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Michelle Desachy – Fighter – Forging a Path
Michelle Desachy is a music producer, recording and mixing engineer and musician based in Mexico City. She works as an independent contractor at different record studios at Mexico and USA, like three...
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Fake it Until You Make it – Or Not
By April Tucker I’ve recently seen some websites for sound professionals that made me cringe. Something didn’t add up, and some quick research showed exaggerated accomplishments, job titles, or...
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The Religious Side
By; Samantha Potter An Overview I work at the largest Methodist Church in the US, as well as a School of Theology. My job is to produce chapel for the school every week, oversee all audio and visual...
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Brenda Francis – Founder of Modesto Sound
By: Victoria Boyington This month, I wanted to highlight some of the amazing women in our area who have a made a career in sound. Modesto Sound, founded by Brenda Francis, is a non-profit organization...
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Norah Seed – Finding your Dream Job
By Toni Venditti Norah Seed is an audio engineer who has worked in Live Sound for over 25 years. She has worked in theatre, television, and AV. She currently heads the audio department for the Shell...
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The Art of Being an Evil Genius
There’s this moment that occasionally occurs when I’m working on a project in the studio. I like to call it “The Evil Genius Moment.” It happens when I’m sitting in a vaguely uncomfortable wheelie...
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Navigating a New Building – Planning the Build.
Over the last four years, I have been a part of the planning and designing committee for a new student union. Over this journey, I have learned many things when it comes to building a new structure and...
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Independent Contracts – The Business Skills You Need
As a sound technician (sound engineer, mixer, editor), there’s generally two types of gigs: Working for someone else’s company. They’ll contact you to book the job; You show up and do the work. Working...
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Taking Care of You on a Gig
by Victoria Boyington When running sound you may be tied to the board for long extended periods of time. Having a survival kit with your needed personal accessories is a must. Here are some suggestions...
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Woman Up
“Woman Up” is a guest blog from Becky Pell, freelance sound engineer, yoga teacher and writer. This post originally appeared on RocknRoll Yogi. It’s an inescapable fact that the music business is a...
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Being The Boss (Even When You Aren’t) – Part 1
by Samantha Potter Have you ever had a boss that you absolutely despised? Someone unorganized, impatient, and short-sighted? Didn’t make you enjoy your job, did it? A quality leader can make or break...
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A Brief History of Theatre Sound Consoles with Autograph Sound
Last Monday the Europe Chapter of Soundgirls.org had the opportunity to learn about theatre sound from one of the top names in the business: Autograph Sound. Autograph has been at the forefront of...
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Interview with Producer – Engineer Te’
The percentage of women continues to rise within working occupations across the globe, tech and the music industries both being included. But with women only making up 5% of music producers and...
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Mind the Culture Gap
The classroom fell eerily quiet. There’s a first time for everything. I had just announced to my top set year 7 (11 and 12 year olds) science group that I was leaving in two weeks time to work as a...
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What is a Sound Design Associate?
A Sound Design Associate works closely with the Sound Designer and Director, undertaking much of the work. It can include finding music and sound effects dictated by the Sound Designer and Director,...
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On the Go With Jessica Berg
Music has played a prominent role throughout Jessica Berg’s life. From an early age, she was often singing solos in choir and performing with her cousin’s bar band near the family cabin in northern...
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Kirsty Gillmore – A Diverse and Rewarding Career
Kirsty Gillmore is a London-based sound designer, sound engineer, voice demo producer and voice actor. She started working as a sound engineer in 2000 in her home country of New Zealand. She has had a...
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Beckie Campbell – Versatility and Passion
Beckie Campbell is the owner of B4MediaProduction, a growing production company, supplying anything from a small corporate set-up, medium concert systems and they can also provide large concert system...
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Dedication and Perseverance – Meegan Holmes
Meegan Holmes has worked in live sound for over 25 years doing everything from system teching to mixing monitors and FOH. She is now in Global Sales for one of the largest sound system providers in the...
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Erika Earl – Always be yes-sing! (say it out loud)
Someone once said about Erika Earl, “the building could be on fire, and no one would know because all nine sessions would keep going.” She has made more than a few musicians, engineers, and producers...
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