Articles I've Written
The Show (File) Must Go On: Development Approaches & Ownership of Console Show Files (20/05/24)
Finding The Sweet Spot: Making The Best Of Mixing Console Placement issues (10/04/23)
Making The Translation: A Process For Developing The Universal Show File (06/12/21)
Capturing Live Events: A Host Of Live Recording Tips, Techniques & Approaches (23/07/21)
Wave Theory - Using Sound Waves as a Metaphor (14/09/20)
Right at the Source - Microphone Types and Approaches (20/08/20)
Lockdown Lessons - A Guide for Sound Engineers (29/04/20)
Capture & Optimize - Working with Guitars on the Live Stage (16/04/20)
Orchestrated Madness - 40 Years of Madness at Kenwood House (25/10/19)
Knights of Sound: A Guide to Freelancing (05/06/19)
The Twelve Commandments of Live Sound (07/01/19)
Before & Between - The Importance of Walk-in Music (07/09/18)
IEMs vs Wedges (13/08/18)
Brexit report: What could it mean for touring? (08/08/18)
On The Level: Audio Metering Then & Now (31/05/18)
Conquering The Beast - One Engineer's Battle Against Feedback (29/03/18)
Up In The Air - Outdoor Acoustics (02/01/18)
The State of the Art in Live Consoles (21/11/17)
Unique Signatures - Indoor Acoustics (05/10/17)
Mixing Console Evolution (05/07/17)
How might Brexit affect the touring industry? (13/03/17)
From the Studio to the Live Stage (08/03/17)
Your Ears - A User's Guide (17/01/17)
The Ancient Art of Analogue Mixing (03/11/16)
When is it OK to lie to your boss? (31/08/16)
A Musician's Guide to Getting the Most from your Sound Engineer (01/08/16)
Two Types of Mixing (13/06/16)
Situational Awareness for Mix Engineers (Part 2) (06/06/16)
Situational Awareness for Mix Engineers (Part 1) (04/04/16)
It's All About The Bass (05/02/16)
100 Years & Counting - The First 100 Years of Live Sound (08/12/15)
Audio Visualisation - Thinking about the mix in a visual way (31/08/15)
The Benefits of Working in Small Venues (28/07/15)
Digital Evolution - The History and Utilisation of Digital Consoles (09/07/15)
Why Awards Shows are Fundamentally Flawed (15/05/15)
How NOT to record a Live Album (04/05/15)
A Lesson in Live Microphones (28/04/15)
It's Just A Phase (02/03/15)
The Desk Is In The Wrong Place - Monitor Edition (09/02/15)
Modern Pioneers: The History Of PA - Part 2 (15/01/15)
Are There Too Many Bands? (23/11/14)
The History of PA - Part 1 (09/12/14)
The Desk is in the Wrong Place (15/07/14)
Engineers of Sound (17/04/14)
The Digital Revolution (27/02/14)
How Loud is Loud Enough? (07/01/14)
Touring Engineer versus House Engineer (04/12/13)
Tour Management for Sound Engineers (04/11/13)
Your Ears - A User Manual (02/10/13)
Equipment Reviews
Stealth Sonics C9 IEMs (07/10/19)
RTW TM3-Primus Audio Meter (19/06/18)
L-Acoustics Syva Colinear Sound System (12/12/17)
Audix Performance Series Wireless System (23/05/17)
Shure KSM8 Microphone (24/11/16)
KLANG: quelle DANTE DAC and Headphone Amp (27/10/16)
Zoom H4n Pro Handheld Digital Recorder (18/10/16)
Turbosound iP1000 Column Loundspeaker (21/06/16)
L-Acoustics X Series Loudspeakers (09/03/16)
KLANG: fabrik 3D In Ear Monitoring (24/02/16)
AVID VENUE S6L Digital Console (28/12/15)
AKG D112 MKII Kick Drum Microphone (07/12/15)
SSL Live L300 (18/05/15)
Zoom H5 Handheld Digital Recorder (01/04/15)
Allen & Heath Qu-32 Digital Console (23/11/14)
Soundcraft Vi3000 Digital Console (23/05/14)
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