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Author: James Schweda

I live and breathe music and live entertainment having immersed myself in the subjects ever since I was a small child. I’m an accomplished musician, stagehand, live sound engineer and concert promoter. I’m comfortable working on the stage and behind the scenes. I’m a strong negotiator and I always work to create raving fans of the businesses and acts I work with. I hope you find my content useful and entertaining.

What Are the Best Equalizer Settings for Live Sound?

Posted onJanuary 19, 2017January 19, 2017Leave a comment

Mixing live sound is both an art and a science. Each situation has it’s own quirks and what works in one situation isn’t always going to work in the next. The goal of a good live sound engineer is to have the act sound great Read More …

CategoriesProduction TipsTagsequalization, live sound, mixing

Stage Directions

How To Understand Stage Directions

Posted onJanuary 16, 2017January 16, 2017Leave a comment

It’s all about perspective. New performers and techs can get easily confused about stage directions. This is how they work. This article has moved here.

CategoriesProduction TipsTagshow-to, Stage directions, tips

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