When you get to a venue, what do you want to see there waiting for you? What do you see that makes you think "uh-oh?"
A nice hot cup of tea.
Friendly efficient house engineers and good PA that has been set up correctly and is suitable for the space, with good well maintained equipment.
I think uh oh when the gear is clearly falling apart hasn't been looked after and in some cases blatantly not working with an in house engineer who is passed caring.
What are you working on now?
I've recently finished doing production for the Gilded Balloon, running nine venues with other 90 shows a day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and tomorrow I set of on a seven week tour of Europe doing FOH sound for The Wedding Present.
What's your best advice for someone interested in becoming a sound engineer?
Ha, get a real job.
Na, work hard, try and get a foot in at some local venues, listen to a variety of different music, go to a lot of gigs and chat to the engineers there, and contact the local PA companies and see if you can help out there.
Any one with any questions or looking for a good touring engineer can contact me at kasnoise@gmail.com
