Coachella and Stagecoach sound guy Dave Rat reveals the secrets to keeping the music crystal clear
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— 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 designer, whose company Rat Sound has been with the festival since its beginnings, virtually without interruption. And in front of him is the new, nearly 100-foot-tall Sahara “tent,” the expanded metal structure that hosts some of the festival’s most acclaimed dance music acts. It now stands beside the...
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