had a smile on their face.

Neil Diamond 2008 World Tour Schedule

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