Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I talk with the founder of AV educate, Omar Colom. We discuss getting gigs, losing gigs, and networking. I ask: Right now is the best time to build whatever it is you're doing. Omar Colom Notes Transcript This transcript was automatically generated. Please let me know if you discover any errors. I'm Nathan Lively, … [Read more...]
Get More Work as a Live Sound Engineer by Doing What No One Else Will
There is a simple way you can get more work as a live sound engineer, which is by doing what no one else is willing to do. Two words: cat circus! (Just kidding...mostly.) Key Takeaways Be the go-to guy by continuing to build relationships with clients and referral sources outside of work. You can do this through systematic followup in 1 hour/week. Challenge yourself to build a list of 150 business contacts over the next 6 months. Get the Valuable Contacts Spreadsheet I don't need an … [Read more...]
Where do clients come from?
I love being a live sound engineer and I love my clients. I just need to find more of them. Great. How are you going to do that? I don't know. Ok. How did you find your last client? I don't know. I knew a guy who knew a guy. If you tell me that you need to find more clients, the first thing I will do is ask you how you found your current clients. If you already have a strategy that works, you just need to do more of that. Let's try that right now. Think about your last gig. Who hired … [Read more...]
How to Be a Self-Starter in the Audio Industry
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I speak with filmmaker and host of Roadie Free Radio, Larry Milburn. We discuss how to be a self-starter in the audio industry and the many career paths of a sound engineer. No one's going to hand you a job in this industry. There is a large amount of self starting. Notes Roadie Free Radio: Check out these episodes Sean Quackenbush Chas Sandford … [Read more...]
The Graveyard Shift: How Mike Rauchfleisch Built a Thriving Audio Business by Working All-night Parties That No One Else Wanted
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I talk with Mike Rauchfleisch, the owner of Audio Studio Nord in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, about how he built a thriving audio business by working all-night techno parties that no one else wanted. We also discuss: How to survive long events How to differentiate yourself as an audio provider How to offer complete event packages including staging, lighting, and video … [Read more...]