r/livesound:

u/TooFartTooFurious

indubitably.
u/TooFartTooFurious

hell yeah, brother. its a waste of at least 50% of both my technical and people skills to stick me out front.
u/TooFartTooFurious

or some girl wooing in the front row
u/TooFartTooFurious

hahahaah dhhahahahahdhxhchjf this one got me tooo
u/TooFartTooFurious

Im about ten years older than you and made this exact transition ten years ago after a decade on the road. In my case, I took a larger role at my house gig as the A1(b) and was lucky enough to land a gig PMing and mixing FOH for a local band that plays 90-100 shows per year within driving distance of my home. We travel just enough to keep it interestingtwo or three national level corporate conferences per year, an international tour/festival run every year thats never longer than two weeks at a time. (A rule the players wives set before my time) All of that experience has translated to my graduation from pushing faders to managing my venue more recently. (Sending advance emails and diffusing high drama between coworkers) I still hound my GM for audio shifts every month to have some real fun and keep the chops sharp. No matter what, Im still in my zone and always feeling proud, happy and accomplished when I leave a gig or the office. Stay in touch with people and make sure they know youre always receptive to opportunity. Saying no to one is never a bad thing if it isnt the right fit, it just encourages people to try again later with something different/better.
u/TooFartTooFurious

Same for me re: stories when I took a manufacturing job during the pandemic. As shows came back I starting gigging nights again and kept collecting more. It was what made me go back to production full time.
u/TooFartTooFurious

I often have choirs accompany the a cappella band I mix. I put a powered speaker on a stick in each wing as side fills and route only the bands signal, not the choir mics, through them. Usually just my beatbox and the lead for whichever numbers we are performing. I push the monitors to such a level that when I ask the choir, collectively, if the volume is acceptable, I look for a solid majority to give me head nods or thumbs up. If I can hear the side fills in my choir mics at that point I duck them significantly before the next soundcheck moment and pray for the blind to lead the blind. If most of the folks on the edges of the choir riders have a good idea of where they are in the tune, the rest in the middle will typically follow their lead.
u/TooFartTooFurious

One move Ive been leaning on for years, OP, is when it comes time to cut a few tunes with everything going, Ill remind the band that while they are playing songs its my time to keep my head down and focus on the FOH mix. Well make monitor changes between songs. Lay down the law. You are driving. If they ask for something during a song, ignoring your established workflow, give the offending party a thumbs up, do nothing, and file their request away until the song is over.
u/TooFartTooFurious

huge usb fan here. prefer C but B is alright i guess.
u/TooFartTooFurious

I was really hoping top comment would just be Yes. EQ.