I must say that I am frequently stunned by how little thought seems to go into the selection of sound engineers and production crew at clubs, bars, and music halls. I see venues spend so much time and money trying to make their businesses as successful as possible. They carefully scrutinize their bartenders, servers, cooks, […]

In my previous blog post titled “The common production issue musicians encounter during concerts and why it’s a travesty,” I discussed one of the biggest production-related complaints that we get from bands. Bad monitor mixes and feedback from the monitors. You might remember I mentioned that it is often an unorganized, or maybe even uncaring […]

The common production issue musicians encounter during concerts and why it’s a travesty. Stage Monitor Mixes Before we get started here I want to clarify that I am using the terms “production crew” and “engineer” interchangeably. Some venues offer a single engineer who runs all details of production for the show. Other venues and events […]