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I want to build a marketplace for corporate AV techs

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There has never been an open marketplace for Project Managers to directly hire AV techs and I think that should change. Key Takeaways For Project Managers: Quickly find and hire top AV specialists you can trust. For AV techs: Get more freelance work with less hassle. Join the list to be one of the first 10 beta users to get access to the site. [maitre uuid="MF17f704a65d"] I have lived in 8 different cities across 3 different countries and every move has been … [Read more...]

Where do clients come from?

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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...]

Do you want a job as a touring FOH sound engineer? You need to hear this.

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Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of the Sound Design Live podcast, I talk to Dave Swallow, Merlijn van Veen, Bob McCarthy, Darryn de la Soul, and Michelle Pettinato about their best tips to find a touring FOH sound engineer job. With whom should I build relationships to get international touring gigs? Should I work for free to get my foot in the door? Who are the best people to cold call to find … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes of the Ringling Brothers Circus Sound System

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Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of the Sound Design Live podcast, I want to share with you an interview that I did with Nate Schneider at AV Shop Talk. We talk about the technical challenges I faced while touring with the Ringling Brothers Circus, how I got my first jobs in the seven different cities I’ve lived in, and the advice I would give to 23 year-old me. Show notes: All music in this episode by Colin … [Read more...]