[BC] Re: Making music worth listening to

[WFIFeng at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/23/2007 11:58:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rockwell at rmci.net writes:

> Just 
>  today I was handed a stream of profanity and told "you can't mix it 
because 
>  you don't know our music".  Well, he still never got in the room, and we 
>  have another pristine, well-mixed set of three songs that surpass most 
CD's. 

Curious- did you give him a chance to hear that final mix after they finished 
the set? I wonder if he would admit that it sounded good! ;)

>  We have been doing live mixes longer than some of these guys have even 
been 
>  on this earth, and we DO know what we are doing.

There ya go! LOL! Something to remind them of... but also, to remind them 
that a *radio/recording* mix is *very* different from a *stage* mix!

>  Do any of you do anything similar, and if so, how do you handle the 
upstart, 
>  know-it-all tour managers that may be able to put on a passable stage 
sound, 
>  but are clueless when it comes to a really good radio mix?

Not yet, but *someday*, I most certainly DO plan to do this! :) Look here:
http://www.wphafm.org/concept
That's a simulation of my life's goal.

>   Fortunately, 
>  the rep from the label was there with them, and he understood the problem, 
>  and told his tour manager to chill.

That worked out very good, then! :)

Thankfully, the Artists/Groups I plan to work with in the future will be far 
more accomodating, I'm sure! It will also be explained to them in advance that 
our own Engineer will be doing the mix for broadcast.

Willie...


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