Best Sound Reinforcement Podcasts (2025)

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292. Building Your Company & Career 1:03:05

7d ago1:03:05

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In Episode 292, the hosts turn to a question from the Signal to Noise Discord community and take a trip to Signal to Noise University, where professor Sean treats Andy and the listeners to Marketing 101 with a look at how to make yourself indispensable to clients. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Whether you’re a small to medium-…

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291. Cody Heimann, RF Applications Engineer At Sound Devices, Part 2 59:36

20d ago59:36

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In the second part of Andy’s conversation with Cody Heimann of Sound Devices (part one is here), the duo rolls up their sleeves and goes deep on the company’s Astral wireless platform that offers 32 channels in a single rack-unit, Optocore integration, and a handheld transmitter that can take almost any capsule on the market without any additional …

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290. Cody Heimann, RF Applications Engineer At Sound Devices 58:21

23d ago58:21

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Episode 290 goes all in on wireless as Andy is joined by Cody Heimann, RF applications engineer at Sound Devices as well as a veteran RF coordinator for large-scale events. In the first of two episodes, he talks about how his career grew and led to finding a niche as an RF coordinator for events and clients such as Coachella, New Year’s Eve in Time…

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289. Sound Designer Nat Houle On Spatial Audio 1:04:52

1M ago1:04:52

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“Spatial” and “immersive” audio are buzzwords that we seem unable to escape in today’s world of live sound, but what do they actually mean and how do we use them — if we even should at all? Theatre sound designer Nat Houle joins the show in Episode 289 to provide a “manufacturer-agnostic” take on the topic, benefits and limitations, and much more. …

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288. Behind The Scenes 48:20

2M ago48:20

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This week, Andy takes us behind the scenes for a look at how an episode of Signal to Noise is produced and edited. He walks through the recording, processing, and editing chain, sharing tips and tricks on how to efficiently produce an unscripted conversational podcast, as well as some plugins and tips that are equally applicable to live mixes to br…

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287. The Return Of Mix Engineer Wayne Pauley 53:04

2M ago53:04

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Veteran mix engineer Wayne Pauley returns the show in Episode 287 to talk with the hosts about his experience mixing RCF’s Ultimate Jam Night showcase at NAMM, and doing it in the inimitable “Wayne Pauley style” — in other words, as analog as possible! This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Wayne also talks about touring with an RCF TT…

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286. Larger-Scale Intercom Platforms 58:40

3M ago58:40

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In Episode 286, Sean and Andy continue their look at stepping up from smaller shows with a dive into larger intercom platforms and a look at life past four-channel analog systems. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Drawing from his work programming intercom systems for large scale corporate and broadcast events, including network u…

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285. IEM Start-Up Dark Matter Audio Labs 1:12:03

3M ago1:12:03

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In Episode 285, the hosts are joined by Tal Kocen and Dave Friesema, founders of brand-new in-ear monitor maker Dark Matter Audio Labs. Sean and Andy were impressed with their IEMs when the company launched at NAMM a couple weeks ago, and knew they had to have the duo on to tell their story. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Tal a…

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284. The “Hows & Whys” Of RF Coordination 47:48

3M ago47:48

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Picking up where they left off in Episode 282, Sean and Andy dig deeper into the “hows and whys” of wireless system frequency coordination, addressing issues such as whether it’s ever OK to just scan on the receiver, an overview of the differences between the Shure Wireless Workbench and SoundBase Coord platforms, the reasons why it’s always a good…

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283. “All Things Audio” From The 2025 NAMM Show 44:51

3M ago44:51

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Fresh back from the 2025 North American Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, CA, Andy and Sean compare notes on all the cool new audio things they saw there, including loudspeakers, in-ear monitors, plugins, consoles, and everything in between. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Be sure to register for Live Sound Nashville on Ma…

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How to structure your training (with Ulrika Andreasson) 42:41

