In Episode 229 — and just in time for the holidays — the hosts put on their coziest pajamas and grab a virtual cup of hot cocoa with Joe Palermo to talk about his nearly decade-long tenure as the sound designer for the Polar Express Ride Experience, a theatrical production that takes place on fully functional (and moving!) Amtrak trains in the U.S. every year throughout the holiday season. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
Polar Express Rides: Chicago; Whippany; Perris; Oklahoma City
Joe Palermo Website
What Is A Kundt’s Tube?
Joe Palermo On Instagram

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss and Sean Walker.

Long-time professional touring musician and Live Sound International/ProSoundWeb writer Kevin Young joins the show in Episode 228 and talks about a range of subjects, including building and maintaining the artist-tech relationship, concert production in the middle of an active war zone in Ukraine, and more. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
Kevin Young Article Archive On ProSoundWeb
Kevin Young Website, LinkedIn & Instagram

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

Mix engineer, sound designer and technical manager Pete Wiejaczka joins the show in Episode 227 and talks all things corporate/special events, including the importance of client and vendor relationships, putting together the right team for each show, varying responsibilities with different scales of events, transitioning to freelance work after more than a decade and a half at the same AV company, and the importance of morale and mental health in the event industry. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links
Argyle Dynamic

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

In Episode 226, David Scorteccia, the founder of Sonnect and a veteran sound engineer, joins the show to talk about how his work as a mixer, patch/backline tech, and system designer/SE led him to create the successful Sound Bullet audio tester, including the journey from an on-the-job idea to creating a viable commercial product. He also provides details of Sonnect’s new SoundWire transformer-balanced USB-C audio interface, which sold out it’s entire pre-sale run in the first two days after it was announced. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
Sonnect — Website, Instagram, Facebook
Sound Bullet Users Group
David Scorteccia On Instagram

Note: U.S. listeners can sign up at the Rational Acoustics website (here) to be notified when SoundWire is back.

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

David Stanton, currently serving as the front of house engineer for country music icon Tanya Tucker, joins the show in Episode 225 and talks the benefits of being a “weekend warrior” as well as why he continues to work at a small blues bar despite co-owning a production company in addition to touring with a top artist. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
AKD Audio Solutions
AKD Audio On Instagram

And, David mixed Tanya Tucker on for an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits that’s slated to broadcast on PBS later this year, go here for more.

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

In Episode 224, theatrical sound designer and composer Lindsay Jones joins the show along with guest host, sound designer and foley artist ien DeNio. They discuss Lindsay’s long history in the theatre world, his role in co-founding the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA), the loss and restoration of Best Sound Design honors at the Tony Awards, and how to get the most out of work-related travel. Plus, Lindsay shares a handful of his trademark (and hilarious) “How in the world does this crazy stuff all happen to one guy?” stories. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
lindsayjones.com
soundcloud.com/lindsayjones
facebook.com/lindsayjonesmusicandsound
instagram.com/mrlindsayjones/
twitter.com/mrlindsayjones
ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast
imagineneighborhood.org

TSDCA:
tsdca.org

ien DeNio:
soundmonkie.com/

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

In Episode 223, Sean and Andy turn the mic on Katie Karch, who talks about her journey in the audio world from a start in theatre and local bands to large festivals, theatre tours, and now rocking out of her new home in Nashville. They cover an eclectic range of topics, from working for the historic Dallas-based sound company Crossroads Audio to the surprisingly interesting history of road cases, and even why snacks might just be the most important tool in your gig bag! This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
The Early History Of Crossroads Audio
Getting Rock To Roll: A History Of The Development Of Road Cases

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

Touring mix engineer Josh Penner (Phantogram, Run The Jewels, and more) joins the show in Episode 222 to talk about what it takes to be successful on the road and off, what he enjoys about each end of the snake, and how different it is to mix in clubs versus arenas. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

In Episode 221, co-hosts Katie Karch and Sean Walker talk with Evan Turunen, a bright rising star in the AV world. Evan shares his journey from middle school student with a single loudspeaker to recent high school graduate with a production company that does 100 events a year as Turunen Audio Visual, based in Southern California. The co-hosts caught up with Evan on his first tour to hear his story. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

Episode Links:
Turunen Audio Visual
Turunen AV On Instagram

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Sean Walker, with more co-hosts signing on soon.

In Episode 220, co-hosts Katie Karch and Andy Leviss are joined by guest co-host Ryan O John to interview Andy Peters, front of house engineer for New Jersey-based indie rock band The Feelies in addition to being an astronomy instrumentation developer and long-time ProSoundWeb Live Audio Board denizen. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF, and Rational Acoustics.

As the house mixer for Maxwell’s, the seminal Hoboken, NJ club dubbed the “Island of Misfit Toys,” Andy had a back row seat to so much indie/punk rock history during the 1980s and 90s, all while working full-time day gigs in electronics ranging from a stint at Ensoniq to developing scientific cameras to designing Rational Acoustics’ much loved (and missed) Smaart I-O hardware.

Go here to pre-order the new live album from The Feelies, Some Kinda Love, that Andy talks about in the episode, and if you’re in the New Jersey area on October 1, Andy and The Feelies are playing a rare local show in Hoboken where it all started.

Episode Links:
Hollywood Reporter History Of Maxwell’s
The McKenzie Tapes — a deep collection of tapes of old Maxwell’s shows online, including The Feelies, Das Damen, and the pre-pop, gas-heater-fearing Goo Goo Dolls courtesy of Andy’s former Maxwell’s co-worker Dave McKenzie.
Andy Articles On ProSoundWeb

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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by Live Sound/PSW and pro audio veterans Andy Leviss, Katie Karch and Ryan O John, with more co-hosts signing on soon.