Who’s Really Running the Show?
BY KEN “POOCH” VAN DRUTEN In business, money talks. And the music business is just that… a business. When
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Ken "Pooch" Van Druten is a three time Grammy nominated recording engineer, multiple Tourlink "Top Dog", and FOH Magazine Parnelli FOH sound award winner. He has worked in this industry as a FOH engineer, monitor engineer, production manager, and tour manager for over twenty years. His clients include Linkin Park, KISS, Guns N Roses, Kid Rock, LImp Bizkit, Mötley Crüe, Pantera, Whitney Houston, Rob Zombie, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, System of a Down, and Ted Nugent.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T… Earned, Not Given
BY KEN “POOCH” VAN DRUTEN I meet a lot of roadies these days who are young, willing, and hard working. This
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Pirates and Thieves? Sounds Good…
The live sound industry seems to attract pirates and thieves. In a captain Jack Sparrow kind of a way, we meander
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The Politics of Live Sound Mixing and the Sacrificial Lamb
OH yes, the politics. The dirty little secret of live sound mixing. I believe that, on any given day, 50% of our job
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Scared For 40 Years
Just got done doing a show in Moscow, Russia. You may have seen some hype for the new Transformers 3 movie. Pictures here.
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Never Enough Time When You Change EVERYTHING
This is what happens when you work 15 hour days for weeks on end, and then
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Sonnet Technologies Echo Express Thunderbolt Chassis
Stuff just keeps getting smaller. Not all that long ago, recording a gig meant calling in a totally separate company with
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