Signal To Noise Podcast

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

The hosts are joined by audio engineer and PR guru Daniel Liston Keller, CEO of Get It In Writing, Inc. The discussion explores the importance of culture and storytelling with audio brands, secret unreleased audio gear, and discovering career paths in audio.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 & healroadies 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

On this episode, the hosts are joined by audio engineer and sound designer Kyle Jensen, who is the Interim Head of Audio at the Dallas Theater Center. They discuss different approaches to theatrical sound design, working within technical and budgetary constraints, getting started in technical writing, and some emergent technologies in the theater sphere.Connect with Kyle at https://www.kylejensenmedia.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 ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

On episode 102 the hosts are joined by  Audrey Martinovich. She is the Co-owner of Audio for the Arts, Wisconsin-based recording studio specializing in acoustic music, and is a trusted engineer and producer for artists in the Midwest and beyond. Audrey started her journey as an opera singer who wanted to learn more about recording. A graduate of Madison Media Institute, she later became the first female contributor to Pro Tools Expert in 2017. A year later she was a finalist to receive the award for Breakthrough Studio Engineer from Pro Sound Europe. She has spoken and been on panels at Between the Waves Music Conferences, Empowering Women in Audio Clinics, and E-Women’s Network. Audrey is a Warm Audio artist, member of SoundGirls, AES, as well as a voting member of the Recording Academy where she serves on the Advocacy Committee.Audrey is a regular contributor to Production ExpertFollow her on Instagram Check out some of the recordings we mentioned on the podcast Silo Recordings, Basement Recordings: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 ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

On episode 101 the hosts are joined by Chris Demonbreun who is a system engineer with Sound Image. Some of his recent tours were with Imagin Dragons, Chris Young, and Zac Brown Band. Chris graduated from MTSU where he fell in love with live sound. He worked with Nashville regional sound company, Brantley Sound for 9 years before moving onto national touring with Sound Image. They discuss differences in working for a regional vs, national company, the path to get there, as well as normalizing the system engineer role as a viable career path. 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 ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard

The ProSoundWeb Signal to Noise podcast celebrates the release of its 100th episode  (Wednesday, May 5) with a live stream special edition featuring Jim Yakabuski, a music performance by noted artist Mike Green (his track “Break Free” is the show’s theme song), and special prize giveaways that include an Allen & Heath SQ Series mixer, a Mic Bundle from Audix, and many more.You can watch it here on our YouTube Channel 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 ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard