by Ike Zimbel | Apr 5, 2016 | Road Stories
An instructive tale from a “one-off” live gig many years ago: Don’t sweat the small stuff? Well, I’m just sayin’… In early 1986 I got a call to see if I was available to mix an up-and-coming young band for a gig at the local art college. If it worked...
by Ike Zimbel | Apr 8, 2016 | Tech Talk
“Why not put the mics where the people are going to end up?” Detailing a straightforward approach… When I was coming up through the ranks at a sound company in the early 1980s, I did a lot of folk festivals. Within a few years I went from mixing a small...
by Ike Zimbel | Apr 29, 2016 | Road Stories
Not all of the sound? You’re ripping us off! (Another strange but true tale from “back in the day”) In 1980 I was working for a band, doing sound…and lights…and some backline…from front of house. During the 11 months I was with them, the band completed a...
by Ike Zimbel | Jun 7, 2016 | Tech Talk
Successfully collaborating with a wireless frequency coordinator and understanding the reasons you may need one. As the use of wireless systems continues to grow and the available wireless spectrum continues to shrink, the need for someone to coordinate all of that...
by Ike Zimbel | Oct 7, 2016 | Road Stories
Another audio adventure long ago in the Great White North, this one right in the heart of downtown Toronto on a cold winter night… Much has been made over the years about the difficulty of winter touring in Canada. What with long drives on empty snow- and...