Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> This week on the Podcast we have a special treat! We’re talking with Kevin Ward who originally started out as an audio guy that did recording, then became a church tech director, and is in charge of lighting for his church.<br> <br> <br> <br> In this interview we will dive into how Kevin get started, his move into church production, and working with volunteers.<br> <br> <br> <br> Main Segment (0:45)<br> <br> <br> <br> David – Kevin why don’t you tell us how you got started in this industry and how can we find you online?<br> <br> <br> <br> Kevin: I’ve always been fascinated with everything production. One of my favorites is Dancing with the Stars and Deal or No Deal because these shows are live because the crew running the show is at top of their game.<br> <br> <br> <br> I started with mixing, producing, and writing songs. For a few years, I actually ran a record company in Nashville. Then, something change, I had a daughter and I wanted to be in her life by being able to be home more. <br> <br> <br> <br> Someone I had worked with in the past had just moved out to California and offered me a job to work as a church tech director. After some consideration I decide to take the leap and moved my family to California. <br> <br> <br> <br> When I had started with the church we had 3 volunteers. One ran audio, one ran pro-presenter, and the other ran lighting. I was offered the position there because the church was going from 350 seats to 1100 seats. Everything production wise for this church was going to be expanding, including online streaming for the services.<br> <br> <br> <br> My website is <a href="http://mixcoach.com/">MixCoach.com</a> and <a href="http://KevinWard.org">KevinWard.org</a> where I’ve been teaching others how to mix, produce records, and such for 8 years now. It’s built in my DNA to teach what I know to others. <br> <br> <br> <br> David: Were you a volunteer church tech director before you got started?<br> <br> <br> <br> Kevin: Actually, I’ve been everything but a church tech director in the past. My father was a pastor and my two grandfathers were pastors. I did use to volunteer with the church and worked with audio. But when I took this position in California it was the next and new frontier for me.<br> <br> <br> <br> David: What does the lighting look like at your church? What’s the style and how much of lighting do you incorporate?<br> <br> <br> <br> Kevin: Lighting is a big element for our church and it’s something we use every Sunday as well as events that take place their as well.<br> <br> <br> <br> What I’ve found is that it can be a challenge to find someone who is very good with lighting and the technical aspect of it as well. I do have 3 lighting guys for the church as well as myself.<br> <br> <br> <br> I’ve attended seminars for lighting, such as lighting for video, backlighting, color temperature. These were things that I had to learn the hard way and how to incorporate that with the lighting we had for the church. It’s difficult with video because you have to strike a balance between making it look good on stage as well as on video.<br> <br> <br> <br> At our church, we have a ChamSys MQ80 which I’m loving. A volunteer had brought in a Roadhog Full Boar, and one of our campuses as a Hedge Hog 4 which is really cool. These are the three boards I have some experience with and I know the basics. <br> <br> <br> <br> For lighting I have Colorado Tri Tour that we use to help wash the stage. We have 5 Rogue R2 that go above the singers and 3 of those that look up at the stage. We have 4 R2 Washes that we actually use for spotlights. Then, we have a Chauvet Ovation that also helps with washing the stage. With your tutorials in your Membership I had built some LED strip...
