Bruce Springsteen Forum

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Legendary sound pioneer and Parnelli Audio Innovator Award honoree Bruce Jackson was killed on January 29, when his Mooney M020 single engine piston prop engine plane crashed near Furnace Creek, CA, in Death Valley National Park. The Federal Aviation Association is investigating the cause of the crash and currently lists it as “unknown circumstances.” Jackson was alone, flying at 11 p.m. He was 62.
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Jackson would go on the road with the Elvis Presley, serving as sound engineer and designer for hundreds of shows up to Elvis’ death in 1976. The pressure to increase seat sales led Jackson to being one of the first to hang loudspeakers on chain hoists for live concerts. Then, in 1978, he went to work for Bruce Springsteen. It was a good partnership, as Springsteen was notoriously particular about the sound quality of his show, and would have his band play while he walked arena floors with Jackson. Jackson would field questions like, “why can’t I hear the high-hat from this spot?” Jackson thrived in this environment, using high frequency drivers and designing an overblown set of delay systems, with eight delays up on a pole to solve such issues. He set a new standard for live PAs in stadiums.
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