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Any difference prepping for SNL vs iHeartRadio Music Festival? Working for Network Studio vs Live Festivals? Listen as our CEO Joe Scacciaferro learns from Music A2 veteran Mike Fortunato who for decades has been leading the way on both.
Key Takeaways:
- Mike Fortunato has invested in new microphone and headphones technology to improve audio quality for interviews and concert work, especially in venues using delay towers for sound synchronization.
- Concert “patching” is physically demanding because it involves heavy hands-on cable work, so being in good physical shape is important.
- The iHeart Festival at the T-Mobile Arena ran differently this year, featuring six bands instead of the usual eleven, with about 20 minutes allotted for changeovers between bands.
- For large-scale performances (like TV shows), it’s common for both artists and technicians to bring their own sound systems, and the audio is often split multiple ways (e.g., a four-way split) to feed the TV truck and other destinations.
- Communication matters: pay attention to what the TV truck needs, and when sending updates to others, include photos to make the information clearer.
- Safety should be a priority, and it’s good practice to end discussions by aligning on next steps or plans for the future.
