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While touring with The Movement, I crossed paths with Adam, a sound engineer in his 50s with a sharp ear and a short fuse. Lukas, the band’s singer, brought him on board to run sound for the show at Den Grå Hal in Copenhagen, where The Movement opened for Pennywise.
Adam used to work with Pennywise,
so having him backstage again—under very different circumstances—made for an atmosphere that was more cold than nostalgic. You could feel it in the silences. Nothing was said directly, but it didn’t need to be.
Still, Adam got to work like it was any other day. No small talk, no showmanship—just cables, dials, and focus. And whatever tension hung in the air didn’t make him flinch. Say what you will about his temperament, but the guy knows what he’s doing. Watching him was like watching someone who’s stripped their job down to the essentials: sound first, ego somewhere far in the back.
People like Adam don’t offer friendliness on cue, and maybe that’s a good thing. You get honesty, for better or worse.
In a world full of over-branding and forced smiles, there’s something refreshing about meeting someone who just does the work—and doesn’t care what you think while he’s doing it.
