Comments on: The Sound Guy Neck Crane

By: So… I preached yesterday « Running Through My Mind

So… I preached yesterday « Running Through My Mind — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:39:13 +0000

[...] with the wireless mic before I started. In the second service, I just went ahead and referenced Jon Acuff’s post about the judgmental looks people give the sound guy. “Microphones hate God”… I love [...]

By: Echo Conference 2011: Recap | marcuswilliamson

Echo Conference 2011: Recap | marcuswilliamson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:55:29 +0000

[...] Jon started off with a bit called 5 stages of Deep V-Neck Syndrome, then he went on to explain the Sound Guy Neck Crane, along with the Jesus Juke. All were hilarious! Then Jon transitioned to a more serious matter, [...]

By: The sound guy neck crane « scottburden

The sound guy neck crane « scottburden — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:16:45 +0000

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By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 14 May 2011 15:56:01 +0000

The volunteer sound guys are the best! Our churches sound board is run entirely by teenagers, and so is the video. We have to retrain every four years, but if you start early enough (in 7th grade in my case) you get pretty good. And, we almost never have problems.

By: Gary Eugene Howell

Gary Eugene Howell — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:38:39 +0000

As a former production manager I can confirm that this is true. One time when the mic went out during prayer, while all the heads were bowed, I sunk on stage and handed the pastor another microphone only to then discover that it didn’t work either.

By: melissious

melissious — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:24:05 +0000

Woah, “people usually like side hugs”??? Nooooo, please don’t assume that! Re-read your “church massage” article – same rules apply to side hugs, thank you very much!
This is great stuff. I am SO guilty of this one! Seriously, though, sometimes I HAVE to wonder if they notice it or they’re asleep back there! You’re right, it’s s jerk thing to do. Busted.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:15:10 +0000

“I see you in the balcony. You down at the sound booth. You up on the corner of the stage, I’m seeing you too, and I’m not happy.”

This reminded me of the “Old Spice” guy.

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Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:03:08 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Matthew Loberg, Michael Imholte. Michael Imholte said: http://goo.gl/xfech If you've ever worked sound in a church before, you know what he's talking about…and I stole this from a friend on FB [...]

By: Byron

Byron — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:21:09 +0000

Wow, I have been a church “sound guy” for 25 years, and now I am an A/V Consultant, installer and engineer. I have suffered through my share of Neck cranes but must say that churches typically bring this on themselves by having volunteers do the most complicated job in the entire church. You would never dream of having a volunteer pastor, so we put a volunteer in charge of something that has the ability to make or break a worship service. Why is this?????
Many times you get what you pay for. If you want consistent, problem free audio, video and lighting, treat these positions with respect.
Just because a guy worked at Radio Shack( have actually seen this one) does not make him technically qualified to tech a worship service.
Poor equipment choices make this even more difficult, even with a pro crew this can limit the success they have.
Most churches place little or no value on this position. Remember that the next time you do the sound guy neck crane. He may be doing it because no one else would vounteer.

By: jazz

jazz — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:35:04 +0000

If it is too loud, you are too old. Have you read the worship descriptions in the Bible? God likes His ish LOUD. <3