Why You Always Pay Your Sound Engineer

by | Oct 22, 2013 | COMMUNITY

Details are thin at the moment, but a Youtube video has emerged that shows what happens when you stiff your sound engineer – warning, it’

Details are thin at the moment, but a Youtube video has emerged that shows what happens when you stiff your sound engineer – warning, it’s a fairly cringe-worthy experience…

Ouch… poor kid. And before we start really mocking this kid for, say, his braces, his voice, etc, let’s remember hard-core vocals without the music can be a bit like a bath without soap – you’re wet, but you still stink. Perhaps, had the mix been completed, this might be an entirely different musical experience.

Here’s what appears to be the same band’s promo for their single – I guess this was before they pissed off the sound engineer.

Altitudes from Dan Atkinson on Vimeo.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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