Sneinton Festival was an absolute blast. In fact, I heavily underestimated just how much of a blast it'd be. I was completely shocked by the number of people in attendance.

I was excited for this event primarily due to my friend Jude. He's an Event Promoter who's just started his own Event Promotion identity, under the moniker of "tipcap presents...!" and it's hecking awesomesauce.

He was the Program Manager for this event and was therefore sprinting around the festival site, ensuring everything was flowing smoothly. He was in charge of set timings and some of the festivals Social Media promotion. He was able to manage everything flawlessly, which created a great turnaround for the event overall.

Unlike Radfest, we had to set up everything.

That means:

1. Stage Decks
2. Sound (Console, PA, XLR Wires)
3. All mics and mic stands, amps.
4. Drum kit.

We all had to work together to get everything set up in time, and also pack it all back down when the event ended. We managed to band together and efficiently tackle setup and pack down.

The bands that performed exceeded my expectations by a mile. All the performances rocked my socks; it was the first time I genuinely entered a flow state of Live Sound Mixing, if such a thing exists.

Break time!

mmmyummmy burger... it was a very yummy burger indeed...

As I began operating again after the break, I gradually started to realise that I was developing the largest sunburn I've ever had in my entire life. This was because my operating spot was in DIRECT BLARING SUNLIGHT, with my neck facing right at the sun. You'll see what I mean later.

Upon that realisation, I decided to escape from the deadly laser that is the sun, and go hide- I mean "explore" what was going on in the Yurt Stage.

Upon entering, I sat down on my chair, feeling very powerful, and slowly but surely became the main announcer for the Yurt Stage, as this stage consisted of poet performances, so I had to announce the next poets.

...i may've got a little carried away

Pictured is me with a Bluetooth microphone connected to the Yurt PA. By a "little", I mean "very" carried away...

(I started saying that it was colder in the Yurt compared to the outside due to the "Yurtifying Technology" that was applied to the Yurt, and began talking in great depth about "Yurtification".)

Anyways..

As the poets began, my brain slowly started to drift off into the spiritual distance of metaphors and life stories... There were certainly some intriguing stories, to say the least.

After some brain melting, I eventually exited the Yurt a changed man, and began my path anew, permanently enchanted by the emotionally touching poet readings.

I walked back to the Main Stage to witness the last 15-minutes of awesomeness. The band was amazing!

We managed to have a speedy packdown, all by the help of the trusty wheelboard, which may've also involved some fun rides... shhhh...

All in all, I think this event was the best event I've mixed for, ever. That's not an overstatement, I'm being stone-cold serious.

One bajillion thanks to Jude for managing to manage (hahah get it?) Sneinton Festival, you couldn't have done a better job!

Many thanks- wait.. I forgot about...

...The Sunburn.

...ouch

This is why you should always wear suncream, and always look out for the damned sun. It hurt like hell,

FOR WEEKS.

Many boiling hot thank yous,

• Finlay Wilson @ thesound.engineer