How do you constantly improve your mixing skills in a cutting edge environment like North Point Church? David Stagl mixed at North Point for years before striking off on his own now as a freelance mix engineer for live and studio settings. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Electrocution, Shaq’s crew costs and near robbery 7:15 David Stagl joins us! 15:40 Northpoint disaster story 22:00 Pioneering at Northpoint 27:50 Studio vs Live sound 30:15 Improving your skills in live and studio 34:10 Preparing for a freelance gig 35:50 Going live and live streaming simultaneously40:00 David’s approach to mixing in a live setting 44:00 Mixing in surround for live stream? 47:45 Disaster story on “cutting yourself off at the knees”51:30 Tech Takeaway on expectations Plugs: Connect with him on Instagram, his site, and go to 11 with him!What if your bank account had a leak in it?If you have used production gear sitting in your storage closet, that is exactly what is happening right now. We paid churches over a million dollars in 2022 for their used production gear. Head to our site, make your gear list, and let us come pay your church.