Description
Set up, check, maintain and repair sound equipment for a live performance establishment.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 7 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Disc jockeyA Disc Jockey (DJ) is a professional who plays recorded music for live audiences at events, nightclubs, radio stations, or online platforms. DJs mix different tracks seamlessly to …
- Audio production technicianAudio production technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal sound quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to u…
- Instrument technicianInstrument technicians assist and support musicians before, during and after the performance to ensure the instruments and the connected equipment, the backline, are setup properly…
Optional for
- Sound operatorSound operators control the sound of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their work is influenced by and influences the res…
- Boom operatorBoom operators set up and operate the boom microphone, either by hand, on an arm or on a moving platform. They make sure that every microphone is correctly stationed…
- Recording studio technicianRecording studio technicians operate and maintain microphones and headsets in recording booths in recording studios. They operate mixing panels. Recording studio technicians manage…
- Stage technicianStage technicians control different aspects of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. They prepare and perform the setup, prog…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026