Yeah, a great soundman..

can make a crappy band sound great.. a crappy soundman can make a great band sound crappy.. I always have had the mindset that I should always hire the best soundman I can afford.. Worth their weight in gold.. and that's just for live shows.. its even more important in the studio.. and way more difficult, imo..

I'm supposed to call the guy Monday or Tuesday.. its Empire Sound in Dallas - Mike Gerst.. I'm pretty excited.. I've been friends with the guy sin Bowling for Soup since the early 80's.. they are from my hometown.. their singer, Jaret Redick referred me to him.. He also does the voice for Chuck E Cheese, amazingly.. i would call him tomorrow, but I'll actually be in Dallas for Elton John, who finally is doing the show I bought tickets for 2 years ago..

I can't wait to hear what my stuff sounds like with a real engineer pulling no punches.. I might be somewhat insufferable once it starts going down..

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