Episode 52: "You're Not Alone in the Tech Booth" | Worship Sound Guy

Welcome back to another episode of The Sunday's Coming Podcast! This week, Caleb and Kaleb sit down with Johnny and Matt — better known as the duo behind Worship Sound Guy — for a conversation about what started as a Twitter meme account in a church auditorium and has somehow turned into a 10-year movement helping church sound guys around the world feel a whole lot less alone. Johnny (Tech Director at Stone Creek Church for 15 years) and Matt (Creative Director at Northland Church in Atlanta) share their stories of getting roped into church production "just twist this knob and don't touch anything else," the wild moment they realized at a Starbucks they were both about to launch the same thing, and what's surprised them most about a decade of teaching people how to mix — namely, that the technical questions were never really the point. They get honest about the loneliness of the lone ranger tech, how to build a volunteer culture people actually want to join, and the slow, painful, beautiful work of giving away the systems you built. Plus a sidechain compression trick that'll probably change your livestream mix forever. They talk about: 🎚 From meme account to Worship Sound Guy Central — 10 years in 🤝 Why so many church techs feel isolated (and what actually helps) 🎉 The "bringing drinks to the party" analogy that reframes Sunday morning 🙋 Inviting friends to serve vs. cold lobby asks 🎬 Letting someone else mix in your room without losing your mind 🎯 Defining the sandbox so volunteers can win 🥁 Why the snare drum might be the most important fader in worship 🎛 The sidechain comp trick for livestream room mics 🏆 Mix Comp Dallas — May 21st at The Hills Church This episode is for the lone-ranger tech who's been holding it together by themselves for too long, the production director learning to delegate, and anyone who's ever wondered if there's a whole community of people who actually get what you do on a Sunday morning. Because Sunday's always coming, and we're all in this together. Connect with Worship Sound Guy 🎧 @worshipsoundguy on Instagram & YouTube 🌐 worshipsoundguy.com — courses, templates, presets, and the Central community 👥 Team subscriptions now available Mix Comp Dallas 📅 Thursday, May 21st at The Hills Church (North Richland Hills campus) 🎟 Free — register at ampliosystems.com/events Extras (Want More?) 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @sundayscomingpodcast 📬 Email us your guest ideas: [email protected] ⭐️ Leave a review and share the show with your team!