SOUNDMAN -
 A Journey Through
Rock'n'Roll Sound

This book is an autobiography of my life on the road touring with the bands, musicians, celebrities and people I met along the way, and the liggers I wish I hadn't.

It traces my 30+ years working as a roadie, sound engineer, tour manager and concert production manager. It tells what happens on-stage, off-stage, back-stage, on television shows, in the recording studios, at sound checks, rehearsals, on the tour bus and in the hotels.

The events and problems that happen on tours, the good, bad and the disastrous. Did you ever wonder where the real Spinal Tap stories came from? I’ve been there and seen it all in real life.

From The Marquee Club to Wembley Stadium, from The Newport Jazz Festival to The Hollywood Bowl.

The pubs, clubs, ballrooms, theatres, concert halls, arenas, festivals and stadiums, they are all here.

What it’s like to work for a band, for a television studio, a recording studio, a sound company and then owning my own sound company.

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This book is also about the history and evolution of Rock ’n’ Roll sound equipment. How it started as a public address system to what is now a technically advanced digital sound mix. How it has changed over the years and where it’s going, from microphones to loud speakers, from mixers to digital processors, and the special effects that are used during a show.