Pro Sound Workshop 1
TRAINcycle Summit: Pro Sound Workshop 1 Options
January 30th 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EST
Mixing for A Cappella
Presented by Liquid 5th Productions featuring Chris Juengel
Learn the ins and outs of how to mix for A Cappella both on the stage and in the studio. Get immersed in how everything from arrangements to microphone technique to effects can shape the sound. Get some inside tips on tools, techniques, and processes you can use in your mix, coming at you from one of the best a cappella production companies in the business.
About Chris Juengel & Liquid 5th:
Chris Juengel is an award-winning studio album producer and live sound engineer with more than a decade of experience. Chris has recorded and engineered vocals for hundreds of groups from all over the country and has mixed live sound for hundreds of shows. He toured with Pentatonix as their sound technician in 2013 and has earned an acute ear for the specific needs of a cappella groups in studio and live performance settings.
Chris is the owner of Liquid 5th Productions, a leading international a cappella production company headquartered in Durham, NC. Liquid 5th specializes in a cappella recording, album production, arranging, and live sound, through a combination of state-of-the-art equipment and years of experience in recorded and live a cappella.
(Unanticipated) Tools of the Trade
Presented by Bill Stevens of Ovation Sound
Bill officially embarked on his journey through the world of music production in 2005, but he quickly realized that he had been unintentionally training for this voyage his whole life. The tools he uses most often are not the ones he thought he would be using. Whether you are just starting out, or have been at it a while, here are some skills you could add to your arsenal that will enable you to say “yes” more often, and subsequently open doors for you.
About Bill Stevens & Ovation Sound:
William Robert Stevens (Bill) was born at a very early age to a musical family – father, James William Stevens, is a composer; mother, Carolyn Dorff, a singer of opera and musical theater; and sister, Becca Stevens, is a well known performer and composer. Bill is a producer, engineer, composer, arranger, performer, and educator and has produced records in a plethora of genres: classical, jazz, gospel, R&B, bluegrass, heavy metal, folk, Americana, rock, and musical theater.
Ovation Sound, based in Winston-Salem, NC, produces artists and bands with musical styles ranging from Handel to Hip Hop.