soundman
noun
sound·man
ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌman 
: a person who controls the volume and tone of sound picked up by a microphone (as in a recording studio or on a movie set) for recording
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Weir sang the band’s country covers and his own material, and played rhythm guitar in a brilliantly eccentric manner that belied the job’s second-string implications — even while soundman Dan Healy was turning him down in the mix.
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Richard Gehr, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Bobby Lemons, the soundman, bent over a big analog board with a hair dryer, one of a dozen that the crew had bought at a nearby Walmart, along with a leaf blower and tubs of DampRid.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Roger said he would get rid of all the crew members except the cameraman and soundman.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolin were killed instantly.
—Clark Bentson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Both Cohen and soundman Brian Ruggles have been with Joel for more than 50 years.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Prosper, who’s also played guitar for local synth-pop standout Remy Neal, connected with The Go-Go Killers through dad Michael Prosper, an experienced audio engineer who’s been the band’s soundman the last few years.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023
Meanwhile, the group’s soundman, Allan Kaufman, kept pitching Ocasek and Orr on his roommate, Berklee College of Music dropout Elliot Easton.
—L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
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Richard Gehr, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Bobby Lemons, the soundman, bent over a big analog board with a hair dryer, one of a dozen that the crew had bought at a nearby Walmart, along with a leaf blower and tubs of DampRid.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Roger said he would get rid of all the crew members except the cameraman and soundman.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolin were killed instantly.
—Clark Bentson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Both Cohen and soundman Brian Ruggles have been with Joel for more than 50 years.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Prosper, who’s also played guitar for local synth-pop standout Remy Neal, connected with The Go-Go Killers through dad Michael Prosper, an experienced audio engineer who’s been the band’s soundman the last few years.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023
Meanwhile, the group’s soundman, Allan Kaufman, kept pitching Ocasek and Orr on his roommate, Berklee College of Music dropout Elliot Easton.
—L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
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