Victoria and I worked together during two contracts on cruise ships, where she provided sound in the main theatre hall and where I was part of the onboard showband. As a performing artist it is of vital importance for me to fully trust and depend on the sound engineer up in the booth in order to give my best on stage. Unfortunately, quite often in given environment the overall level of competence, knowledge and most importantly, work drive is on the lower side. It is not until someone of Victoriaʼs level operates the sound that one can tell what it truly means to be a professional. Both onstage and in-house she was always on top of her game. For every issue, no matter its seriousness, she would present a solution in a heartbeat, or if it needed some more time or thinking, she would always cooperate and never leave you riddled or unattended. Like no other of her team (and of the people who succeeded her) she understood the necessary modus operandi of a live performance: the sound engineer works for the artist, not vice versa. ‘Of course you give the artist what he/she needsʼ, she would explain quite often. Therefore, she would always be held in high esteem by me and my fellow musicians, vocalists and artists of all types. With other words, work was easy with her. In addition to that, it must be said that as a female technician in a mainly male work environment she would stand her ground with vigour and unyieldingly, whenever she felt her job was being mistreated due to her gender. Such behaviour bears witness to her passion to the job, and in life in general. That, no matter what, is of highest importance to me and leads me to qualify her as one of the most professional sound engineers I've ever worked with.