Twenty five simple yes/no questions so you can score your last time behind the mixer. I could easily come up with another 75 but these cover the basics. A scorecard is a great way to establish a baseline for where you are and where you can improve. Up for the challenge? Twenty-five questions. ... Read More
Moving Your Audio System Outdoors: One Sound Guy’s Experience
Imagine the pastor walking up to you and saying "We will be moving our church service to the public park for one weekend." Guess who is in charge of moving the audio system? You are! This very thing happened to Scott Pippen. Read on to find out how he succeeded in accomplishing this ... Read More
Lend Me Your Ears – When More Is Better
Friday night, I used three pair of ears. I'm not talking about earbuds or anything electronic in nature. I'm talking about real human-tissue ears. And therein was the key to my success. It all started several months ago... A friend of mine is a singer in a 30+ ... Read More
What To Do When You’re Disillusioned With Your Church
I'm not talking about the sudden realization that 20% of the people really indeed do 100% of the work or that the theology of the church isn't in line with what you believe. Or even the realization that the congregation has the evangelistic motivation of a dead raccoon. I’m ... Read More
The Benefits of Working a Different Venue
Over the last seven days, I've worked with three different bands in two different locations. Both locations required all audio gear be loaded into the rooms; sub's, amp's, mains, everything! I learned a few things and I was reminded a few things. All are worth ... Read More
How to Learn from Your Team
As a kid, I loved fishing. I was a member of B.A.S.S. (Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society). I had autographs from Hank Parker and other professional fisherman. I even caught a five pound bass and released him to swim wild again; catch and release was the motto of the day. My success as ... Read More
Beware the Audio Dip
There are sound tech's who are great and there are those who are not. The difference is the great ones survived the dip. Seth Godin wrote a book about the dip and in reading it, I discovered many of us have fallen prey to the dip in all parts of our lives. But it's the area of audio where most of ... Read More
Don’t Fall Prey to the Volunteer Mentality.
The argument forever burns on as to whether or not a church should be run like a business. Regardless of which side you're on, one thing is for certain, the church is primarily a volunteer-oriented organization and that, I hate to say, can lead to a poor volunteer mentality. ... Read More