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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 98640" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Ways to annoy a sound guyThose are the kind of performers that receive a smile, nod, and single-finger wave from me.&nbsp; Kind of a &quot;sure, and fuck you very much&quot; response.&nbsp; I&#039;ll take the heat, eat the crow, etc for things that I screw up but I don&#039;t let a performer blame me for his shit.&nbsp; I *do* have the discretion to not point out his failings to the audience unless he becomes abusive.Anecdote:&nbsp; We were in tour rehearsals for a well-known Branson act and they used a couple hours of rehearsal to audition new singers.&nbsp; Females were asked to do a prepared number and then sing 3 and 4 part harmony with current cast members.&nbsp; One auditioning singer kept complaining that she couldn&#039;t hear herself and after several such statements and adjustments to her mix, my monitor guy walked on stage, took her mic and said &quot;check one, check two&quot; in a normal speaking voice.&nbsp; Dust fell from the grid onto the stage.&nbsp; The producer turned to FOH and gave us a wan smile, picked up her talkback mic and said &quot;next, please.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 98640, member: 67"] Re: Ways to annoy a sound guy Those are the kind of performers that receive a smile, nod, and single-finger wave from me. Kind of a "sure, and fuck you very much" response. I'll take the heat, eat the crow, etc for things that I screw up but I don't let a performer blame me for his shit. I *do* have the discretion to not point out his failings to the audience unless he becomes abusive. Anecdote: We were in tour rehearsals for a well-known Branson act and they used a couple hours of rehearsal to audition new singers. Females were asked to do a prepared number and then sing 3 and 4 part harmony with current cast members. One auditioning singer kept complaining that she couldn't hear herself and after several such statements and adjustments to her mix, my monitor guy walked on stage, took her mic and said "check one, check two" in a normal speaking voice. Dust fell from the grid onto the stage. The producer turned to FOH and gave us a wan smile, picked up her talkback mic and said "next, please." [/QUOTE]

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