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In live entertainment there are traveling companies and venues. If you are a tech and you travel you’re, “with the company, touring” (roadie). If you’re with the venue you’re “local, with the house” (stagehand). Currently, in the latter part of…
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What the Hell Do Stagehands Do Anyhow?
Read more: What the Hell Do Stagehands Do Anyhow?Let’s concentrate on live performance, stage work, since that is where I primarily work these days. In the theater we break down into three basic departments: Audio, Electric (that’s lighting to you), and Carpentry (or carps). Within the departments are…
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Avery Sunshine / Yamaha CKO
Read more: Avery Sunshine / Yamaha CKOWe’re working on a corporate meeting for Yamaha this week. We have done this show for quite a few years. We started on Monday by loading in some gear and hanging soft goods. I was working on the carps crew…
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Men Without Hats and A Flock of Seagulls
Read more: Men Without Hats and A Flock of SeagullsI wasn’t going to blog today, I’m tired. (I did get lazy and left this overnight) But as it turns out, I really enjoyed spending the work day with a new and interesting group of people. We are working with…
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Lighting Preps
Read more: Lighting PrepsEvery day isn’t working on a show. There are days set aside for other tasks, and today is one of those. Today is a prep day, and I will be working on the lighting/electric crew today. Usually I work…
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Drum Tao
Read more: Drum TaoToday’s show is with Drum Tao. If you don’t know what Taiko drums are, they’re a type of Japanese drum which tend to range up into the size I would call enormous. There will be other instruments on stage too…
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Chubby Checker
Read more: Chubby CheckerI’m working with Chubby Checker tonight and to be honest I forgot just how good his band sounds. Jim (keys), Avery (guitar), Harry (drums), Joseph (bass), and Branden (sax). The sound of that Hammond organ is classic. They are unbelievably…
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Pablo Cruise and Jim Messina
Read more: Pablo Cruise and Jim MessinaToday we’re working on Pablo Cruise and Jim Messina. Both bands are traveling together but are using separate sound monitor desks. Pablo is using our FOH desk and our monitor board but Messina are using their own monitor desk. Complicating…
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Little Women
Read more: Little WomenThis weekend we are working on the musical adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott book, Little Women. The company showed up with 2 simi trucks full of set pieces, lighting, audio equipment, props and lots of wardrobe. So far it’s…
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