Two interesting blog posts from Shure. They talk about the relationship between artists and there audio engineers. I like how they talk to guys from both side of the microphone. The blog talks to Maroon 5, Megadeth, Rascal Flatts. Take a read over at the Shure blog.
http://blog.shure.com/artists-and-their-engineers-part-one/
http://blog.shure.com/artists-and-their-engineers-part-two/