Church Sound: Plan For Failure To Achieve Success By Mike Sokol • May 22, 2019 I often hear stories about church leaders who won’t let the sound team “turn any knobs” on the mixing console. The leaders expect a great… Read More
Church Sound: When To Hire A Technical Arts Director By Mike Sessler • May 21, 2019 Many years ago I wrote an article on ChurchTechArts on which the following question was posed. I seem to get asked this question a lot… Read More
How To Start Your Mix Without Touching The Faders By Andrew Stone • May 13, 2019 Recently I was asked to speak to a group of audio engineers about what I do first when walking into a mix situation. If memory… Read More
The Top Ten Ways To Speed Up Your Worship Setup By Chris Huff • May 8, 2019 Honestly, there are times when I arrive early at church, get some music playing and simply enjoy setting up the stage. Routine, yes. Exciting, no. Read More
Church Sound: Training Audio Volunteers By Mike Sessler • May 7, 2019 In most churches, front of house audio (FOH) is the most difficult tech job. It’s every bit as visible as song words (or presentation as… Read More
Sound Bytes: “I Must Increase, Everyone Else Must Decrease” (Monitors) By PSW Staff • April 30, 2019 Interesting, useful and humorous notes from the world of audio… LATEST POST: ‘I Must Increase, Everyone Else Must Decrease,’ Says Worship Leader Of… Read More
Initiative Can Be The Mark Of A Great Production Leader By Andrew Stone • April 18, 2019 Initiative. It’s a BIG word in leadership circles these days. Check out almost any leadership blog or podcast and you can read to your heart’s… Read More
Church Sound Humor Files: Unintended Amendments To The Laws Of Physics By Curt Taipale • April 17, 2019 It’s clear to us that God’s laws of physics must operate differently inside a church than outside. After several moments of grueling research, painstaking addition,… Read More
Audio Engineering Skills – Mastering The Personality By Kevin Butler • April 16, 2019 I’m starting a new series here on valuable audio engineering skills I’ve learned over the years running sound and recording music. I don’t consider myself… Read More
Church Sound: The Intentional Tech By Mike Sessler • March 26, 2019 One of the most challenging aspects of doing production in a church setting is that church happens every week. During the week we have meetings,… Read More
Church Sound: Listen Much? By Andrew Stone • March 21, 2019 Are you a good listener? Would others describe you as a good listener? Although being a good listener is a fairly significant character trait we… Read More
How To Overcome Adversity To Deliver Quality Worship Sound By Gary Zandstra • March 8, 2019 On typical Sunday mornings, we have about 35 minutes to clear the traditional service off the stage, set up the contemporary service, and then have… Read More
The Right Balance: Sorting Through Tools & Training By M. Erik Matlock • March 7, 2019 Recently while washing dishes at home, I realized that almost every piece of cookware in our kitchen is officially an antique. Most of these tools… Read More
Making The Plunge: Setting Up Simple, Effective Streaming Of Worship By Samantha Potter • March 5, 2019 The number of online worship congregations is growing rapidly. For years now, religious institutions have cultivated pages and groups on websites like Facebook that are… Read More
Exercising Restraint In Stage Design By Andrew Stone • February 25, 2019 How many times do we gaze at photos of an amazing stage set or lighting show on our social media feeds? Cool right? How many… Read More
