Passion – Drive – Success
Starting Out
So, you’ve discovered your love of music, technology, and production. That’s the first step! Being passionate about this work is an absolute must, or, frankly, it’ll suck you dry. (more…)
So, you’ve discovered your love of music, technology, and production. That’s the first step! Being passionate about this work is an absolute must, or, frankly, it’ll suck you dry. (more…)
Evan Sebastian has offered SoundGirls.Org Members to shadow him during his upcoming tour with Citizen and Turnover with Sorority Noise and Milk Teeth supporting. The dates are posted below. If anyone is interested in coming out to a show to share ideas, or if you’re just curious about how shows are run, please email soundgirls@soundgirls.org.
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Date and Venue of Show You would like to attend.
Please note that Evan will only be able to accommodate one or two people per show and may not be able to accommodate you in Los Angeles, San Fransisco and New York
03/09 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
03/10 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
03/11 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
03/12 – Chicago, IL – Double Door
03/13 – St. Louis, MO – Fubar
03/15 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
03/20 – El Paso, TX – Mesa Music Hall
03/22 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theatre
03/23 – Pomona, CA – Glass House
03/24 – San Diego, CA – Lamppost Warehouse
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
03/26 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
03/28 – Portland, OR – Analog Cafe
03/29 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
04/01 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
04/02 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
04/04 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
04/05 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
04/06 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
04/07 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
04/08 – Margate, FL – O’Malley’s Sports Bar
04/09 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth
04/10 – Jacksonville, FL – 1904
04/12 – Greensboro, NC – Greene Street
04/13 – Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s Live
04/14 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
04/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
04/16 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
04/17 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
04/18 – Brooklyn, NY – Shea Stadium
04/19 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
04/20 – Ottawa, Canada – Ritual
04/21 – Toronto, Canada – Virgin Mobile Mod Club
04/22 – Buffalo, NY – Waiting Room
04/23 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s
Shadow Gil Eva Craig on the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra U.S. Tour
SoundGirl Gil Eva Craig is coming to the states. She will be touring with the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. She has graciously offered SG Members the chance to come shadow her during the tour. Please keep in mind, she is on tour , working and the gig is top priority. If you are interested in coming to one of the gigs – please email – soundgirls@soundgirls.org
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Gil can only accommodate one or two people per show – first come – first served.
QSC will present two workshops for SoundGirls.Org members on March 10, 2016.
Workshop One: QSC TouchMix Digital Consoles – presented by Jon Graves
Jon Graves will provide an overview and hands on training for the QSC TouchMix digital consoles. Jon brings 30 years of experience, both in live Front Of House and Studio engineering. Jon has designed installations of numerous Hollywood recording studios and has an extenstive experience as a live sound engineer.
Workshop Two: When is a Watt not a Watt? and The importance of designing loudspeakers for optimal Off-Axis response. Presented by David Fuller
David Fuller is an experienced Electro-Acoustic Engineer and has worked with JBL and Jands and is now with QSC. David has worked on some of the largest projects in the world, including the Hong Kong Stadium upgrade and the National Grand Theater (Beijing).
By Sarah Long
Sarah splits her time between Bristol and London. She is an aspiring sound engineer and interns at a venue called Louisiana. “I decided I’m going to find a path into sound engineering, and I am happy to be able to share my experiences”.
At fifteen, I fell in love with music and convinced my brother to take me to a London underground squat party. From there I heavily got into Dance Music. D&B, Jungle, Techno, even Gabba (what’s that? It originated in Germany, and it’s hard and loud) and my love of bass was born.
I went on to study Music and Vocal training and have had all types of odd jobs. I have interned in film production and volunteered in the arts. In 2010, I was introduced to sound engineering, and it is the career path I have chosen to follow.
I wondered what I could do to obtain experience and during a google search, I found SoundGirls.Org, “wow the world of women engineers, and a source of support and inspiration”.
My Experience Shadowing
In the flavor of my usual dessert, I’m going to make it. However, it turns out. I decided I will learn sound engineering by whatever means possible. Whether that is going to college, university, shadowing, learning rigging – whatever it takes.
I decided to find someone or a company that would give me the opportunity to learn my trade. I decided to try my local venue, I walked to the venue and asked to speak to the head sound engineer. They radioed backstage and was told that everyone was in a meeting and it was best to leave a message. I knew that if I was able to speak to someone I would be able to express my interest and they could put a face to my name. I went back again and still had no luck. I decided that the third time’s the charm and perseverance would pay off. Finally, the head of sound sent one of his engineers to say hello and agreed to have me in for a gig. We exchanged emails and stayed in contact.
I received an email inviting me to do a gig, Woohoo! They also sent a link to the L-Acoustics system they were having installed. I was able to shadow on the day the system was being installed. The L-Acoustics rep was happy to share his knowledge and the science behind the line-array, and the technology with me. I realised how much there was to learn. I found the opportunity to ask questions really valuable.
I also got to see how the sound crew stays organised with stage plots and input lists. I helped with mic placement and stage wiring. The artist was an international band ‘Polar Bear’ a contemporary Jazz ensemble. They were interesting and a pleasure to work with; all the while gaining practical hands-on experience.
I was impressed with the professionalism of the sound engineer and considered how I want to conduct myself. I admired his ability to relate with the band during sound check and how efficient soundcheck was. Twenty minutes, done ‘excellent’ complete professionalism!
To my dismay at the end of the show at around 1 am I was asked if I wanted to go for a drink, by the sound engineer. Oh dear, I wanted to keep it professional, so I declined and asked if I would be able to shadow again? I was told yes, and just to pick from the roster of the gigs and let him know. Great….
I then emailed about future gigs and was told ‘No’ we are busy, and I was not insured. I emailed again just to see, hoping that he was over it, but no. Lessons learned; maintain clear boundaries and remain professional.
I will continue to learn and look forward to my next shadowing opportunity. A Hip-Hop night at a place called the Canteen.
The Midas Venice Sarah get to Intern On
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