Martin Frey
Nashville, TN
Sound Mixer
Question:
You’re a Canadian-born, Nashville-based sound guru/fanatic who’s mixed many acts, including the Alan Parsons Project. What was that experience like?
Answer:
It was the experience of a lifetime. I first met Alan during sound check. He left the stage and meandered into the house for a listen. I walked over to introduce myself and out of respect called him Mr. Parsons. He laughed and declared “Please call me Alan, Shrek” (my nickname). At 6’5″ (I’m 6’3″), he might have been a very imposing figure, however, he was the quintessential English gentleman. So I bit my tongue and blurted out “What do you think, Alan?” He replied, “Could you put a little more bottom on the snare?” and strolled back to the stage. And so began my tenure mixing FOH for the APP.
Aland once asked me “How much fun would it be to take out the old ‘Floyd’ PA, Shrek?” (He mixed Pink Floyd live before Dark Side of the Moon).
“That would be no fun at all, Alan, we have modern technology now” I replied. He just rolled his eyes and laughed.
