Á Tea for Two with James Boundy

The Á Tea For Two Podcast is all about bringing you the conversations that happen over cups of teas between two creatives. There are creatives like me who are out front of stage, whose name is their art and I have brought you a year of artists like this so far. Our art is very visible and you know when you are in the presence of it because our music, artworks, poetry is in your earbuds and eye holes. But there are a whole layer of creatives in that process that get us out front and centre that unless you become aware of, you may not know exist, yet their practice and mastery of skills is just as intentional and deep as ours. They dress in black and hide behind desks, iPads, computers, lighting rigs. They may get a clap at the end of the night if us performers remember, but in general they aren't who a crowd remembers going to see. They are an army of unseen arts workers that have the ability to lift a show in ways not many of us are even conscious of.In my continued conversations with creatives, I wanted to bring you one of the most creative souls who truly makes not only my job but so many other touring bands and recording artists jobs next level amazing.  I call him my bandmate even though he is not technically visibly on stage with me, but he is. He is very much there and I am always grateful. He hears, observes and sees things that I can't pick up on, it's not in my skills set, but learning from him has been a great gift over the past 3 years of touring. Over many cups of teas with James Boundy I have learned the art behind what he does. From the very first time he mixed a show of mine at Mullum Fest in 2017, I have loved the feeling he creates on stage and in a venue, but I didn't know the nuts and bolts of the intention behind all that until I started asking more questions. As music lovers, I think it is so enriching to understand more about this side of your listening experience. I love all the nooks and crannies Boundy brought us on through this podcast episode from bass sounds, to ear hairs, to Binaural recording, to mental health on the road for crew... this is an episode worth pouring a big cuppa for. ABOUT JAMES BOUNDY: Boundy is a free lance sound engineer based in Byron Bay. He has had over 15 year experience as a live and studio engineer for bands such as (Dune Rats, Tora, Parcels, The Bird, Last Dinosaurs and many other international and national acts) and run festivals stages from Woodford Folk Festival to St Kilda Festival to Mullum Music Festival. He is a tertiary sound engineer educator and an audio consultant. Boundy's reputation for enhancing the creative environment as well as pulling great sounds make him a valuable addition to any project in either an engineering or production capacity.  website: http://boundysound.com/Support the show