My Presentation at the Utah Music Festival Workshop
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View ArticleThe 2X/ 4X Guideline
At all points, a reasonable payout expectation comes from being able to figure out the scale of what you bring to the table.
View ArticleA Case Study in Live Performance (Part 2)
All of this came from a simple 12-minute, three song set created specifically for a Facebook Live broadcast. We went outside the box in what we wanted to present, did something a bit different from the...
View ArticleActually, Your Equipment Is Probably Fine
If your band doesn't sound right, but everything seems to be working decently for everyone individually, you most likely need to put your wallet away. Before you spend any money on stuff, spend time on...
View ArticleUnmasking
A great PA with an experienced operator won't fix inherent flaws with your music or performance. What it will do is make them obvious, because everything that can be improved will be improved. The...
View ArticleCommunicating With The Sound Engineer (Another Letter)
I highly recommend the approach of "Who, What Instrument, Where, and Up/Down." For instance: Point at the guitar player, mime the guitar playing, point at your monitor, and then make an up or down...
View ArticleThe Number The Knob’s Pointing Toward Doesn’t Matter
If two is too loud for the band, then two is too loud. If you're finding yourself in this kind of situation, it may be time to do some horse-trading. Find yourself a rig that's just a little too hot...
View ArticleDon’t Be A Slave For Your Music Business
DON’T try to be the “Walmart" of music. They have to move a LOT of volume to make up for their small profit margins. And you’re not ever going to move that kind of volume. You make premium art, which...
View ArticleLivestreaming Is The New Taping – Here Are Some Helpful Hints For The Audio
Back in the heyday of the Grateful Dead, a special sub-scene emerged: The Tapers. Not to confused with tapirs, an exotic animal, Tapers would record the live shows to share with other people later....
View ArticleThe Pro-Audio Guide For People Who Know Nothing About Pro-Audio Part 1
So… You’ve done some playing and singing. You’ve written some songs. You’ve got this whole “music” thing down to some degree, and now you’re thinking about gigging or recording. But you’re bewildered....
View ArticleThe Pro-Audio Guide For People Who Know Nothing About Pro-Audio Part 6
Last time, we talked about what makes a mixing console actually useful for mixing: Buses. Now that a mix has been created, it needs to go somewhere. Before it gets there, we often use loudspeaker...
View ArticleThe Pro-Audio Guide For People Who Know Nothing About Pro-Audio, Part 7
We’ve been on quite a journey, haven’t we? We’ve gotten audio turned into electricity, gotten it into a mixing console, processed it a bit, combined it with other signals, got the mix out of the...
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