I would post screenshots of the data and talk about my decision process, not really with the intent of educating anyone as much as sharing and solidifying my own approach to the work. What led you to your role as the Smaart SPL Product Manager for Rational Acoustics and what does that role entail?Ī few years back I started writing a blog sharing my thoughts and observations on some of the system alignment work I was doing in the field.
People are surprisingly willing to share their knowledge with you if you just ask. If you're willing to put a little effort in to communicate your interest, and connect with people, the rest will come. It can be so hard to get over that initial speed-bump of reaching out to someone and saying "hey, can I ask you some questions?" but whatever is holding people back, whether it's nerves, or just not knowing what specifically to ask about, I would encourage them to do their best to just bite the bullet and send that email. Whenever I do an AES panel or speak to a college audio club or something, maybe 50 people will come up to me after and say "I really want to learn about this, I really want to do this for a living," and I'll give them my contact info, but out of those 50 I might actually hear from 1 or 2. Just showing up and being enthusiastic and passionate will open so many doors. Above everything else - express an interest. Specific attitudes or characteristics, yes. It makes for some laughably quiet load ins.ĭo you believe there is a specific path one needs to take in order to be successful in the industry? We have been working together long enough at this point that when we do events, we barely talk to each other, because we each pretty much know what the other person is going to do by now. Coming up on 20 years later, we are still working together and our companies routinely partner on events, which is pretty cool. I thought the audio and lighting gear in the booth was pretty cool, and the person who was contracted with the school to look after the tech actually answered my questions and taught me things rather than telling me to get lost. I usually joke that I was left unattended in my school's auditorium, but that's pretty much what happened. How long have you been in the industry and what got you started? As the Smaart SPL Product Manager, Michael shared with us the importance of understanding the impact of sound exposure and how it is measured.
Meet Sound Human Michael Lawrence a Live Sound Engineer, Smaart SPL (Sound Pressure Level) Product Manager for Rational Acoustics and Technical Editor for various industry magazines and books. Live Sound Engineer, Smaart SPL Product Manager for Rational Acoustics and Technical Editor