Live Sound Engineer for Touring Artists

Over 40 years' experience

I’ve mixed front of house since the early 1990s, for Moby, New Order, Run The Jewels, Faithless, Avicii and Crowded House, in clubs, theatres, arenas and on festival main stages.

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A RECORDING ENGINEER’S EAR, ON A LIVE STAGE

I learned to record at Strawberry Studios under Martin Hannett, and I’ve never stopped mixing like a record is being made. Touring with Moby alongside Soundgarden and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I learned separation and stereo imaging from Dave Rat, and it opened my live mixes right up. I still build every show that way: every part has its place, and the vocal always cuts through.

THE SAME SHOW, EVERY NIGHT

I advance every date with the venue and the production
I build the mix in rehearsals, then carry it from room to room
I work with the system engineer and suppliers like Clair Global, so the PA is right before doors
I adapt to each room’s acoustics without losing the artist’s sound

Whether it’s a club or an arena, the goal is the same: every person in the room hears the show the way the artist meant it.