On Episode 126 the hosts are joined by Kent Margraves.  He earned a B.S. in Music Theory and has been mixing audio for about 30 years. Margraves made a career of managing the delicate blend of art and science that is front-of-house sound. He’s worked with a long list of notable artists and venues across the globe, and has led hundreds of audio seminars and workshops as well as authored various trade articles and white papers. Also, Margraves served as a worship audio director for nearly a decade and has worked as Applications Specialist with Sennheiser, Digidesign, and Waves. Along the way, he’s continued to mix FOH and coach at his home church, Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC, for more than 12 years.This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Post-show music: Don't Panic by Niki FM. Niki FM is an electronic artist and producer currently based in Oakland, CA. Listen to her music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/244i8KNeHUlURogMCNjXzE?si=q0d-BgyHSM6mF1f5YBLtNAMichelle Pettinato has two courses "Mixing Music Live" and "Listen!" available on mixingmusiclive.com . We are giving away free tuition to one of her classes.  Send us an email or post on our social groups as to why you want the course and we will pick a winner.Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard