ABSTRACT
The tech is the person who hires some of the running crew for the show. The tech usually hires the sound mixer, but the tech does not really get to make the decision about who the mixer will be. All mixers are picked by the sound designer, but the sound designer does not have the authority to officially hire or fire a mixer. Instead the sound designer tells the production that he has picked a mixer and the tech will contact the mixer to work out a deal. Unfortunately, the mixer then has to negotiate a rate with the tech. I say unfortunately only because it would be nice if there were a set rate for a mixer on Broadway and it wasn’t a negotiation. On the rare occasion when a mixer needs to be fired, it is a decision that must be made with the approval of the sound designer.