4M ago42:41

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You can find more info about Ulrika's lovely teaching and training here: https://www.ullisrudolf.se/ SESSION PLANNER here: https://www.rewardbasedridingschool.com/ If you have questions or thoughts around the episode, we're happy to hear them via MAILBy Angelica Hesselius

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282. Focus On Monitoring 1:00:35

4M ago1:00:35

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In Episode 282, Sean and Andy pick up where they left off last time, answering some follow-up questions they’ve received on gain staging for monitor mixes, other tips and tricks for clean and clear in-ear monitors, as well as how to make the most “bang for your buck” improvements to wireless microphones and monitors. This episode is sponsored by Al…

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281. Tips & Tricks For A Speedy Mix, Part 2 49:01

4M ago49:01

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In the final episode of 2024, Sean and Andy pick up where they left off last time (Episode 280) in rounding out some baseline tips for getting a rocking mix going fast — compressors, effects, and general mixing advice abound as their last holiday gift to everyone out there listening! This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Episode Links…

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280. Tips & Tricks For A Speedy Mix 46:30

4M ago46:30

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In Episode 280, Sean and Andy take it back to basics, and offer some advice for folks early in their live sound journey to help speed through sound check and get a band dialed in more quickly. From setting gains to EQ and compressors, the hosts share a bunch of tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way from all sorts of smart folks in both the …

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279. Blasting Super Loud Sound At Spacecraft & Satellites! 56:05

5M ago56:05

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In Episode 279, the hosts learn all about Direct Field Audio Testing, or as one of this week’s guests put it, “Blasting super loud sound at spacecraft and satellites!” This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Many listeners will be familiar with Maryland Sound International (MSI), the sound company best known for its work on large-scale …

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278. Brian Grahn Of Clear-Com 1:04:08

5M ago1:04:08

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Brian Grahn, joins the show in Episode 278 to talk about all things Clear-Com. He clears up a lot of mysteries about Arcadia, HelixNet, and Freespeak, lets us in on the new cloud-based Gen-IC Virtual Intercom, and sheds some light on common problems and tricks to getting the most out of good ol’ fashioned two-wire partyline intercoms, and more. Bri…

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277. 2024 Holiday Gift Guide 1:09:40

5M ago1:09:40

1:09:40

In a bonus Episode 277, the Signal To Noise community presents it’s first-ever holiday gift guide. Join hosts Sean and Andy as well as a parade of past guests, friends, and listeners with gift suggestions for your favorite sound engineer/production tech to meet every budget, from $10s to $1000s. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. E…

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276. Multifaceted Live Audio Professional Jason Waggoner 1:14:22

5M ago1:14:22

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Seattle-based globe-trotting sound engineer Jason Waggoner joins the show in Episode 276 and talks about the many twists and turns of his career in live audio. From e-sport tournaments to Formula 1 racing, theatre to corporate events to concerts, mixing to systems engineering, and even helping to build the U.S. tech support and education branch of …

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275. Luke McRitchie & Brian Maddox On Mixing For The 2024 Paris Olympics 1:12:59

6M ago1:12:59

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Luke McRitchie and Brian Maddox join the show in Episode 275 to talk about their experience working together as mixers for the Olympic Broadcasting Service’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. They share what it’s like mixing up to 16 simultaneous broadcast channels at once for one of the largest viewing audiences in the world, as well as insight…

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274. Answering Questions From The Community 1:09:22

6M ago1:09:22

1:09:22

In Episode 274, Sean and Andy open it up to listeners in the Signal to Noise Discord and Facebook groups to ask them anything, who provided a lot of great questions about work/home life, gear they bring to gigs, business goals — and, of course — tacos! This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Episode Links: Episode 274 Transcript Be sure…

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273. Front Of House Engineer Ben Ivey 1:06:42

6M ago1:06:42

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Ever wonder what it’s like to mix sound at Madison Square Garden for the first time without as much as a line check, let alone a proper sound check? In Episode 273, front of house engineer Ben Ivey shares his thrilling experience doing just that for country artist Warren Zeiders. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Ben also talks ab…

