Introduction

Industry: Film&TV Production/Distribution 

Business Scope: film & tv making etc. 

Entertaining a few thousand troops overseas is hardly a new concept, but sending the show out live over the Internet for a few million more viewers is, most would agree, taking it to a whole new level. On March 10, 2008, MySpace and AEG Live teamed up with the U.S. Department of Defense for Operation MySpace: Live from Kuwait, a three hour plus MySpaceLive! concert that brought leading stars to the Middle East to perform for U.S. troops. The concert, which was webcast live on MySpace.com, featured performances by Jessica Simpson, Disturbed, the Pussycat Dolls, Filter, and more. Portions of the MySpaceLive! concert are also scheduled to air nationally on FX television on April 12. Los Angeles-based Bennett Group brought their dual 96-channel Pro Tools|HD® recording rigs to Kuwait to capture the landmark event, with veteran engineer Gary Lux manning the Digidesign® VENUE D-Show® console. The entire system was supplied, designed and integrated by Los Angeles-based RSPE Audio Solutions, who also provided ongoing support and expansion. “It was kind of like taking Hollywood and placing it on the moon, then taking it away again,” says Lux of the barren, stifling desert setting, just 12 miles from Iraq