We are just about a month away from my first live audio training event and I cannot wait spend time with everyone talking about live sound and mixing music.
There has been a good deal of interest in the event (which is so cool!) and I wanted to offer some context around the event so you can share this with your leadership, staff, board, team, and friends.
Where did this idea come from?
I have spend the last 10 years helping churches and other venues work on their sound systems and consoles. During that time I have found some common threads that keep coming up with almost every space and team. I love helping other people and solving problems, but I found that I was effectively solving the same problems over and over again.
Fix Your Mix is my attempt to bring people together to walk through some common issues and teach you how to solve problems as they arise in your local context. Every space is unique, but the toolset to solve those problems is much more similar than you might imagine. We will learn some sound basics (what is sound, how do we think about sound), talk through some Front Of House best practices (how do you know if you are doing a good job running sound?), and then we will walk through the process of managing audio and using our soundboard to create a great mix. We will mix drums, bass, guitar, keys, vocals, and tracks together in real time to build a solid mix in an hour. There will be time for Q&A as we go so you can get your specific questions answered.
What will I get from this event?
This event will give you a better working understanding of some of the things you can do to improve the sound of you church, theatre, venue, school, etc. You will learn how to think critically about sound and how to approach the toolset in front of you. Most spaces have the tools, but there is a lack of understanding how they actually work. You will learn what gates are and how you can use them to clean up your mix. You will learn how to think about EQ and where to start. You will learn how compression works and how you can use it in your mix to bring clarity and control.
My goal for this event is to share wisdom with you that I have learned over the last 20 years doing live events. I have mixed thousands of events and I want to give you a jump start on your mixing journey. If you know nothing about mixing, you will still benefit from this event.
If you are confident in your mixing, this event will strengthen your working knowledge and might give you some new tips and tricks to share with your team. It’s an easy barrier to entry, but the concepts apply to any level of mixing.
We will have amazing coffee from The Fox’ Den in Blountville (my favorite local coffee shop) plus some amazing baked goods from someone very special. There will be handouts and digital content that you can take with you so you can keep the learning process going after the event ends.
What is the cost?
The cost for Fix Your Mix is $25 per person. If you are bringing a group, you can bring as many people as you want for $100! So, if you have four people already planning on coming, you can bring any additional people from your organization for free. Bring your worship pastor, tech director, or musicians who want to learn more about the science and art of live sound.
I have done my best to keep the cost low while still providing all the value I can. I want to continue to provide meaningful content at an affordable price so as many people who want to come can participate.
The event will be held on October 4, 2025 at Blountville Christian Church. It will start at 9:30am and will finish around 12:30.
You can click this link and register for Fix Your Mix.
What’s next?
I am going to be offering more training events in the future! You can think of this class as a 101-style class. It’s the foundation of you what need to know to mix with confidence. I will be offering more in-depth classes in the coming months that will build on these principles while going into much greater detail.
I hope to see you at Fix Your Mix. If you can’t make this training, I hope you can make another event in the future. If you are interested in hosting a training event at your church, send me an email ( jamesgeaton11@gmail.com ) and let’s connect. I am looking to fill spots in 2026 over the next couple months.