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272. Riggers Siobhan Colleen & Katrina Puleo 1:19:31

7M ago1:19:31

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Let’s get down to shackles and eyebolts in Episode 272, as riggers Siobhan Colleen and Katrina Puleo join the show to demystify rigging. Whether it’s a ballroom or an arena, Siobhan and Katrina share their vast experience of what to look out for and how to make life easier and safer for you, your rigging team, and the rest of the production. This e…

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271. Nikki Sanz Of Giggs 56:09

7M ago56:09

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In Episode 271, Sean sits down with Nikki Sanz, founder and CEO of Giggs, a platform designed to revolutionize how professionals in the live event industry hire, find work, and connect — essentially a LinkedIn for our word-of-mouth, niche market. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. After working with a diverse range of clients inclu…

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270. Live Engineers, ProdCom Developers Justin Tyre & Stephen Bailey 56:26

7M ago56:26

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In Episode 270, the hosts are joined by live sound engineers and software developers Justin Tyre and Stephen Bailey, who earlier this year launched ProdCom, new software for the live event industry that provides real-time multichannel text transcriptions of talkback mics, intercom chatter, or any other audio fed into a MacOS computer. This episode …

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269. Back To The 80s With Chris Pou 1:02:48

7M ago1:02:48

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In Episode 269, it’s time to break out your best dayglo shirts and leather jackets, dig out a slap bracelet or two, and get your 80s on, as Chris Pou, FOH and production manager for 80s rock cover band Electric Avenue, joins Sean and Andy to talk about what it takes to recreate those classic 80s sounds (spoiler: allllll the reverbs). Chris also dig…

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268. First Anniversary Celebration! 54:18

8M ago54:18

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Co-hosts Andy and Sean celebrate their first anniversary together on the podcast in Episode 268 with a look back on highlights from the past nearly 50 episodes as well as look forward to what the next year of the podcast has in store. They also discuss a momentous week in live sound news — the discontinuation of the ubiquitous Yamaha CL and QL cons…

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267. Frank Padikkala Of Audinate Talks Dante 1:08:57

8M ago1:08:57

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Frank Padikkala of Audinate joins the show in Episode 267 and talks with Sean and Andy to talk about all things Dante. Frank is a senior technical sales engineer for Audinate, and brings his years of experience in IT/cybersecurity as well as AV integrations together to help clear up a bunch of common misunderstandings about Dante and AV networking …

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266. Busting Subwoofer Myths, Part 2 1:01:58

8M ago1:01:58

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Picking up where they left off in Episode 265, Sean and Andy continue their conversation with Phil Graham and Merlijn van Veen about all things subwoofer, including whether or not to haystack, ways to deal with power alleys (and whether or not it’s worth the cost), and more. Phil Graham started building hi-fi loudspeakers with his grandfather as a …

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265. Busting Subwoofer Myths 1:08:58

8M ago1:08:58

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There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings when it comes to subwoofers and sub arrays, but the reality is that there’s no reason to be afraid of them. In Episode 265, Sean and Andy huddle up with two very smart folks when it comes to low end — Phil Graham and Merlijn van Veen — to bust subwoofer myths and help us all understand them better for …

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264. Inside The Sound Design For A Unique Broadway Musical 1:13:20

9M ago1:13:20

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In Episode 264, Sean and Andy talk with two members of the production team for the Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio, sound designer Connor Wang and Liz Weber, who was a member of the Access Team for the show and also works as a sound engineer. The musical is based on the Peabody Award-winning documentary about the challenges and triumphs of a …

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263. Mike Dias Returns To Talk IEMs & Microphones 51:05

9M ago51:05

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Veteran audio professional Mike Dias picks up where he left off with last week (in Episode 262), digging into the other side of his career in the worlds of in-ear monitors and microphones. He spends time addressing and demystifying some myths about IEM technology, discusses why we each tend to favor a brand and/or types of IEMs that we do, and digs…

