Students arrived at America West Arena in downtown Phoenix at 10am, just as the trucks were unloading for the concert that evening. During the day, the class witnessed the stage being built, the FOH position being set up and the lighting rigs being flown.Later in the day, students saw the process of tuning the PA, which included seeing how Scovill uses the Smaart system to tweek the VDOSC line array PA system. After that came line checks with the band's techs, and then
soundcheck itself with matchbox 20.
Scovill held an improptu lecture and Q&A, providing the students an opportunity to pick the brain of a seasoned professional and learn how he works. In addition to mixing for matchbox, Scovill has also worked with Def Lepard, Prince, Jackson Browne, Rush and many more. After the end of the matchbox tour, Scovill was off to mix for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on their summer tour.
The Conservatory makes a great effort to expose students to real-world situations and professionals during their time in the program, and afterwards during their internships. The campus has played host to such audio luminaries as Rupert Neve, studio designer John Storyk and pro-audio manufacturers Eve Anna Manley and Wes Dooley among others. 
Pictured to the left; Top: Robt. Scovill, CRAS Instructor Keith Morris, Middle: K. Morris w/ racks of gear at FOH, Bottom: Students view soundcheck.
