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Faders, Beer Stains, and the Sound Guy’s Gospel

Faders, Beer Stains, and the Sound Guy’s Gospel

There was a time when I could roll into almost any venue, never seen the board before, and still run the show. Not because I was some technical wizard—but because being a sound guy was more about feel than formulas. You touched the faders. You felt the pulse of the...
Studio History

Studio History

Padded Cell Studios was started back in the 90s. I was soundman for a local Oregon high school rock band called Channel 7. They played mostly original songs and wanted to record them. Since I had all of the live sound gear we had most of the equipment we needed, we...
Studio upgrade

Studio upgrade

The first post I made in this blog has a picture of the start of the production studio that rolling with scissors is done in. We are doing some upgrades in the next two weeks so I wanted to get a picture of the current set up to share with all of you. I also thought I...
DJ notes

DJ notes

For 20 years rolling with scissors was produced in Madison Wisconsin at WORT community radio 89.9 FM. You can read about the early years of the show on the about page. I get questions all the time about how I am able to still do the show not living in Madison. Due to...