How we stopped leaving our stage sound to chance Part II of my Welcome to the Machine series describes the evolution of our band’s monitoring system, from unpredictable noise to repeatable individual mixes. In the world of live music, certainly at the level of gigs we are involved with, few things are quite as unpredictable and changeable as on stage…
How our backing track rig evolved from simple drums playback into part of the live show In Part I of my Welcome to the Machine series, I describe the role and importance of the backing track within our band and how it has evolved. Plenty of bands (in fact more bands than you might think) use backing tracks, drum machines,…
How technology became part of the way I make, record and perform music Ever since I was a kid, I have been obsessed with gadgets and technology. My dad was an engineer and I was surrounded by electronics from a very early age. I was also obsessed with music from an early age, again thanks to my dad, so I…