This week I am talking with Doug Gould of Worship MD. Doug is tech consultant who works with venues all over the country, helping train them in running their sound equipment and getting the best sound out of their gear and room. He specializes in working with houses of worship and getting sound teams and worship teams to work together and create the best environment for people coming to worship services. Doug is also the artist relations rep for different musical companies. We are discussing training volunteers to run sound in churches, what a Worship MD weekend training event looks like and the difference in communicating with people in various types of venues.

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Show Notes: In this episode we discuss: *Training volunteers to run sound in churches. *Being the artist relations rep for different musical companies. *Supply products to award shows. *The difference in communicating with people in various types of venues. *Moving from teaching for other companies to becoming an independent marketing specialist. *Worship MD refers to. *Logos and branding. *Consulting for retail music stores. *What a Worship MD weekend training event looks like. *Live mix vs broadcast streaming mix. *The cost for Worship MD to do a training event. *www.worshipmd.com *Artist and musician endorsement deals. *Get networked. *Be a servant.

BIO: Doug has been a veteran of the Pro Audio and Music Technology Industry for nearly 30 years, serving in management roles at Shure, Tascam and E-Mu Systems and also serves as a worship leader, musician and tech at various churches throughout his esteemed career.

Over the last twelve years Doug has been a very effective presenter at hundreds of worship conferences all over North America and beyond, focusing his experience to consult and teach others.