Yeah, it’s quite amazing. This time last year ATL was headlining rooms for about 200, 300 people tops. One year later, and they’re on a support tour with Fall Out Boy. It’s really baffling when you think about it. When I heard that the tour was confirmed, I was like “cool, an arena tour.” But, now as it gets closer, the “wow, an arena tour” factor is really starting to set in. This is really a whole new level for all of us. No one in the crew or band has ever toured on this level before, and I’m really quite excited to see it all happen, but at the same time I’m really scared out of my mind. I’m working under a band that I grew up listening to, and I’m mixing for thousands of people every night. I really need to bring my A game out for this tour!

It’s really cool to finally get out of the club world and move onto bigger things though. After a while you get sick of doing the same venues over and over. This is a completely new experience. I’m most excited for Merriweather Post Pavilion. This is one of my all time favorite venues to see shows, and now a tour that I am working is coming through this place. It’s my home town venue, so I better not mess this one up!

It will be nice to get out of the headlining cycle for a bit too. It’s been fun being the headlining band, but the long nights and early load ins really get to you after a while. Being able to sleep in and be done early is going to be a huge plus on this tour. I’ll have more time to relax and enjoy my nights. Finishing at 8-9pm will be much nicer then finishing around midnight all the time.

In other news- I’ve been filling in for Brand New’s sound guy at their shows. I did one show in New Jersey a few weeks ago, and I’ve got 3 more coming up in March. It’s fun to get away from ATL every now and then and mix something completely different. These guys are good musicians and put on a pretty good show. Plus, I get back to my club roots because their stage volume is out of control and makes mixing a lot more fun!

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