Time for a Rant
Suppose you attended an event last year and had serious problems with the sound engineer and sound quality. You had the option to write about it, but instead you chose to tell the principals of the event, and they acknowledged the problem and indicated they would take care of it in future.
Fast forward a year, only to discover that all you got was lip service. The problem, if anything, was worse that last year. Here’s the deal: a sound engineer can decide he is part of the show, or he can decide he IS the show. So, first problem is that this one played recorded music between live sets louder than the live music. That is when people should be able to hold conversation. That was impossible without speaking VERY LOUDLY.
When the live music was on, he did not turn up the vocals for a singer with a weak voice. With a dozen people near by, he cranked up the vocals and guitar of a performer so loud that earplugs were necessary. When another performer played electric piano, it was so loud that the piano distorted, very unfair to the very good player.
And he talked often, often loud enough to hear, while performers were on stage.
I will write the music review, and it is unlikely I’ll be asked to return. That is my right, and that is theirs.