If you can’t trust a grown man in a Batkid shirt, who can you trust? Seriously.
Episode #2. After ten years mixing at one of America’s most beloved and well respected live music venues I’m sharing my time-tested, no nonsense methods for fast, efficient, awesome sound-checks. When you’re mixing in small venues where you’ll be mixing both monitors and front-of-house this is good stuff to know to keep things moving quickly while maximizing results and making the performers very happy.
A huge thank you to the awesome Bob Dossa for all of his hard work shooting and editing around all of my mistakes and awkward nervousness while in front of the camera. You can find him and much more of his work at http://www.rainydayrun.com
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Excellent info Paul. I’ve always done shows with vocal mics first but not because of you’re fantastic reasons. Just so I could talk to and hear the vocalists and figure out my headroom. You’re certainly my favorite FOH guy I’ve ever had the pleasure to play for.
Thanks, Russ. I’m glad that one of the tips from this episode is something you had already found to work for you from your own experimentation. It can certainly speed up the rest of the overall sound-check process once an engineer makes it a routine. And you know how much I enjoy mixin’ me some Parkway (https://iheartparkway.bandcamp.com/releases) so I hope we work together again soon!
Great video and advice.. but really What is a sound check? HEHEHEHEHE Seriously great advice,, I do something like what you advise when I do festivals, and your correct to get the performers feeling comfortable with you and the stage Thanks
Right, Joe? Hahaha! So many times we don’t even _get_ the luxury of a real sound-check. I even have some advice for those scenarios as well and will address it in a future video or the written blog. But I’m glad the advice resonated with your own discoveries and methods and that you’re already looking to create a positive and comfortable vibe on your stages, especially amidst the usually frantic pace of the festival setting. Rock on, Joe!