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Topic: Omaha Show on 04May2016 at New Holland Performing Arts Center. Sound.

I enjoy watching Joe B perform, but I have never heard a show that was so bad, I wanted to walk out.  Don't get me wrong; his performance was outstanding and he worked up a sweat from song one.  But, something was terribly wrong.  The New Holland Center in Omaha has ideal acoustics and the show could have been done without any amps at all and would have been a perfect show, but somehow, Joe hired a deaf music mixer / producer and ruined the show.   There was so much distortion that it was next to impossible to hear the vocals from the bass or the drums from the G3 Hammound.

I felt like I was in a twilight zone.  The sound was set at the proverbial 11.  The sound bounced against the walls and every instrument and every vocal was muddled.  The sound man didn't do his/her job.   You could have hired a blind person to shoot the photographs, it would have made the show consistent. It would have sounded better if you had used a transistor radio from Target as an amplifier.     

Joe, you did a good job, but the sound of the show was one of the worst I have every heard.  If you did a sound check, the sweet spot must have been from your monitor. I had a seat in the same row as the sound board and there was no sweet spot, only sour.  I was embarrassed for your show and for the sound.   I asked the person I drove up from Kansas City what he thought of the show and he immediately said he couldn't understand any of the words.  I agreed.  Whoever or whatever you are using to mix the music at the live shows should take the venue into consideration and set the level to enhance, not impede the show.  The sound man should have used the concert hall to make this one of your best performances, but it was one of your worst.   

Joe, sorry to sound off to you, but you really need to check into what your show sounds like and imagine what it should sound like.   Maybe you have too many yes men in your crew.  Sorry, but if you had bad breath, I would hope that someone would tell you to your face and hope you don't take offence, but that you learn the truth and make the changes necessary to make things better.  I wish you the best Joe B, but the sound from the Omaha show was really bad...really bad.  Just thought you should know.

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Re: Omaha Show on 04May2016 at New Holland Performing Arts Center. Sound.

I've seen posts like this in the past, Heck I even posted back in 2013 my show in Buffalo Sheas theater similar sound experience from the 3rd row balcony.
I found this to be true if I sat near the back, and not in first couple of rows; where the first few rows, I've never complained about sound quality.

I haven't seen a review like this all this spring .

I've very nervous leading up to my trip to Binghamton NY this coming Tuesday (6hr drive)
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1- show loudness, I have my wife with me the first time (Bona-Virgin), worried it would be too loud for her (me no, her yes)

2- bad sound mix, (me, I'm a super critic on sound quality)

but I am in row 4 center, so I'm hoping best of all world's, let you know in a few days

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Re: Omaha Show on 04May2016 at New Holland Performing Arts Center. Sound.

heading to four shows starting Sat. I will check you can be sure Joe will know and he will fix it for sure
cheers Ron

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Re: Omaha Show on 04May2016 at New Holland Performing Arts Center. Sound.

freeflyskydiver wrote:

I enjoy watching Joe B perform, but I have never heard a show that was so bad, I wanted to walk out.  Don't get me wrong; his performance was outstanding and he worked up a sweat from song one.  But, something was terribly wrong.  The New Holland Center in Omaha has ideal acoustics and the show could have been done without any amps at all and would have been a perfect show, but somehow, Joe hired a deaf music mixer / producer and ruined the show.   There was so much distortion that it was next to impossible to hear the vocals from the bass or the drums from the G3 Hammound.

I'm going to agree with

I felt like I was in a twilight zone.  The sound was set at the proverbial 11.  The sound bounced against the walls and every instrument and every vocal was muddled.  The sound man didn't do his/her job.   You could have hired a blind person to shoot the photographs, it would have made the show consistent. It would have sounded better if you had used a transistor radio from Target as an amplifier.     

Joe, you did a good job, but the sound of the show was one of the worst I have every heard.  If you did a sound check, the sweet spot must have been from your monitor. I had a seat in the same row as the sound board and there was no sweet spot, only sour.  I was embarrassed for your show and for the sound.   I asked the person I drove up from Kansas City what he thought of the show and he immediately said he couldn't understand any of the words.  I agreed.  Whoever or whatever you are using to mix the music at the live shows should take the venue into consideration and set the level to enhance, not impede the show.  The sound man should have used the concert hall to make this one of your best performances, but it was one of your worst.   

Joe, sorry to sound off to you, but you really need to check into what your show sounds like and imagine what it should sound like.   Maybe you have too many yes men in your crew.  Sorry, but if you had bad breath, I would hope that someone would tell you to your face and hope you don't take offence, but that you learn the truth and make the changes necessary to make things better.  I wish you the best Joe B, but the sound from the Omaha show was really bad...really bad.  Just thought you should know.

I agree with Doug that something else was going on... like your seat location.  I was in the front row for that show, on the right side (directly in front of Reese's piano) and the sound was remarkably well balanced and very clean.  I'm sorry you didn't get to experience the show as I did.  His current band and set list are awesome.

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Re: Omaha Show on 04May2016 at New Holland Performing Arts Center. Sound.

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Re: Omaha Show on 04May2016 at New Holland Performing Arts Center. Sound.

I was front row center for this show, and aside from the horns occasionally disappearing in the mix I thought the sound was fine, and I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. I'm sorry for anyone who had a different experience...

That said, I have learned over the years to be a little skeptical when someone's very first post to the forum is an intensely negative review...

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