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  • Cary Elwes  (Wesley, The Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride)

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    Ricky, my coworker and I ran into Cary Elwes and Tony who was on tour with him. They were in the orchestra hallway checking out the donor plaques. We were on our way to a coffee break, since we had extra time while we were waiting for a copy of The Princess Bride to download.…

  • En Vogue and Expose’

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    I’m not going to write much tonight. We worked with the groups En Vogue and Expose’ today. Both groups were easy to work with. The bands were all great players and nice people so our day went well, other than some rented microphones not showing up until after the sound checks were done. The day…

  • Joss Stone and Nik West

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    Tonight’s show is with Joss Stone, the opening band is a bass player Named Nik West and her band.  Nik West turned out to be an unbelievable bass player and has a great band. Super funky with driving beats. The rest of the band was also incredible. David Collum II, the drummer rocked hard! And…

  • Hairspray

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    We recently worked on the touring version of the musical Hairspray. My job on the show was working with the prop crew. The props lead for the company, Abbie Garrison (everyone just calls her by her last name) was friendly and easy to work with, which made my days easy. That’s not to say it…

  • Latin Rock 24

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    Saturday May, 4 We’re working tonight on what is billed as the Latin Rock & R&B Show. Three Latino rock bands on stage together. In the order they played, the bands are: Thee Midniters Cannibal and the Headhunters  Malo Tonight’s show is hosted by “Shotgun Tom” Kelly of Sirius XM Satalite Radio. “Shotgun” Tom Kelly…

  • Avery Sunshine / Yamaha CKO

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    We’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 for the day. On Tuesday we loaded in video equipment. I am working mostly as…

  • CicLAvia Venice

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    When I’m not at work on stage I want to be riding my bicycle, or in the gym. I’m starting off from Pacific Palisades, where I usually park when I ride at the beach. I’m heading to CicLAvia on Venice Blvd. today.  It’s Sunday morning so everywhere in the parks along the beach are people…

  • Men Without Hats and A Flock of Seagulls

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    I 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 two bands today,  A Flock of Seagulls started as an English new wave band formed…

  • Lighting Preps

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      Every 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 on the audio crew, but if you spend enough  time in this business you learn…

  • Drum Tao

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    Today’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 such as the Koto, a large zither (think steel guitar for country music fans, or…

  • Chubby Checker 

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    I’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 exciting! That old rock and roll sound. Then there’s Chubby delivering the lead vocals with…

  • Pablo Cruise and Jim Messina

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    Today 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 things they share the drum kit, but other inputs will be changing in the sub…

  • Little Women

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    This 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 been an easy day as we had a lot of overhire help (hands hired for…

  • Who I Am and What I Do. 

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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 what I’ll call my career I am a local stagehand. I have traveled in the…

  • What the Hell Do Stagehands Do Anyhow?

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    Hauling a lot of stuff on to stage for a Broadway show It turns out that a lot of people ask this question when I tell them what I do for work. Actually, we call ourselves technical services, or tech services – or just techs. Turns out we do a lot. I like to say,…