You walk into an auditorium, concert venue, church, or meeting room. What you hear when the sound begins to come through the speakers is awful. Why? 

So many times I have walked into a public venue such as one of the above, and heard exactly this. Some horrible sound coming from the Public Address system. Most of the time because someone thought quickly throwing a couple speakers on a stand, connecting a few cables, a microphone, was all that was needed, when in reality, so much more goes into a system such as this.

Mark Randazzo has been designing and operating sound systems for churches, and public events, even mobile units, for years, and before a single cable is unrolled, he has sat down and designed the layout of the system.

We talk in this podcast about why each cable, each microphone, each choice of speaker, is important. 

If you would like to contact Mark, for assistance, he is available via e-mail: [email protected] or by phone in the USA: +1-734-564-8933

This interview originally aired as part of our MILLER TIME SUNDAY BREAKFAST show on 14 June, 2020.

One of the sites Mark mentioned for help as a church sound volunteer: www.churchsoundcheck.com

Tat Wolfen, MILLER TIME RADIO LIVE'S entertainment expert, joins us as per usual each Friday, to tell us what we should be watching this week.

In this episode: 

Netflix series "Alta mar" (english title: HIgh Seas)

The Royal Opera house is live streaming a concert performance from Covent Garden this Saturday, 13 June. For more information: www.roh.org.uk

Enjoy, and share!

Thank you to Urban Sessions for bringing us this awesome band! 

Black Bone Nation is a South African Classic Hard Rock band formed in June 2015. Their latest album, Born To Rock, was released in March this year.

For more information on their event coming 14 July, click here: https://militia.computicket.com/event/black_bone_nation/7147197/7147201/112813

For more information on the band: www.blackbonenation.com

“A Poor Season for Whales  (Jonathan Ball) by multi-award winning author and literary translator,  Michiel Heyns, grabbed me from the first page – such is the tension with  which he’s infused it.

“Right up front we read about the  almost-staid architect, ‘it was hardly to be foreseen that in her fifty-  sixth year she would kill a man with a kitchen knife.’  The ex-wife of a  husband who’s left her for another man, turns her back on Cape Town and  settles in Hermanus. Clever, elegant, sumptuous reading.

“Few of  us alive when Ahmed Timol (29) was pushed to his death out of the  notorious John Vorster Square police station will ever forget it. His  nephew, Imtiaz A. Cajee’s book, The Murder of Ahmed Timol (Jacana),  provides a compelling account of the gentle youngster’s life and  killing. Neil Aggett’s death in the same station followed a decade  later.

We are joined by Attorney and  Conveyancer Dave Dewar, of Thompson Wilks Attorneys, to chat about Governments "COVID-19 COMMAND COUNCIL", what rights you have when stopped by Police in South Africa, and legal ramifications of politicians who abuse power. 

Have  a question regarding the law? Send your question, along with  your name  to [email protected] before next Tuesday, and we  may ask it on  air! Be sure to mark the   Subject line "LEGALLY SPEAKING"  so your email  goes to the correct  box.

To speak with Mr. Dewar, please visit his website: https://daviddewarattorney.co.za/

“Historian,  author, journalist, professor Jacob Dlamini’s astounding new book, The  Terrorist Album (Harvard University Press) takes its title from an album  of the same name, containing over 7 000 photographs of apartheid’s  enemies from the 1960s to the 1990s. They were secretly sent by the  security police to 500 police stations throughout South Africa for  purposes of identification, torture and sometimes elimination.

“When  all the albums were ordered destroyed in the early 1990s, three  survived – one in the National Archives in Pretoria. It is that which  inspired Jacob to investigate the people behind the mugshots and produce  what will become a national treasure.

“The  Foundling (Manilla Press/ Jonathan Ball) by Stacey Halls, is a  heart-pounding thriller about a poor mother, Bess Bright, who leaves her  illegitimate daughter for safe care at London’s Foundling Hospital in  1754.  Six years later when she returns to claim her, she’s told by the  dismayed staff that the little girl has gone – taken by her – Bess. How  and why? Stacey Halls who shot to international fame with, The  Familiars, captures two mothers’ anguish and Georgian London in equal  measure.

Each week, The T-Health show will look at different aspects of mens health.

This week, we discuss reasons why men do not access health care services, and how the Opperman Clinic looks at holistic health care for men, from hormones to aesthetics. 

Tune in each week, from 6pm, on Radio Today Johannesburg 1485AM in Johannesburg, DStv 869, or visit www.radiotoday.co.za to stream!

The show is brought to you by THE OPPERMAN CLINIC. Click here to visit their website.

Warren   "WOZ" and Stewart Dando unpack all things financial in this edition of THE   WEEKLY SQUAWK.  For a free consultation on any financial matter, visit www.warrenheroldt.co.za  This episode originally aired on MILLER TIME, 8 JUNE, 2020

#FINANCIAL #MARKET #MARKETS #MONEY #INVEST #INVESTING #ADVICE #ADVISOR

Debut novelist and well known SA journalist, Hilary Prendini  Toffoli, has written a witty, vivid, coming-of-age novel about a young  Italian man, ‘Loves & Miracles of Pistola’ ( Penguin) that has  Italian cuisine and history at its heart. In the 1950s Pistola sets off  with 110 other youngsters to work on the SA Railways - a true story.

“  We travel down Africa’s East Coast with him via Aden and Mombasa; visit  Sophiatown, Lourenco Marques (Maputo) and meet Abdullah Ibrahim and  Miriam Makeba. There’s an illicit relationship (cue the immoral  Immorality Act), abundant laughter and sex. A joy to read - with  beautifully crafted prose.

“ Two children’s story books on  Covid-19, ‘ My Hero is You’(IASC: interagencystandingcommittee.org) and ‘  Coronavirus: A Book for Children’ (Nosycrow.com) answer difficult  questions about the virus in terms children will understand.

“Both are free, are downloadable immediately and both have glorious illustrations.”

This  week on MIND MATTERS, Jenni K chats with us about a few great tips we can use to remind ourselves to relax, when stress seems to want to take over. 

Neuro-Linguistic  Programming (NLP) provides practical ways to change  the way we think,  view past events, and adjust our reactions so that  we can enjoy happier,  richer lives, and achieve our goals.

NLP  offers a set of psychological tools that allow us to apply  conscious  reasoning to unconscious programming so that we can change  the reactions  and patterns of behavior that we wish to change in our  lives.

For more information, or to schedule a consult (virtual consultations available now) contact Jenni K on www.jenniknlp.co.za

MIND MATTERS with Jenni K airs each week on the MILLER TIME SUNDAY BREAKFAST programme around 10h25am, podcasts follow here.