Carolyn Slothour is an up and coming independent FOH and monitor engineer, who has been working in the industry for just over five years. She works as an A1 and A2 at a few production companies based in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, including a company called Zero Fossil which is a clean energy/solar-powered production company.
There Really Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: Using The Scientific Method in Assessment of System Optimization.
“It is the mix engineer’s job to paint the picture for the audience to hear, it is our job as system engineers to make sure the painting sounds the same every day by providing the same blank canvas.”
It’s good to have an end goal in mind for where you want to be. Equally important is to clarify your motivations so you can be sure that your expectations are aligned with the realities of the job.