by Clive Young Back in the early days of punk rock, FOH engineers had to make sure the console didn't get hit by The Three Bs: Beers, bodies and blood. Today, that doesn't happen as muchis it because punk audiences are better behaved now? Heck no! It's 'cause the crowd is too busy holding iPhones in the air, blocking everyone's viewincluding the FOH engineer's. If you can't see the stage from the mix position thanks to the forest of outstretched arms, here's one of the original punkersMarky Ramone himselfwith a very DIY solution.
"One thing about creative people is they're so damn creative. Everybody wants their stuff to look and feel and even operate in a way that matches their particular version of cool, or even just their particular creative workflow." - Joel Stoner in "The Ongoing Evolution Of Studio Management."