the difficult art of live mixing...

  ok, i am eventually fully awake, after the concert and a big rest.
it was a blast last night and thanks to all who have made it to the Cavern.
i think we also played quite well and i danced as a fool on stage, since our official dancer Cain from FBI was back in the DownUnder.

as usually, after the concert i've asked for comments and reviews to selected trustworthy people in the audience.
it is incredible how in almost every single concert all comments tend to be on the mixing side (which is totally out of our control).
I am really start thinking to get a mixing engineer as the 4th member of the band!

just to give you a taste of the comments i am starting to get used to receive, this is what i was told last night, from audience perspective:
- voice was too low
- guitar was almost non-existent
- bass was extremely loud
- backing vocal was loud

now, you can compare it to what i heard on stage:
- voice was good
- guitar was extremely loud
- bass was low
- backing vocal was good

and to what simon was hearing on stage:
- voice was good
- guitar was non-existent
- bass was good
- computer was extremely loud
- backing vocal was non-existent

and to what shadow was hearing on stage:
- voice was non-existent
- guitar was non-existent
- bass was non-existent
- computer was good

well, someday i will have to figure out if:  

a) us and our friends are way too picky about mixing
b) mixing is a complex alchemic procedure that systematically leaves you frustrated and unsatisfied
c) we have done something wrong to clubs' mixing engineers who decided to boycott us
you can express your opinion, leaving a comment, if you want.

while we search for that perfect sound on stage, we will keep making music and enjoying performing live.

i hope to see you all again next concert, on August 30th at the Backstage.

stay tuned for more updates

Cla

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