What would a time of THANKSGIVING be without giving thanks to every person across the globe who is working behind the mixer, devoting their time and energy to helping their church, their congregation, and everyone within the church. Chris extends that thanks in this episode. Other Ways to ... Read More
My church goes bonkers for Christmas. Starting in mid-November, the tech and worship team schedules go from a Saturday rehearsal and Sunday worship to several mid-week rehearsals for the various vocal and choir teams. But wait, there's more! We're also preparing for the Toledo Symphony ... Read More
Does an audio engineer have to be a control freak? Answer yes and you're wrong. Answer no and you're also wrong. Let's explore. There are two extreme views of how an audio engineer should operate. One view says they are to be servants to the band and the pastor and therefore should do ... Read More
[Post by Brian Gowing] My last article definitely struck a nerve with more responses affirming situations that we all hope, as technical ministry folks, don’t want to experience but they continue to happen. Reading some of the replies just tore my heart out. If only the pastors or worship leaders ... Read More
Remember Y2K? The greatest anti-climactic disaster of the last century? A few days after 2000 started, the pundits started wondering what the big deal was since everything (for the most part) worked and the world didn’t disappear into a nuclear meltdown. (If you weren’t in the IT field during ... Read More
What happens when you sit a drummer across from an audio engineer? When this happened with Chris Tomlin’s crew, a wealth of wisdom poured out from both drummer, Matt Gilder, and FOH engineer, Jeff Sandstrom. These two tackled a lot of topics during the FILO conference and a big one was STRESS. It ... Read More
[Guest post by Nathan Lively covering the secular side of pro audio.] Steve Martin once said of success, "Be so good they can't ignore you." I would say that sound engineers have been following Steve Martin's advice forever. They train, go to seminars, and attend workshops. They pursue ... Read More
What does it take to be successful in live audio production? To answer this question, I've partnered with professional audio engineer Nathan Lively. In part 1, I'm looking at it from the point of view of church audio. There are six qualities that make church techs successful. Some techs have ... Read More
