Pop Shield

Indie rockers Panacea are playing in the Little Sister kitchenette today, it’s a special filmed one.  They’re one of those bands who have been around the block and just have a trusted touring tech, in this case Bill, to liaise with the in-house engineer i.e., me.  We get everything sorted before the band rock up. Cole Remedy, the lead singer, arrives last.  He’s wearing sunglasses, which is always confusing for communication. I say hello anyway.  Cole proceeds to relay all his monitor requests via Bill.

When we’re ready to go on air there are about thirty people in the room watching.  I go up to Cole and proceed to give him the usual pre-transmission briefing.

“So, Cole”, I say, “just be aware that you won’t hear Barry Bang’s voice in your cans so you might want to knock one off during the interview.”

Realising what I just said, I start to giggle nervously.

“Well, nobody ever asked me that before!” responds Cole as the room erupts.