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Live music mixer John ‘J.C.’ Convertino night to make sure everything is as it should be! anywhere, but I knew Jim would have them.
reaches the peak of his workday before most On a live music day, J.C. and crew are on- I called him and ‘no problem,’ he had what
of his music industry peers have even woken site at 1am, loading in equipment and setting I needed and gave me a list of all the other
up. By 7am, he could be mixing U2 live for the stage for the artist, whether that stage is equipment I’d need for the gig, so I knew I was
television, as he did when the band recently inside Good Morning America’s street-level covered.”
performed on ABC’s Good Morning America Times Square studio, outside on 44th Street, With the stage set in the middle of the night,
to promote their latest album, No Line On across town at the Bryant Park summer stage, artists arrive for soundcheck between 6-7am.
The Horizon. or some other local or remote venue. By show “There’s a noise restriction in NYC before 7am,
J.C., who began his career in recording day, he has been corresponding with the artist’s which is when the show starts,” J.C. explains.
studios such as The Hit Factory and Sigma management for weeks in preparation. “At that point, we have the band on stage
Sound, has been Good Morning America’s “We really try to accommodate the artist, so and ready to do their rehearsal, which I record
music mixer for over 10 years, during which we’ll rent whatever they ask for, and whatever and mix between 7-8am. The band will come
time he’s mixed everyone from Bruce we need to get the best sounding results,” says into the studio and listen to approve the mix
Springsteen to Mariah Carey, classical, opera J.C. “There are always specific things the artist’s so I have all my settings ready and everybody’s
and musical theatre performances, and crew wants, such as Blue microphones on happy with how they’re sounding.”
everything in between. Rascal Flatts’ guitar amps, so I’ll rent those mics The musical performances air in the second
Co-ordinating production for up to a dozen they specify. half of the show, starting at 8.30am. In the
unique performances a month, J.C. routinely “I’m talking to the London-based producer studio, J.C. mixes on an API Legacy Plus console,
counts on New York City-based technology of Stomp about their upcoming performance, and records to a Tascam X-48, on rent from JFR.
partner Jim Flynn Rentals (JFR) to provide artist- and he needs C-Ducer mics, which get taped Additionally, Good Morning America’s music
specific audio solutions. Flynn himself is also inside the tubes they play to give them a low- producer records the rehearsal and shows to a
renowned for turning up in the middle of the end punch. He hadn’t been able to find them Pro Tools rig for archival purposes.
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