Mon engineer approach with singers
Hi all,
The question is simple what's the correct approach to deal with singers that pretend to be right coming at a general and saying that was not what we saved at soundcheck?
Should i avoid making requested changes at the end of the soundcheck without making them try once more?
I ask because i usually take care of FOH but in this situation i'm trying to solve problems in the MON position but even following every note given i found difficult to make my point against "feelings"
(and to be clear no the singers are not the customer)
Let me know you opinion every insight is helpful
Cheers from pizzaland
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I would NEVER change anything once soundcheck was complete. Having done this for decades, once the artist hits the stage, EVERYTHING changes. The level of the PA, the anxiety of performing and there people a paying audience. In my last 4 years with Tesla, the band understood that the purpose of soundcheck IS to get it the way you want it. You can't make additional hanges for variables that do not exist yet. Over time, you learn their patterns and habits, but extra attention is very necesary during the first song to make sure things are still good. Doing monitors, I heard everyones mixes as they hear it. It's a learned skill, but I would never change something without it being done in perspective to everything else going on. Also, the main thing to remember, not everyone's hearing is the same. What you personally hear, may not be what an artist is hearing after years of wedge damage. Learn to reference mix.