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Hi, I'm Nathan. I'm a Sound Engineer and Designer with a passion for audio. Over the last 12 years I have lived in Austin, Denton, New York City, Lisbon, Bratislava, and Berkeley and have worked in recording studios, concert venues, theatres, and out-door festivals. I started my podcast, Sound Design Live, to find answers. I had many questions that weren't being satisfied by the trade magazines and books I was reading. Sometimes an author would cover a really interesting event, but would merely list facts without finding out why those choices were made. Other times I would read a great book on audio that would leave me with new questions; hosting the podcast allows me to discuss my questions directly with the authors. I guess other people f ...more

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Political Event Production vs Concert Tours: Security, Sound, and Short Notice with Ian Mellul

In this episode of Sound Design Live I’m joined by the creative executive & strategic production leader at Resolute Productions and former director of presidential production at the white house, Ian Mellul. We discuss some of the differences between concert and political production, the 2021 inauguration, and running Whitehouse production.

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	Sound Design Live: Build Your Career As A Sound Engineer 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Master Your Craft: Sound System Tuning: For Confidence & Consistency really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Master Your Craft: Essays & Interviews on Sound System Tuning by Nathan Lively (Goodreads Author), Elis Bradshaw (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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