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Welcome to Episode 50 of MixMasters!! Thank you to every single person who has downloaded, listened, subscribed, and commented on this series - I truly appreciate it!

This episode is unusual as it features not one, but two separate guests. In part one, Dave Peterson (FOH, TM, Monitors) joins to provide an update from Upheaval Festival and to share details about SoundEFX's newest gear additions (including one very large piece of gear).

Part two features Steve Litscher (FOH, TM, Monitors). What?! Yep, that's right. I sit down with Dave to tell some of my story. I've received a bunch of e-mail, messages and comments asking about my history, as well as a number of other questions, so I figured it was time to answer some of them on the podcast. I give a number of shoutouts to friends and colleagues; sorry if I missed anyone along the way - I'm not used to chatting so much.

I hope you enjoy this milestone episode; it's longer than usual and it probably sounds quite different as we used some different gear (including a new mastering suite in Logic, which truth be told, I'm not thrilled about)... and we've been away from our mics for a few months. I also didn't edit this episode as heavily as I normally would, so you'll hear more pauses, more "ums" and "ahhs" but the conversation felt so natural that I didn't want to cause any disruption by editing.

Thanks again for your continued support, kind words, and time. I'm absolutely floored that people listen to this podcast, and I'm grateful for every one of you.

Follow me on Instagram: @thegeekysteve

Follow Dave Peterson on Instagram: @sound_dave

Live (sort of) from Warsaw, Poland (partially) - it's Matt Dierkes! Matt Dierkes is the man behind the controls of one of the hottest bands on the planet today: Bad Omens. He joins Steve to chat about consoles, mic packages, techniques, touring, and a whole lot more.

The intro was recorded from the back of a tour bus in Warsaw, Poland, so please forgive the excessive background noise and poor audio quality. But listen in for a special surprise guest!

Follow Matt on Instagram: @mattxdierkes

This episode of MixMasters Podcast features Dave Peterson of SoundEFX. Dave joins your host Steve Litscher to talk about preparing for and managing a festival stage, mixing techniques, working with the Allen & Heath dLive, and many other topics.

Dave has worked with a number of bands (in a house capacity), including: Bring Me The Horizon, Disturbed, Ice Cube, Coheed and Cambria, and Fit For A King. He's a notable FOH engineer, Systems engineer, Sound Designer, Lighting Designer, Drum Tech, Guitar Tech, and Guitarist. He's based in the Lansing, MI area.

Look for Dave later this year at Nellie's Lil Bit of Music Series, where he'll be touring as the FOH engineer for one of the acts!

Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paviddeterson

Visit SoundEFX website: http://soundefx.net

On this episode of MixMasters Podcast, Steve Litscher is joined by Sean Dailey, a tour manager with 15+ years of production experience. Sean has worked with bands and performers that include the likes of Chai, Steel Panther, Fitz and the Tantrums, and countless others.

In addition to tour management skills, Sean is experienced in stage management, production management, large scale festival events, and just about anything else related to making the gig happen. If you've ever had interest in what goes on from the production management side of the house, give this episode a listen!

Welcome to Episode 38 - the first in Season 3 of MixMasters with your host, Steve Litscher.

Steve is joined today by Drew Sullivan, the multi-talented engineer for bands that include We Came As Romans and Crown The Empire. Drew has experience with mixing in studios (including a recent acoustic album), system engineering, corporate engagements, and more.

In this episode, Drew and Steve talk about mixing heavy bands, the benefits of profiling amplifiers, the new Behringer Wing, microphones, and so much more.

Stay tuned for future episodes? We're not sure what 2021 will hold, so keep an ear open for new episodes...

Happy New Year, and good riddance to 2020! Bid farewell to this "challenging" year by listening to the final episode of MixMasters, Season 2.

The episode features FOH masters (and former guests) Drew Thornton, Erik Rogers, and Josh Sobeck.

The guys join Steve for a round of beverages and a deep-dive conversation about all of the adjustments, changes, tips, and tricks they've had to learn and employ to deliver killer mixes for streaming and digital environments.

This is a FUN conversation - lots of laughter and good times. Maybe booze makes the podcasts go better? ;-)

Enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Erik Rogers: https://www.instagram.com/erikmrogers

Josh Sobeck: https://www.instagram.com/joshsobeck

Drew Thornton: https://www.instagram.com/drewmthornton

Steve Litscher:

https://www.instagram.com/thegeekysteve

Let the good times roll! This episode of MixMasters features three amazing sound engineers who share a common connection: Jon Tanner and The Machine Shop in Flint, MI.

Join Steve Litscher as he talks with Bryan Campbell, Brian Hardaswick, and Jon Tanner about how they all met one another, how they've toured together, the importance of working closely with house/venue engineers, their best and worst touring experiences, and more.

This is a fun episode as the guys decided to enjoy some cocktails while recording. If you're someone who enjoys hearing about fun and "interesting" experiences while at venues or touring, you'll want to listen.

Links:

The Machine Shop - www.themachineshop.info

Brian Hardaswick - www.instagram.com/brianhardaswick/

Bryan Campbell -

www.instagram.com/bryancampbell

Jon Tanner -

www.instagram.com/oneaudioguy

Steve Litscher -

www.instagram.com/thegeekysteve

Paddi Krause joins MixMasters by way of Hamburg, Germany and spends time sharing his story about getting into the live sound touring business.

Paddi has worked with some of the most prolific bands of our time, including In Flames, Trivium, Alter Bridge, Korn, Toto, and more.

We dive-in and talk about the importance of being prepared, how a little "OCD" can be a good thing, gear (including Shure wireless and Avid S6L console), and more. There's even some COVID speculation, so don't miss out on this amazing episode with one of the industry's best.

Nate Northway is an uber-talented FOH engineer with 10+ years of live sound mixing experience, and nearly 20 years of total mixing experience.

He joins MixMasters to share his experiences with working with bands like: Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Seether, Animals As Leaders, and more.

From having to rewire subpar club PAs just before a gig to working some of the biggest festivals and venues in the world, Nate's done it all. Listen in as he shares some of the stories from his incredible FOH career.

Follow Nate on Instagram at: natenorthway

Follow Nate on Twitter at: natenorthway

Mike McAree joins this episode of MixMasters podcast to talk about his experiences as a FOH engineer for some of the world's most iconic performers. Mike has mixed for the likes of: Sum 41, Sevendust, In This Moment, Hoobastank, Bishop Briggs, and more.

These days, he's the Touring FOH engineer for Kidz Bop, which features young performers singing popular contemporary and pop hits. With more than 2.2-million YouTube channel subscribers, you can only imagine the level of production required for live shows.

Mike's not much of a social media guy, so we don't have any links to share, but do everyone a favor and share this episode with your friends and colleagues. Mike has a ton of information that he shares, including details about a fully redundant FOH console system that he uses while on tour...