A Barking Dog

A Barking Dog is written by Dave Stevens. Dave is a veteran entertainment technology professional with more than two decades experience specializing in high performance sound reinforcement. Dave has many worldwide touring credits specializing in onstage monitor mixing, particularly personal ear monitor systems. Dave also tours as a systems technician and crew chief in addition to mixing front of house. Sound company work experience includes six years at Carlson Audio Systems in Seattle, (and still a member of the Carlson team) five years at PPA Inc in Southern California and four and a half years as the Systems Manager at Proshow USA, Seattle. Dave is currently consulting and working on select tours. Contact Dave at dstevens at roaddog dot com.

Specializing in large scale sound reinforcement, Dave is a pioneer and proponent of intelligent sound systems. This experience includes tours with commercially available sound system control protocols, QSControl II, the late Lone Wolf VNOS and Crown IQ. Stevens was at one time a Crown IQ Certified technician. Dave has also contributed to major trade industry publications, including Mix, Live Sound International, and Pro Sound News.

Photo by Rudy Arias, 1992.

Late 1994 Dave started one of the first mailing lists dedicated to pro audio, the live-audio mailing list. Mid 1995 the list was moved to a Web based forum and for the better part of the next ten years was considered the premier pro audio community on the Internet. Dave was also a principal and directed the operation of one of the pioneering pro audio Internet retailers.

In the Fall of 2000, Dave and Ken Berger (co founder of Eastern Acoustic Works) formed ProSoundWeb, to build the worlds largest pro audio Internet services company and portal. In January 2003 the ProsoundWeb assets were aquired by Huge Universe, Inc. Dave served from time to time as a consultant and moderator of the live-audio_Board (or LAB as it is now called) until the spring of 2005. Dave is currently working on the next generation of entertainment technology communities and other technologies in the realm of pro audio and touring.

Some recent credits for Dave Stevens

Oct 2004/ Dec 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Alan Parsons Live Project, A Valid Path US, Europe, Carribean.

Nov 2004: FOH Mixer, Paul Rodgers.

June 2004/ Sept 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Heart, Jupiter’s Darling, Europe, UK, North America.

May 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Alan Parsons Live Project, A Valid Path, Europe.

April 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Heart, CMT Crossroads CMT/MTV Nashville TV Taping.

April 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Heart, Jupiter’s Darling US TV/Press Tour.

Feb 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Paul Rodgers, Experience Hendrix Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, West Coast.

Aug 2003/ Jan 2004: Ear Monitor Mixer, Alan Parsons Live Project, US, Europe, Mexico.

Sept 2003: Ear Monitor Mixer, Heart, Experience Music Series. VH1 TV taping.

Mar 2003/ July 2003: System Technician, Pearl Jam, “Riot Act Tour”, US, Canada, Mexico.

Oct 2000: Monitor Mixer, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, “Women Rock”, Girls and Guitars Television Special, The Lifetime Network.

Jan 2000/ Oct 2000: Monitor Mixer, Al Jarreau, World Tour, North America, Jamaica, Europe, Israel, Austrailia, Asia, South Pacific

Dec 99: Monitor Mixer, Air Supply, Equador

April 99/ Sept 99: Monitor Mixer, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Unplugged. North American Tour

Feb 99 / Mar 99: Monitor Mixer, Everclear. Sno Core Tour

Oct 98/ Jan 99: Head Audio, Principal Show Mixer: Teatro Zinzanni, musical production

Summer 97 /98: Head Audio, FOH: AT&T Summer Nights At the Pier, Seattle, WA

July 98: Monitor Mixer, Al Jarreau, Europe Tour

May 98: Monitor Mixer, David Sanborn

Nov 97/Mar 98: Account Exec, Crew Chief: Everclear, Fall ‘97, Spring ‘98 Tour

Nov 97/Dec 97: Monitor Mixer: LoveMongers, featuring Ann and Nancy Wilson

Aug 96/Sept 96: House Mixer/Tour Manager: “GUS”

June 96/Aug 96: House Mixer: “Three Fish”, featuring Jeff Ament, Robbi Robb and Richard Stoverud.

Oct 95/ Nov 95: Crew Chief/ System Technician: “Sonic Youth”, Washing Machine Tour, North America

July 95/ Aug 95: Monitor Mixer: Ann Wilson “Marboro Music Military Tour” North America, Japan

Feb 95/June 95: Monitor Mixer: Neil Young, “Mirror Ball” project, backed by members of Pearl Jam, recorded live, in the studio, and at the record release party.

May 95: Monitor Mixer: “Heart”, “The Road Home”, live concert film for VH-1

March 95: Crew Chief/FOH Assistant: “Mad Season”, live concert taping for a Columbia Home Video release.

Nov 94 - Dec 94: Monitor Mixer: “Helmet” North American leg

Oct 94: Monitor Mixer: “Soundgarden” Fell on Black Days music video/ live recording

July 94 - AUG 94: Monitor Mixer: “Heart” Live, acoustic album recording, produced by and featuring John Paul Jones

April 94: House Mixer: “X” Western US Tour

Feb 94 - March 94: Monitor Mixer: “Heart” South America, Japan

Sep 93 - Dec 93: Monitor Mixer: “Heart” North American Tour

Sep 92 - April 94: Crew Chief/Account Exec: “Nirvana” World Tour

Oct 92: System Tech/Crew Chief: David Sanborn, Pacific Northwest Regional Tour

Sept 92 - Oct 92: System Tech/Crew Chief: Kenny Loggins, Leap of Faith Tour

Oct 91 - Nov 91: System Tech/Crew Chief: “Smithereens” Blow Up Tour

July - Aug 91 : System Tech/Crew Chief: “The Gipsy Kings” Esta Mundo Tour

June - July 91: System Tech: The Budwieser Superfest Tour, featuring Bell Biv Devoe and LL Cool J

April - May 91: System Tech/Crew Chief: “Divinyls”

June 90 - Aug 90: Monitor Mixer: “Starship” ,Love Among the Cannibals Tour

Apr 90-May 90: House Mixer/Tour Manager: “Toad the Wet Sprocket” ,Pale Tour