Month: June 2020

Jon Tanner, FOH The Machine Shop – Episode 023 – MixMasters Podcast

Jon is a world-class FOH engineer who has spent a significant portion of his career working at the world-famous Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan. He has also toured with Taproot as their FOH engineer. We talk about his experience in the live sound industry, including taking an in-depth look into the Machine Shop and how…

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Sam Abernathy – Episode 022 – MixMasters Podcast

Sam Abernathy is the FOH engineer for Fozzy but has also worked with Stuck Mojo and Like A Storm, as well as several popular Atlanta-based clubs (The Masquerade, etc). Listen in as Sam talks about his earlier days – playing guitar and mixing on a Presonus board before finding his way into the Fozzy camp….

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Dave Gordon – Episode 021 – MixMasters Podcast

Dave Gordon wears many hats – FOH and Monitor engineer, tour manager, production manager, bandwagon driver, drum tech, backline tech and more…whew!! He’s worked with bands that include: Stryper, Ross The Boss, Metal Allegiance, Let Us Prey, and Kaleido. In this episode, Dave talks about his musical history, the importance of being friendly, working with…

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Ashton Parsons – Episode 020 – MixMasters Podcast

Ashton Parsons joins MixMasters Podcast to talk everything live sound, FOH, monitors and more. We go deep into talking about Disturbed, Black Label Society, Periphery, Steel Panther, mixing consoles, drum microphones, and so much more. It’s an unbelievably great episode – Ashton is a legend and this podcast should not be missed! Follow Ashton on…

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Travis Wade – Episode 019 – MixMasters Podcast

Travis Wade joins MixMasters Podcast to talk about his experiences as a FOH engineer for bands that include: Dance Gavin Dance, Suicidal Tendencies, CKY, and more. He also talks in-depth about the Allen & Heath dLive console, Telefunken microphones, tour management, and being a tour logistics manager. We trade stories from the road, including an…

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