Steve Adelman returns to the podcast on episode 112, to give an update on live event safety. They discuss many COVID-19 related topics such as liability, rights of venues/attendees, cancelation policies, insurance, and more. Steve Adelman is head of Adelman Law Group, PLLC and Vice President of the Event Safety Alliance.  His law practice focuses on risk and safety at live events throughout North America, and he serves as an expert witness in crowd-related lawsuits.  Check out the Event Safety Podcast, your source for ideas, discussions, and news from the world of live event safety, brought to you by the Event Safety Alliance.This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard, 

What do flying a plane and mixing live sound have in common? Ngaio Nobumoto joins the hosts on episode 111 to discuss his work as a house engineer based out of Las Vegas. He also talks about his work as a commercial pilot and more.Born in Las Vegas to a family of artists and raised between California and Vegas, Ngaio found his passion for music at age 6. He plays piano, guitar, bass, and sings, recording music under the name pinkcyan.At age 14, he discovered an interest in photography, and began shooting professionally at age 16. His work is frequently described as modern and elegant, bearing a cinematic tone and element.At age 21, Ngaio began pursuing a career in aviation as a pilot. He currently holds a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating, as well a flight instructor certificate. He teaches people how to fly out of the North Las Vegas (KVGT) airport.Lastly, Ngaio is a live sound engineer. As a house engineer, he has provided front of house and monitor engineering services to a variety of artists such as Highly Suspect, P.O.D., The Midnight, Slothrust, Meg & Dia, Real Estate, DIIV, Girlpool, The Dodos, and many more. He has also run sound for a number of mid-to-large-sized corporate events.Ngaio is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He is also a graduate of the College of Southern Nevada, holding an Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies.This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

On Episode 110 Jeff Hawley joins the hosts to discuss the Philosophy of Sound. Minds are melted in this discussion as they contemplate questions like; where does sound actually occur, how do you define what sound is, and more  Hawley recently presented a research project on the topic called Doing a Double Take: (Further) Against the Primary Sound Account of Echoes Jeff Hawley is the Marketing Director of Allen & Heath USAHawley mentioned  on the podcast about his noise improvisation with Michael Grodskyyou can listen to a track of it here on SoundCloudThis episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

Charlie Hughes is a loudspeaker design and measurement expert with over three decades of experience. He is currently a Principal Engineer at Biamp, and in the past has worked with AMFG, Altec Lansing, and Peavey, and also runs his own company, Excelsior Audio Design & Services. In this episode, he chats with the hosts about his journey and passion for audio test and measurement, the early era of audio analysis, and the loudspeaker measurement lab that he built.Read about Charlie's measurement lab: https://www.prosoundweb.com/field-trip-endeavors-in-audio-accuracy/Square Wave mythbusting: https://www.prosoundweb.com/square-waves-and-dc-content-deconstructing-complex-waveforms/Browse Charlie's ProSoundWeb author archive: https://www.prosoundweb.com/tag/charlie-hughes/Visit the Excelsior Audio website: http://www.excelsior-audio.com/This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

SPL is a hairy beast, one that can be misconstrued too easily. This week on the Church Sound Podcast, Michael Lawrence is back to chat with me about what Sound Pressure Level means for us sound engineers and how we can start measuring and understanding its consequences.Michael's System Tech BlogRational Acoustics' YouTubeCheck out other episodes of the Church Sound PodcastHost Samantha Potter is co-lead instructor with Church Sound University — a training program tailored specifically for worship audio techs that’s now also available online. Reach her via email here.

Jade Payne joins the hosts on episode 108 to talk about some of her work with artists like Bikini Kill and Khruangbin. She has been in the industry for over a decade with roots in the punk rock scene. Jade recently got an Allen & Heath dLive CTI1500, and they discuss the benefits of owning your own gear and how it can improve your work. She also talks about what it's like to have grown up listening to and loving a band, then getting to work with them, and balancing that dynamic Check out her article on ProSoundWebThis episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWebis hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

Jess Berg returns to the show as a special guest host for a wide-ranging conversation with jazz mixer Claudia Engelhart, best known for her work with guitarist Bill Frisell. Claudia discusses her unlikely roots, her unique approaches to her work, and her own journey through developing her skills. Check out her article on ProSoundWebThis episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWebis hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

The hosts (and guest host Kevin McCoy) are joined by theatrical sound designer Daniel Lundberg and theater sound mixer Mike Tracey for a lively conversation about design, mixing, and careers in technical theater. We also discuss the A/B system design on Jagged Little Pill, and Mike treats everyone to some GSM buzz for old times' sake.Daniel Lundberg website: https://www.lundbergsound.com/Mike Tracey website: https://mtsounddesign.com/Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWebis hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

Live Sound Bootcamp is on our Podcast network and hosted by Ryan O John, Brendan Dreaper, and Joe Santarpia.  In this episode, the hosts catch up with Michael Lawrence, a freelance audio engineer well known for his work with the Signal to Noise podcast, as well as his incredibly geeky articles for Live Sound International and ProSoundWeb, Smaart webinars, and of course, his work as a systems engineer. He discusses his career path, provides some great tips on reading and reference material, and offers valuable hints and suggestions for people looking to get into systems engineering and design. He also talks about how to communicate effectively with system engineers.Make sure you check out and subscribe to their podcast for more great episodes like this one.Live Sound Bootcamp is sponsored by Rational Acoustics.About The Hosts:Ryan O John is a musician turned engineer, turned product designer, turned podcast host. He was playing instruments by 5 years old, with his first shows at age 12, recording his own albums by 13, and touring by 16 — he leans heavily toward the geeky side of sound. From small local clubs to international stadiums, metal to pop, Ryan’s career in live sound mixing has covered a lot of ground traveling the world with a ton of artists including Jessie J, Andy Grammer, Tove Lo, Banks, Liam Payne, Capital Cities and many more. Beyond just touring with pop and rock acts, he also designs audio consoles and software, mix records, and race cars.After Brendan Dreaper picked up the drums in middle school, live music became an important part of his life. With a number of diversions under his belt, which included studying economics and working as a professional glassblower, he returned to music and found his footing behind the mixing console. Working from bar gigs to local festivals and eventually to touring with Magic! and Snoh Aalegra, Brendan has had the pleasure of making live music happen. Outside of geeking out about live sound on a podcast, he likes to play drums with the band vverevvolf, produce music and get real nerdy about anything Lord of the Rings related.The third member of the trio, Joe Santarpia, is a live sound and recording/mixing engineer of 15 years, tour manager, musician and producer. His touring resume includes Mac Demarco, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Connan Mockasin, Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Inner Circle and others. Joe was a former staff engineer at Circle House Studios in Miami, FL and Faultline Studios (RIP) in San Francisco. during his free time he is an electronics hobbyist and recreational ice hockey player.

On episode 105 the hosts are joined by Jess Berg an audio engineer, PM, and TM. She got her start playing music at a young age but quickly fell in love with the audio and production side of the business. Jess has toured with artists like Dr. John, Waka Flocka Flame, Quadron, and more. Neil Diamond was the first person to pay Jess to play guitar when she was just 16 years old. They also get into the art of mixing Jazz from her experience mixing at the jazz club Dakota in Minneapolis.Check out more of her story on SoundGirls.orgJoin our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWebis hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard