This past Saturday we started our Trans Siberian Orchestra tribute tour, and I made some hard decisions about what I really needed to pack to stay happy and productive on the road. Here are 6 ways I simplified:

LifestyleEric BarfieldNovember 19, 2014Eric Barfield, What to pack on tour, Tour Prep, Tour PackingComment

Mainstage Mondays: Stress Testing Your Rig

Mainstage is amazing, but it sucks up your CPU and memory like a Hoover vacuum sucks dirt. Here are 5 ways to stress test your rig before you hit the stage:

Nashville Diaries: Week 8

This week I met with a Christian artist that has 19 number one hits, a rocker from a band with a weird name but great music, and a singer just kicking off his career.

DiaryEric BarfieldNovember 14, 2014Nashville Diary, Nashville Diaries, Eric BarfieldComment

A Step-By-Step Guide To Sound Checks

You’d think that sound checks would be simple. You plug in your gear, you make sure it comes through the monitors, and you get off stage. Yet it never goes that way. While there’s no way to solve all the issues (i.e. poor communication, lack of respect of leadership, etc) you can boost your odds that things will go well by following these 7 steps:

PerformanceEric BarfieldNovember 12, 2014Worship Sound check, How to do a sound check, How to run a sound check, Sound checkComment

Mainstage Mondays: How To Use Patch Busses

This week’s topic isn’t that sexy, but patch busses are an important and interesting part of Mainstage 3, and can solve a lot of small problems.

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