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3 C:s to check before riding. Connection. Confidence. Cues 10:37

9M ago10:37

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Three C:s to check before riding. -Connection -Confidence -Cues (aids) This is a modified version of a horsemanship structure I learned when first starting pony clubbing. The meaning is to assess your horse (and yourself) to keep you and your horse under threshold and communicating well. Back then the focus was more on an obedient horse, in my teac…

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262. Mike Dias On The Value Of Networking 1:05:03

9M ago1:05:03

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Veteran audio professional Mike Dias returns in Episode 262 to convince us that networking needn’t be a four-letter word! Whether you’re a sound company owner, a freelance engineer, or full-time staff, networking is an important non-audio tool in the toolbox. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. When Mike isn’t selling microphones (a…

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261. Checking Back In With Up-And-Coming AV Pro Evan Turunen 52:15

9M ago52:15

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It’s been a year of huge growth and focus shifts for Evan Turunen and Turunen Audio Visual — first featured in Episode 221 — so Andy and Sean wanted to check back in with Evan and see how things have changed and what he’s learned since he last visited. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. Topics discussed include making a similar maj…

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260. Meeting Up For A Music Festival & Much More 55:14

10M ago55:14

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For the first time in 10 months of podcasting, Sean and Andy were together in the same place, so how better to celebrate than with a livestream? They talk about meeting up for a music festival Sean’s company (Audio Engineers Northwest) provided a PA and support for, in addition to presenting a demo of the TT+ GTX 12 line array (courtesy of show spo…

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259. Summer Concert & Event Fun From The Great (U.S.) Northwest 1:07:02

10M ago1:07:02

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Summer concert and event season is in full swing, and Sean’s company (Audio Engineers Northwest) has been running full steam with some exciting gigs the last couple weeks. Two of his regular freelancers, Kyle Shaw and Matt Ratza, join the show this week to talk about what it took the last couple weeks to pull off a huge open air concert on a docksi…

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258. Theatre Sound Designer ien DeNio 1:11:12

10M ago1:11:12

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Over the Fourth of July holiday, Andy teamed up with some Signal to Noise guest host alumni, as Kate Foretek pulled up the co-host chair once more to hang with previous guest host, theatrical sound designer and live foley artist ien DeNio. The jam-packed episodes includes tales of travel hijinks, pounding beers as part of a puppet show sound design…

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257. Chris Tsanjoures Of Rational Acoustics 49:35

11M ago49:35

49:35

This week, the hosts get nerdy with Chris Tsanjoures, one of the Rational Acoustics folks behind the Smaart measurement platform, a veteran podcast guest and an avid enthusiast of squiggly lines and measurement geekery. He answers all of Sean and Andy’s questions about Rational’s new Smaart Data Modeler in addition to addressing some of their other…

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256. Broadway Sound Engineer Heather Augustine 58:05

11M ago58:05

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Fresh off mixing the Broadway musical The Outsiders to a Tony Award win for Best Sound Design of a Musical for sound designer Cody Spencer, Broadway sound engineer and regular SoundGirls contributor Heather Augustine sits down with Andy and Sean to chat about her long touring career (including Billy Elliot, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Mis…

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255. Sound Engineer Joe “Chef” McGrath 1:11:23

11M ago1:11:23

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In Episode 255, Andy is joined by DC-area based sound engineer Joe “Chef” McGrath, fresh off working together on a now rare “industrial musical” in NY this week. They start off talking about Joe’s extensive work as the mixer for the Ultimate Rap League, and why the mic of choice for them for rap battles might be the brand you’d expect, but almost c…

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254. An End-Of-Spring Check-In On A Variety Of Recent Sonic Adventures 55:23

