Engineer, Front of House Sound

What do Engineer, Front of House Sounds do?

The Front of House Engineer controls the mix for the audience during a live event, and most often operates from the middle of the audience or at the last few rows of the audience from an equipment area known as the "Front Of House Position" or "FOH". A front of house engineer will often use a variety of processors and effects to provide a particular style to the mix. As with the monitor engineer, front of house engineers are constantly listening to the overall blend in order to make decisions about adjusting the volume and frequency of each instrument or voice on stage. The front of house engineer often makes decisions about which effects devices to use and adjusts their relative levels and blends to meet his or her interpretation of the musical requirements of the song.

There are 3099 music industry professionals with the job title Engineer, Front of House Sound on Music Jobs

Engineer, Front of House Sound jobs which have appeared on the Music Jobs jobs board:

Live Sound Engineer Pigeon Forge, TN	05/18/12
Lead Audio Engineer Phoenix, AZ	05/07/12
Audio Manager/Assistant Technical Director Seattle, WA	04/10/12

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