BIG thanks to our guest: Joe Anderson Check out his work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andersoundllc/Or if you'd like to hire him, just shoot his bat signal into the sky and he'll come running😆Joe Anderson (Andersound) on Live Sound: Troubleshooting, Room EQ, and Working with ArtistsOn this episode of the Critical Ears podcast, we interview Joe Anderson who runs sound at Utah Valley University’s Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, and owns Andersound, about how he fell into the audio industry. Joe compares classroom theory with being “thrown into the fire,” shares hard-earned lessons like forgetting cables, and explains using packing checklists and signal-chain troubleshooting. He discusses common approaches to mixing small, mid-size, and large venues. He also touches on varied career gigs, starter gear decisions, microphone preferences, and speaker tradeoffs.04:35 School vs Real World06:47 Big Mistakes and Checklists11:29 Troubleshooting Under Pressure17:13 Making Live Shows Feel Great25:19 Mixing Small and Mid Venues32:59 Noorda Hall Acoustics36:01 Ringing Out and References39:35 Fill Speakers and Time Alignment42:47 Best Seats for Sound45:55 Amplifying Acoustic Spaces47:54 Career in Unusual Venues51:47 Scaling Sound Systems01:00:39 Starter Essentials01:08:33 Live Music vs. AI01:11:17 Fixing Unclear Vocals01:18:36 Theater Mixing vs Concerts🎥This podcast was filmed at Utah Podcast Studio, the #1 studio for podcasting in Utah! If you have a podcast or any other content you need filmed, visit utahpodcaststudio.com!