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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Raboin" data-source="post: 39077" data-attributes="member: 524">Re: WoodsongsYeah it was the lack of respect that really floored me.&nbsp; I&#039;ve done Mountain Stage and E-town many times.&nbsp; They are interested in making the artist comfortable.&nbsp; They just have to navigate their limited resources and the wants of multiple acts.&nbsp; At Woodsongs, it&#039;s like they first ask you to play standing on one leg, and then a little while later ask you to also play with one arm behind your back.&nbsp; Never ever would I ask an artist to compromise their comfort on stage to get less bleed in my recording mix, or to get a better camera angle.&nbsp; Nothing translates to a great performance better than a comfortable artist, who can hear what they need in the monitors and is presenting the music the way they want to.Think about all the jaw dropping performances we&#039;ve heard that were recorded in less than ideal situations.&nbsp; Woodstock?The thing that really made me lose it was while I was trying to dial in monitors the engineer started to lecture me about the pickup pattern and frequency response of the Heil PR35.&nbsp; Yes, I am familiar, and if you hadn&#039;t shown up at 5:30 for a 5:00 sound check, you would have been in on the conversation about my beta testing them.&nbsp; At least we got some decent bourbon.&nbsp; One of the crew members has a briefcase foamed to fit a bottle and 6 glasses.Oh, and that hotel isn&#039;t the hotel any more.&nbsp; It&#039;s the Sleep Inn an exit up on the highway, across from the Taco Bell.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason Raboin, post: 39077, member: 524"] Re: Woodsongs Yeah it was the lack of respect that really floored me. I've done Mountain Stage and E-town many times. They are interested in making the artist comfortable. They just have to navigate their limited resources and the wants of multiple acts. At Woodsongs, it's like they first ask you to play standing on one leg, and then a little while later ask you to also play with one arm behind your back. Never ever would I ask an artist to compromise their comfort on stage to get less bleed in my recording mix, or to get a better camera angle. Nothing translates to a great performance better than a comfortable artist, who can hear what they need in the monitors and is presenting the music the way they want to. Think about all the jaw dropping performances we've heard that were recorded in less than ideal situations. Woodstock? The thing that really made me lose it was while I was trying to dial in monitors the engineer started to lecture me about the pickup pattern and frequency response of the Heil PR35. Yes, I am familiar, and if you hadn't shown up at 5:30 for a 5:00 sound check, you would have been in on the conversation about my beta testing them. At least we got some decent bourbon. One of the crew members has a briefcase foamed to fit a bottle and 6 glasses. Oh, and that hotel isn't the hotel any more. It's the Sleep Inn an exit up on the highway, across from the Taco Bell. [/QUOTE]

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