Mixing at FOH: Consistent Listening
Mixing at FOH is a subjective position. There are general expectations when it comes to mixing, such as creating a
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Breaking Free from Success Traps: Reclaim Your Power and Redefine Success
I want to share a true story with you about one of my clients. I’ve changed the name for privacy.
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Strategies and a Standard Operating Procedure for Soundcheck
Welcome to Part Two! For a monitor engineer, consistency is key in making sure musicians always have great-sounding mixes, smooth
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Putting the Pieces Together: Life Lessons From A Jigsaw Puzzle
Let’s start with a few questions. What are you doing right now that feels too easy, or maybe too hard
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Arts Career Changes: Learning to Pivot at the Gate
Welcome, Young Traveler. At this very moment—regardless of whether you’re just starting out or thinking about taking that leap from
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We Need To Talk About Tech
Let’s talk about one of the most important weeks in a theatre worker’s schedule: Tech Week This period of time
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Ready to Stop Coasting and Challenge Your Comfort Zone?
If personal growth and challenge are not your thing, then you might want to hit pause or stop. But if
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Strategies and Standard Operating Procedures for Festival-Style Monitors
After immersing myself in the fast-paced world of live sound from a young age, I’m taking a step back this
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Artistic Finance 6K Update: 4 Years Later
Host Ethan Steimel reconnects with the original participants of the Artistic Finance 6K experiment—a four-year investment challenge that began in
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Keywords in Sound
During my time at university, I had the pleasure of studying under Dr. Joel Overall, who specializes in writing and
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Vincent Gunn: Tracking Hourly Pay as Theatre Designers
In Episode 190 of Artistic Finance, host Ethan Steimel sits down with set designer Vincent Gunn to explore the financial
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Jane Cox: Art, Academia & Financial Reality (Part 2 of 2)
This episode is Part 2 of host Ethan Steimel’s conversation with award-winning lighting designer and Princeton professor Jane Cox. In
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Never Assume That It Goes Without Saying: Love Out Loud
I’ve been thinking a lot about the expression. It goes without saying it’s a funny one, it goes without saying.
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Jane Cox: Art, Academia & Financial Reality
In this episode of Artistic Finance, host Ethan Steimel sits down with acclaimed lighting designer and educator Jane Cox—a Tony
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My End of Year Show – Sweeney Todd
Earlier this year I wrote about my first experience of theatre sound design and mixing. Hard as it is to
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Thea Gustafsson: Producer, Songwriter, and Recording Artist
Thea Gustafsson currently records emotive alt-pop as Becky and the Birds, a project which released its debut album Only Music Makes
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Jason Lynch: Work Life Balance as a Theatre Designer
In this episode of Artistic Finance podcast, lighting designer Jason Lynch shares how he’s built a successful freelance career in
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Sound, Memory, and Festival Season
I love the transition into the warmer months, and changing out heavy coats and boots for jackets and flip-flops is
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Embracing Imperfection: Messy Can Be Beautiful
Today’s episode is a little different. I’m sharing a chapter in progress from my upcoming book. I Get To the
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Sven Ortel: Career Finances as a Projection Designer
Projection designer Sven Ortel joins host Ethan Steimel for a deep dive into the financial side of creative careers. With
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Save Early, Save Often: Navigating Entertainment Work
If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of them don’t directly relate
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