Since its inception in 1993, the Jazz Mandolin Project has always been very
taper friendly. We welcome any one to come with their own gear to tape as
long as none of it is on the stage or distracting the other listeners and
viewers and is not used for any commercial use.
JMP is fine with photographing, with or without a flash. But not during
sound check (that includes professional photographers with passes).
JMP does not allow video taping unless its been discussed with management
well before hand (that's not the tour manager the day of the show). Tapes
WILL be confiscated.
JMP does not allow sound board patches.
Why not?
What the taper hears in the audience is what we want them to hear, its the
final presentation. What's running through the sound board is not. During a
show, the sound person is reinforcing the sound that is already coming off
the stage (particularly in smaller venues). Sound board levels aren't set
for the purpose of a recording but rather to compensate and enhance the
various stage volumes and EQ's. The mandolin is always louder in a SB tape
(and often brighter and brittle) than is normal or desired, the drums are
always quieter because they have so much acoustic volume, etc, etc,. Tapers
often counter this statement with "Ya but I'm going to blend it with my own
house mics and make it sound great". Sorry! We don't want to contribute
toward tapes floating around with bad levels. The sound person has no
responsibilities to the tapers other than being a good person.
Thanks for being cool.
