Production, Scotten Jones

I am a former professional sound man who does live sound, lighting and stages as a hobby. Photo by Bob Cleary.

EQ Notes – CHART – a chart of frequency ranges for different instruments and vocals with notes on how to equalize them.
Live Sound for Small to Medium Size Venues Video 1 – PRESENTATION – the presentation for the first video in our four part video series on how to do live sound. This presentation covers general information needed to understand the rest of the videos in the series.
Live Sound for Small to Medium Size Venues Video 2 – PRESENTATION – the presentation for the second video in our four part video series on how to do live sound. This presentation covers sound distribution, speaker systems for front of house and monitoring.
Live Sound for Small to Medium Size Venues Video 3 – PRESENTATION – the presentation for the third video in our four part video series on how to do live sound. This presentation covers sound capture, microphones and direct boxes.
Live Sound for Small to Medium Size Venues – VIDEOS – video playlist on YouTube.
Microphone Frequency Response – CHART – frequency response for selected vocal microphones.
Microphone Patterns and Monitor Placement – CHART – microphone pickup patterns and how to place monitor speakers
Preferred listening curves – CHART – equalization curves to use with speaker systems to achieve “good” sound.

Workshop Stage – Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Goshen, Connecticut) – sound and lighting for three days of the workshop stage – booked by Anne Saunders (artistic director of the festival) – VIDEOS – 2024, 2023, 2022
Dance Stage -Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Goshen, Connecticut) – sound and lighting for three days of the workshop stage – booked by Anne Saunders (artistic director of the festival) – VIDEOS –2023
Thursday Night Music Stage – Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Goshen, Connecticut)– sound and lighting for five and a half hours of music to kick off the festival – booked by Kathy Sand-Boehmer of Harbortown Music – 2024, 2023, 2022
The Lounge Stage – Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, New York) – sound and lighting, tents, canopies and generators for six hours of music to kick off the festival – booked by Ethan Baird and Jake Bush – 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
Cantina Navarro – NERFA (Stanford, Connecticut) – sound for six hours of music – organized and booked by Dan Navarro – 2016
Mike Donohoe Road Race Against Melanoma (Georgetown, Massachusetts) – sound system, stage for some years, cooking equipment, DJ – 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Georgetown Days (Georgetown, Massachusetts) – town wide festival – built a portable stage, sound and lighting, generators, some cooking equipment – booked the musical acts along with Ethan Baird – 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008