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19 I have done lots of music in movies, playback, live recording, concert recordings with remote truck and so forth, and I already knew that the Production Sound Mixer needs to have help doing all of this, whether it is as simple as hiring a Playback Operator or as complex as interfacing with a remote truck for a full on con- cert recording. I requested that Production hire Gary Raymond and an assistant for any of the live record. We added Bill Lan- ham to Gary's crew, a veteran concert engineer who proved to be a vital part of the music crew. Gary was set up to record direct- ly into Pro Tools with all sources in use for the scene. Some of the performances were fairly simple, one person, solo guitar, but others were quite a bit more complex, full on concert set- ups. I was so pleased to be able to record Lindsey Buckingham singing "Bleed to Love Her," just Lindsey and his amazing guitar playing, recorded with just one Schoeps overhead. Like so many of the things we have done together, all the "mixing" of this beautiful sound was done by Don Coufal with his fi shpole. It was always the plan that I would do the fi rst two episodes that Cameron was directing— I was really not up to doing the full season so I asked Donavan Dear to come in and replace me. Donavan was so pleased to come onto what turned out to be one of the best TV experiences ever. Don Coufal stayed on the job which helped immensely in terms of preserving continuity on the show, and Donavan was pleased of course, for the chance to work with Don. After the fi rst two episodes, new directors were brought in as is usually the case with episodic, but Cameron was there most days and directed the last episode. I'm just so pleased that I got to do the two episodes, and be able to work with Cameron Crowe again. Donavan Dear: When Jeff Wexler asked me to take over for him on Roadies, I said I'd love to do it. A few weeks later, Jeff introduced me to Cameron Crowe. Cameron took a lot of time talking and getting to know me. I've done many television shows and never seen a director actually take more than a minute to meet the new Sound Mixer. We talked about our love of music and how it could be used to mold the performance of the actors. This was the fi rst clue Roadies was going to be different. Taking over for Jeff Wexler was very fl attering and getting to use Don Coufal on the boom was also something I was really looking forward to. " " The goal of Roadies was to move people with great music and sound. I was so happy to be a part of such a special show. From left: Peter Cambor as Milo, Colson Baker as Wes, Finesse Mitchell as Harvey, Rafe Spall as Reg, Imogen Poots as Kelly Ann, Luke Wilson as Bill Hanson, Carla Gugino as Shelli Anderson and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Donna in Roadies. Photo: Courtesy of SHOWTIME