In my position, I spend a majority of my time teaching new students how to run the equipment we own. All the artists know they are coming to a college where learning occurs, and a majority of the audience members know this too. We constantly hear from artists that we have better equipment and are more prepared than the last school they were at, and I pride myself on that achievement. My expectations for a show are no less than what professional production person would produce.
By Maxx Brunet As I write this, I’m just over three-quarters of the way through a 60-day North American tour. My life in the past six weeks has revolved around spending anywhere from 3 to 12 hours a day sitting in a van, loading in, hopefully getting a sound check, waiting around for the set, […]
By Heather Holm 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 […]
What 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 […]
Fela Davis is a FOH and ME engineer based out of New York City. With over a decade of experience in live sound she has worked for Clair Wireless & House of Blues. The list of award-winning artists that Fela has worked with includes Arturo Sandoval, KRS One, Ali Shaheed Muhammad(member of A Tribe Called Quest), Chuck Mangione and many more. When she’s not creating content for her company 23db Productions based in NYC, she’s mixing front of house engineer for the 4-time Grammy award winning jazz artist Christian McBride and Ottmar Liebert.