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Old 06-26-2009, 01:55 PM   #12
smoothmoniker
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
Setting the mix for a live performance is a completely different beast from running things in a nice studio, and depending on the venue can require much more skill to do it well, yet everyone I've ever worked with would still rather do anything in a studio than run a live tour, no matter how big or famous.
I have ton of respect for good live engineers. They can make or break show.

But I've never known a live engineer who can make $250k in a year, and I know dozens of studio engineers who clear that.

There are no back-end royalties on live tours.
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