“A moving and deeply accurate portrayal of a life spent under 60 Hz.”— Clive Buscomp, touring engineer

“Finally someone had the courage to write about the real hero of live sound.”— Gary Patchbay, studio technician

“I laughed. I cried. I checked the kick.”— Dave Gatewell, FOH engineer

“An essential read for anyone who has ever said ‘just a little more low end.”— Steve Sidechain, system tech

“Painfully accurate. Especially the whisky-cola incident.”— Kevin Pinknoise, monitor engineer

“The most important work in kick drum literature since the invention of the Beta 52.”— Phil Lowend, festival engineer

“I read it during soundcheck and missed the entire guitar solo. Worth it.”— Tony DI, bass technician

“Disturbingly realistic.”— Alan Feedback, venue technician

“This book captures the emotional complexity of gain staging better than my last marriage.”— Nigel Phase, recording engineer