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What happens when you pit two audio experts against one another in a mixing Battle Royale conversation?

Drew Hester and Jeff Sandstrom are too polite to fully fight it out in a Battle Royale, but they both join us for our first "fight it out" episode in the church production space. Join us for takes on what matters most in audio, the best consoles for the best situations and the best audio disaster stories.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 People telling Toby to turn it down
• 4:00 How to know when it’s too loud
• 15:00 What’s more important? FOH or monitors?
• 20:40 What piece of gear would you use in a fight to the death?
• 26:00 What console would you not want at a festival?
• 28:30 What console do you want with 30 seconds to start mixing?
• 32:00 What console would you recommend if electricity was going to be spotty?
• 33:15 Worst Mixing story (Drew Hester)
• 37:00 Worst Mixing story (Jeff Sandstrom)
• 41:50 Disaster story: Don’t trip on the fader
• 42:50 Disaster story (Jeff Sandstrom)
• 45:30 Disaster story Drew: Chris Tomlin show
• 49:00 Disaster story: Head set mic in an arena

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

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How do you respond when you are given 3 months to live?


Armando Fullwood joins us this week to tell us what his health journey taught him about faith, life and mixing.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Mixing behind glass windows
• 4:45 Armando Fullwood joins us!
• 11:00 How did you get into live production?
• 15:00 What is happening in live production outside of church?
• 19:30 How can you prevent burnout?
• 22:20 What a health crisis taught Armando about Mixing and Life
• 27:30 How to stay healthy as you mix
• 38:00 Disaster story: The console just blew up
• 41:30 Tech Takeaway: Don’t take it so serious
• 46:00 Church Tech Confessional: "There was fire"

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

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• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

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What's it like running audio for a Vegas residency?


Todd joins the pod to tell us about running sound for Miranda Lambert in Vegas, a disaster story and we wrap with a church tech confessional.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Touring Willow Creek Church
• 5:00 Todd Wines joins us
• 16:00 How did Todd get into church production?
• 22:00 Running FOH for Miranda Lambert in Vegas
• 29:30 Handling a bad source
• 36:00 Giving advice to your younger self
• 40:00 Disaster story
• 46:40 Tech Takeaway
• 49:40 Church Tech Confessional

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

Connect with us:

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service