Brad Madix: Stories from Front of House with Rush, Queensryche, Jane's Addiction, and More – ...
Channel: Gig Gab Podcast
Date: 2020-05-04

Brad Madix, Front-of-House Engineer for Rush, Bruce Hornsby, Shania Twain, Shakira, Queensrÿche, Jane’s Addiction, Mr. Big, and more joins Paul and Dave today to chat sound, mixing, stories, and Gig Gab!

https://www.giggabpodcast.com/2020/05/04/brad-madix-gg255/

Brad's tales and advice are endless – and endlessly valuable! Listen to hear Brad share stories about finding himself behind the console in an arena for the first time, tweaking Geddy Lee's bass sound, taking the stage with Queensrÿche, and so much more.

Brad also shares his tips and advice about getting the sound right in clubs, large and small, trusting your ears, and protecting your hearing in the process.

A man who happily says that he has "years of practice" in the space tells us all why we should "never runs towards a fire."

Press play and enjoy, folks. This is a good one!

00:00:00 Gig Gab 255 - Monday, May 4, 2020
Brad Madix - FOH Sound, Diablo Digital, And More
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Rush, Bruce Hornsby, Shania Twain, Shakira, Jane’s Addiction, Mr. Big, and More.
The Early Years
      PM1000 Mixing Console
      31-band Graphic EQs
      Tall Crowds Cause a Problem!
      Ted Leamy, Sound Engineer - “Never Run Towards a Fire”
The Rush Trust Equation
      Tweaking Geddy Lee’s Bass Sound
      Four inputs: clean, gritty, and massively distorted (times two!)
Strings on a Rock Stage
Mr. Big's friends showed up.
Live: condensers vs. dynamics
      “Years of Practice”
Game-Changing Live Sound Tech
      Line Arrays
      Christian Heil and the V-DOSC System
      Digital Consoles
Tips:
      Mix the First Song In Your Head
      It starts with the drummer!
Club Tips!
      Vocals have to win
      Guitar Solos need to be heard
      Don’t cut everything from the EQ!
      Live with What you Have: the PA in the Room
Hearing Protection Tips
      Manage your volume over time
      Measure your SPLs
      Target 97dB
      Manage your headphone volume (keep it low!)
      Buy quality earplugs
      But test with foam, because that’s what the audience is hearing!
When do we tour again?
Diablo Digital
Recording and archiving multi-track recordings of live shows
Brad Madix, jazz piano interlude, Queensryche, Here in the Now Frontier Tour
01:03:30 GG 255 Outtro