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The Translator

 

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Often in my job, I end up being the middle person. I don’t own the contract with the band, but I have to fulfill the requirements. Sometimes I get a say in what is allowed in the rider, other times I get to deal with cross renting items late in the game because I didn’t see the completed contract until the day before. I get to communicate with the band the possibilities for their show but must get all changes approved by the purchaser.

I’m sure many of you deal with people like me while on tour where others are in the same position as venue operators. I would like to point out that being the middle person has also given me an interesting aspect of my job that I tend to forget about the most: The Translator. (more…)

How to be an Effective Mentor – Part 1

 

Teaching is in the air this month on Soundgirls.org! Right on the heels of Karrie’s excellent blog about Paying it Forward, my blog for this month is about my experience as a mentor in sound design. (more…)

Kim Watson on Mixing and Teching Monitors

image1What goes into being a great tech that engineers request or want to work with? The fourth in a series of articles on system teching and what it takes to be a great tech.

UK based sound engineer Kim Watson has been a freelance audio engineer since 1999.  She is currently touring with The Subways as a monitor engineer.  (more…)

Getting a Start in the Field While You’re Still in School

 

I recently met up with fellow SoundGirl Member Ameeta ,who’s in her last semester of college and looking to move to Los Angeles after to pursue sound design. She asked a lot of great questions about how to get a jumpstart on her career while in school, so I wanted to share some of what we talked about. (more…)

Meet 23db Productions

By Karrie Keyes

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23db Productions started in 2014 by Fela Davis and Denis Orynbekov. The partnership was sparked when Denis purchased recording equipment and asked if Fela would be interested in recording with him. (more…)

Five Lessons from a Career in Sound (so far)

 

At the end of 2001, I was about to start my professional career in sound. I was 24 with one degree in music and a second degree in arts, a diploma in sound engineering, a bit of experience, and a lot of expectations. Almost fourteen years later, my career has thrown up surprises, challenges, and a whole bunch of lessons. Here are five of them. (more…)

Pro Audio Girl – April Tucker

By Karrie Keyes

166428_10150134190082110_3977932_nApril Tucker is a re-recording mixer in post-production sound who currently works for FX Networks. She started her career in post-production in 2004 and has been doing freelance work since 2007. (more…)

On Tour with KEN mode

At the end of May, I had the chance to head out on my first European tour as FOH with Canadian noise-rockers KEN mode. The entire run was booked around Temples Fest and found us hitting a whole range of venues. No two days or PA’s were alike; (more…)

New England School of Communications at Husson University

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New England School of Communications (NESCom) at Husson University, located in picturesque Bangor, Maine, offers one of the only four-year degrees in live sound on the planet.  The program, which culminates in a Bachelors of Science in Live Sound Technology, melds academic instruction in audio, electronics, and music, with hands-on training in mixing, system optimization, and event management. (more…)

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