11M ago55:23

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It’s time for an end-of-spring check-in, as Andy and Sean sit down at the microphones in Episode 254 to catch up on everything they’ve been up to the last month. Sean talks about his trip to Texas to help with a loudspeaker demo for RCF and gives Andy and the listeners a follow-up on his adventures in freewire DSP from a couple episodes ago. Meanwh…

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253. FOH Engineer Paul Bevan On His Eclectic (And Quite Interesting) Career Journey 1:08:31

12M ago1:08:31

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Veteran front of house engineer Paul Bevan joins the show in Episode 253 and discusses his eclectic career that includes mixing a wide range of gigs, from regal (Boston Pops Fourth of July) to raucous (Mott the Hoople), and just about everything in between. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. While his music mixing resume is extensi…

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252. Elliot Carroll Of Show Imaging On The Business Side Of Audio 1:32:10

12M ago1:32:10

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In Episode 252, the hosts are joined by Elliot Carroll, director of audio services for Show Imaging, who talks about the business side of audio — deciding what gear to buy (or, more importantly, not buy), when to say yes or no to a proposed project, training staff, keeping staff happy and healthy on job sites, and much more. Elliot’s spent the past…

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251. Broadway Sound Designer Jessica Paz 1:13:14

1y ago1:13:14

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In Episode 251, Tony-award sound designer Jessica Paz joins the show and talks about all things Broadway and touring sound design, including how to make a theatre sound like a stadium or an intimate office as well as the trials and tribulations of doing live theatre outdoors at New York’s iconic Delacorte Theatre for Shakespeare in the Park, and mo…

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250. The Early Days Of Grunge With FOH Engineer Craig Montgomery 1:01:46

1y ago1:01:46

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In Episode 250, Sean and Andy take it back to the early days of grunge when they talk to Craig Montgomery, the front of house engineer for Nirvana. He details mixing and managing small tours and festivals in a van with Kurt, Dave, and Krist from 1989 to 1993 as well as going on to tour manage for Hole, and mix and tour manage other well-known artis…

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Working in halt. For body awareness, gymnastics and understanding of the aids. 38:59

1y ago38:59

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To work with the horse while the horse is standing still, in a halt or just parking, is something I am very passionate about. When we talk about working in halt many think about the "full" school halt. However that is a tool being closer to the end of all the work we can do in halt. And the goal is not the school halt itself but what it the journey…

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249. Sam Kusnetz Of QLab & Founder Of Team Sound 1:25:23

1y ago1:25:23

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In Episode 249, Sean and Andy gather around the microphones with Sam Kusnetz, education and training manager for Figure 53’s QLab and founder of Team Sound, maker of MIDI hardware and testers specifically designed for live audio playback users. Sam talks about growing up and falling into theatre in New York, working on smaller tours and regional th…

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248. Burton Ishmael, Front Of House Engineer 53:37

1y ago53:37

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In Episode 248, the hosts visit with front of house engineer Burton Ishmael, who is currently mixing Madonna’s global Celebration tour, and learn about how the artist sought him out after hearing him mix Post Malone, the latest in a list of A-List hip-hop and R&B acts on his resume that also includes Lil Baby, Nas, Big Sean, Miguel, and H.E.R., and…

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247. A Visit To RCF, Fun In Italy & The Importance Of Taking A Break 48:54

1y ago48:54

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In Episode 247, the co-hosts catch up after Sean returns from his first vacation since starting his company. Sean fills Andy in on turning a trip to visit the RCF factory into a vacation for his entire family. He gives a recap of his awesome time visiting the factory and seeing how the loudspeakers he’s bought for his company are made and tested, p…

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246. Finance Ninja & Theatre Nerd Bailie Slevin 1:09:38

1y ago1:09:38

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In Episode 246, Sean, Andy and guest co-host Kate Foretek talk with financial advisor Bailie Slevin to get the lowdown on making your money work for you as a freelancer to plan for both the future you expect, and the one you don’t! This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF. A combination of finance ninja and theatre nerd, Bailie is a busin…

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