Today’s RVs have almost every conceivable creature comfort and custom creation. From man cave to she shed to the perfect vehicle for roadtripping to the campground or music festival scene, they’ve been outfitted with finishes designed to bring the home or retreat on the road. One component that always has been woefully missing: Better sound. Hey, RV Industry, what’s the deal? We drop $20,000, $50,000, even $100,000 or more on a travel trailer or RV, and the stereo system seems something out of a 1960s family sedan. Boats for years have had stellar sound systems. Why not RVs?
Sure, some people insist RVs are for camping – and the ambient sounds should be tuned into birds and crickets and wind blowing through the trees and all that. Fair enough.
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He’s created music festivals, opened celebrated concert venues, and staged shows that have brought together the “core four” surviving members of the Grateful Dead for a series of farewell shows – and conjured the magic of the Dead. But Peter Shapiro is never far from the spirit of the road. Whether it was touring for a month to shoot video for his college documentary, or rolling 13,254 miles following the band for a second documentary, Shapiro’s a fan of the road.
Even before Lockn’ music festival dropped its lineup last week, promoter Peter Shapiro had promised he’d be building upon some sick collaborations of year’s past – like Mad Dogs & Englishmen or last year’s Lettuce / Dead & Company / Eric Krasno late-night frenzy.Trust him when he says this. Shapiro isn’t just a smart festival producer who knows what fans want to see. He knows what he wants to see. Because he’s one of us.