Lawrence, Michael: - Michael Lawrence is a live sound engineer who specializes in designing and tuning sound systems to create consistent coverage throughout the audience. He has published over 50 technical articles on the topic, which form the inspiration for this book. Michael is also a Senior Instructor with Rational Acoustics, developers of industry-leading sound system analysis platform Smaart(R), and has published research on sound level measurement and sound exposure at live events. He has presented his work for NAMM, the Audio Engineering Society and the Event Safety Summit, and received the 2022 Safe In Sound Award for Innovation in Hearing Loss Prevention for his work with Rational Acoustics' Smaart SPL platform.