[Dixielandjazz] Sound

[Stan Brager]

You make some great points here, Steve. One of the key points is that you go
with the sound tech to hear and tailor the sound to your band's needs. Many
times all one hears from an irate member of the band complaining about the
sound without the perspective of an audience member.

Furthermore, you explain exactly how your band should sound.

Stan
Stan Brager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen G Barbone [mailto:barbonestreet at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:45 PM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sound
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> > "Stan Brager" <sbrager at verizon.net> wrote (about sound techs)
> >
> > What happens all too often is that the sound guy is bored because
> he's
> > working a job which is not terribly difficult and, more importantly,
> > he
> > doesn't really care for the music.
> 
> Let me stick up for the sound guys here in the Philadelphia area. Most
> of the time I use my own sound system, however we do about 10-15 gigs
> a year in public venues where professional sound technicians are
> hired, and/or work full time for the venues.
> 
> Just about all of them are very professional. They mike us as we
> request, and they are very cooperative. Most of all, they get it
> right. We discuss how the music should sound in advance and  I go out
> to the board during the first number to listen to the band sound with
> them.
> 
> Some of the wonderful pros here are "Clear Sound" who work with us
> outdoors in Philadelphia PA or Wilmington DE a couple of times a year,
> the folks hired by the borough of West Chester PA who do likewise and
> the wonderful sound crew that works permanently at Longwood Gardens in
> Kennett Square PA, who sometimes assist us at other public park
> venues. They do over 200 performances a year with various musical acts.
> 
> We've only been disappointed once in the past 5 years with sound
> crews. At a venue which unfortunately was also filmed by a fan and put
> on You Tube. He posted the first number which was horribly miked.
> Basically because the crew sent some substitute techs because their
> main guys were working a major  Rock Concert at the same time in the
> Philadelphia stadium. Later songs were corrected after I stayed by the
> neophyte tech and the board until he got it right.
> 
> IMO, if the sound crews are lacking at other's events, I suspect it is
> because the venues are not using highly trained professionals for one
> reason or another.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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