Backstage Pass: Live Sound Engineer

[imabasketcase88]

im at college now doing a live events production course which involves live sound, lighting, rigging ect... i really want to do live sound engineering for a living.

[rushrulez1]

@imabasketcase88 Where are you at? I'm going to Sheridan College in Oakville Ontario next year for a similar program.

[erocca011]

can you make a decent living as a live sound engineer? Im really looking into it.

[Ryancuasay]

How much is the average salary for sound engineers?

[mryellow123]

Ears!

I roadie with a metal band and we're often the only band wearing ear plugs when in the audience.

Hearing damage is not tuff.

[crackshotnoodles]

in an indoor gig yes, it can be extremely bad when there is a large space to fill! but outdoor gigs are usually not that bad for hearing loss as the sound has space to dissipate

[krissthemusicman]

@mryellow123 yeah lots of band i play with dont use ear plugs and i always think why?

[mryellow123]

For some at least it seems to be because they're "tuff" and "rock & roll"

[jarp2600]

I´m more a studio-engineer, but I really liked the interview! :)

[azza160290]

i'm really intrested in gettin into sound engineering how would you go about it?

[jarp2600]

Humm, begin with doing some jobs for local bands, start with training your ears to recognize frequencies and effect parameters, find a sound-engineer in your near, and ask if he can teach you some things?

[DigiRarefaction]

I think the best thing to do is to just go to school for sound engineering.

[azza160290]

i think thats my plan really cheers for the advice mate, are you an engineer