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SoundGirls Members who are actively pursuing a career in Live Sound or Concert Production are invited to shadow FOH Engineer Brad Madix and Monitor Engineer Annette Guilfoyle on Florence and the Machine. May 28, Montreal May 30, Boston June 3, Columbia, MD June 5, Raleigh, NC June 8, Orlando Please fill out this application. Clients include: Florence + The Machine, Linkin Park, Rush, Jack White, Beck, Van Halen, Shakira, Alanis Morissette, Jane’s Addiction, Jessica Simpson, Rage Against the Machine, Shania Twain, Def Leppard, Bruce Hornsby, Queensryche, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Journey, Marilyn Manson, Mr. Big, Jerry Cantrell, Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, Suicidal Tendencies, Slayer, and Psychedelic Furs. Annette has been working in professional audio for over 20 years and is currently the monitor engineer for Florence and the Machine.

This past fall, I took part in a panel put together by SoundGirls, and hosted by Sony Studios, called Career Paths in Film and TV Sound. SoundGirls, if you haven’t heard of them, is an amazing non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of women in audio. Before I tell you all of the awesomeness that happened during this panel, let me get something out of the way. We talked about working our way up with unerring drive and determination from the machine room, the tape vault, the intern desk.

From aspiring music producers to seasoned musicians, the art of recording your music can become quite a difficult undertaking very quickly. If you’re new to music production, software like Pro Tools, Logic and Ableton can seem extremely daunting. It is a USB audio interface and has everything you need to start recording: two line/mic ports, 48v phantom power (some microphones require this power to operate), can record 192kHz /24-bit sample rate. She has written music for theatre shows and short films and enjoys creating music to accompany a narrative.

She is raising funds for the “SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel fund” which has been established to increase the presence of women and those that identify as women at audio trade conferences. There were so many other things I could have listed, but I tried to keep it to what I felt would help solve some of the biggest problems sound engineers face: Understanding how the system works together, being able to mix on any console, dealing with feedback, getting better quality sounds and mixes, and having more confidence in what they are doing. The eBook explains the importance of these, as well as proper EQ techniques, how to use a gate and compressor, choosing the right microphone, basic troubleshooting, and getting good sounds from the source. We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, personalize content, and serve targeted advertisements.