Christmas is a time of love, gifts, Christ, and Christmas productions. Can you survive producing sound for your next Christmas performance? 1. Sound techs are realists and production directors are idealists. The more you can help them achieve their vision, the more likely they are to listen and accept your recommendations. "You're right; it would be a bad idea to put a wireless microphone on the donkey." 2. Recognize the director probably [keep reading]
Interview: Rich Kirkpatrick
October 1, 2009 Mixed by
Rich Kirkpatrick is a worship leader and worship pastor at Sunridge Community Church in Temecula, California. He's made a name for himself online through his wonderful "Worship Mythbuster Series" on his blog. You can check out his blog at as well as his "collaborate-converse" about worship at http://www.tehillamusic.com In this interview, I asked him five questions. In response, he provided insights that I believe are beneficial to sound techs and worship leaders and musicians and [keep reading]
Respect Your Sound Tech
September 18, 2009 Mixed by
I get emails via this site from a wide range of people involved with worship services. This includes, of course, sound techs, but it also includes musicians, singers, and worship leaders. It's so easy to get information on the internet via web sites, message boards, twitter, and email. However, this type of information gathering can lend itself to conflict. For example, let's say I get an email from a musician who asks about the best direct box to use for their [keep reading]
Expectations of the Pastor
September 15, 2009 Mixed by
There are several people (and groups of people) who have expectations of the sound tech's. These include the pastors, worship leaders, worship teams, and even the congregation. Here is a short list of the likely expectations of the pastor. 1. The audio work of the service is produced in a manner devoid of interuption of the service or intrusion into the service. This means stuff like microphones work when used, batteries don't need replaced in the wireless lapel half-way [keep reading]
Smile – Someone Is Watching
September 9, 2009 Mixed by
I was at a small outdoor concert this past weekend with about 1500 other people. The sound guy, a friend of mine, looked to be having a great time while he was working. He even grooved to the music while he worked. This afternoon, I was thinking about what I look like when I run sound verses what he looks like. He smiles. Somewhere along the line, when I was so caught up in loving my job, my focus on doing everything right turned my face from a smile to a stern look of [keep reading]
I'm Chris Huff and I've been working behind a mixer for over twenty years. Since 2008, I've been helping other sound techs learn all about the art of church audio through behindthemixer.com.
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