> Ideally, bands would think of the sound guy as a member of the band. Kind of like the conductor of an orchestra is a vital member of the orchestra. I know on

> Ideally, bands would think of the sound guy as a member of the band. Kind of like the conductor of an orchestra is a vital member of the orchestra. I know one example of this: Front 242. Bressanutti (the group's founding member / reclusive "mastermind") would man the mixer for live performances.