There is no shame in walking away. Try not to burn your bridges as you leave. This industry is close-knit and your reputation will precede you. The best revenge is simply living well.
Posts tagged live sound
Maya Finlay – Feet in Two World...
Maya Finlay is a sound engineer that works in live sound, as well as in the studio recording, editing, mixing and producing. Maya works both freelance and for the SFJAZZ Center as well as Dolby Laboratories and recently has started touring with Rosanne Cash as her Monitor Engineer. She has been working in professional audio for the past 11 years.
The Power of an All Women Team
As a woman working in a male-dominated field, I have been undermined, discounted, and “little-lady’ed” more times than I can count. This regular kind of interaction or expectation has made me permanently defensive, not only for myself but for my fellow SoundGirls in the industry.
Choose a Different Route
In the live industry, you sort of have to play it safe most of the time because there is simply no time to be adventurous. You got to make it sound good, and you have to do it fast.
I Have Confidence in Me
So, let them bring on all their problems I’ll do better than my best I have confidence they’ll put me to the test But I’ll make them see I have confidence in me – I Have Confidence, from the Sound of Music: Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1965