We’re coming to you from NAMM 2026, packed with insight, innovation, and real-world leadership for church tech teams.
This episode features Audio Engineer Mike Smith from Prestonwood Church, breaking down how he approaches immersive mixing in a live worship environment—including the strategy, execution, and what it really takes to pull off high-impact moments like the flying drummers with excellence.
We’re also joined by Guest Dave Hatmaker, bringing decades of experience in technical direction, leadership, and the power of building strong teams. Alongside him, Mike Dias shares insight on creativity, storytelling, and why this industry is ultimately about people—not just tech.
Featured Segments Include:
--Spotlight on Sound Devices and how their tools continue to elevate production quality
--DiGiCo Quantum 112 segment, exploring a compact console built for serious power and flexibility
--KLANG immersive audio segment, showing how 3D in-ear mixing is changing the way musicians hear and perform
--Special segment from Resi explaining how to take your streaming to the next level.
--Bonus segment from The Paragon Angle — designed to help tech teams think differently and take their systems, workflows, and leadership to the next level
This episode is loaded with practical insight, forward-thinking technology, and leadership perspective to help you grow your team and your impact.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Start - Shure
00:16 FILO Intro with Todd Elliott
01:58 Resi
02:52 The Tech Arts Podcast Intro
03:14 Guest Dave Hatmaker
15:18 Digico Namm 2026 - Talking the 112
08:14 Guest Steve Kaminsky talks Studio AI
21:18 Shure
21:33 FILO Guest Todd Elliott talks FILO 2026
29:25 DGCM Free Visits and Consultation
30:21 The Paragon Angle - AV Networking
33:50 KLANG Technologies - Demo of NAMM 2026 Products
41:06 Guest Mike Dias
47:30 Sound Devices Cody Heimann | RF Applications Engineer
59:42 AC Americas
59:52 Guest Mike Smith from Prestonwood Church
01:01:04 Flying Drummers
01:04:28 Do you need to mic everything?
01:05:06 Why does Prestonwood Church use Digico?
01:06:42 D&B Soundscape | How to make Immersive sound right?
01:10:09 What's the most important mic in the mix?
01:12:17 Opinions about your mix, how do you handle them?
01:12:59 Who do you mix for?
01:15:32 How do you deal with its to loud?
01:18:21 3 Important Things
01:20:13 What is the favorite thing you do while mixing?
01:21:53 NAMM 2026 Close