Category: technical
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Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, New Kids and Work Troubles
Most of the time here on my blog, I write short bits about the acts onstage. We’ve been busy at work with a lot of shows lately—A Magical Cirque Christmas, Jim Brickman, Pam Tillis together with Lorrie Morgan, Brian McKnight, and Matteo Bocelli, to name a few. All good stuff. I’ll leave a few photos…
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Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts acquires Digico Quantum 338’s
A DiGiCo Double Play for the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts See the link above for the whole article. The venue where I work, The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, has substantially upgraded our audio system. Starting with the audio desks. Two new Digico Quantum 338’s. We have also acquired a line array,…
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New Show Relay Video System
I’ve been working at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) for thirty-three years. The lobby show relay system for the advertising of upcoming events, backstage (onstage) monitoring, and for the patrons to watch while getting a drink at the bar has remained virtually the same since we first started using it back in…
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The Addams Family
We’re working on the Broadway show, The Addams Family this weekend. Although, since I’m in the middle of a thirteen day week, most of which are over twelve hour days, it may be a while before I get a chance to post this!I’m, as always, on these types of shows NOT on the audio crew,…
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Working Props
Most of the time at work, I fill the role of A2 on the audio crew, or I am the projectionist/camera operator. When Broadway-type shows hit the stage, though, my role in the production is almost always that of a property technician—i.e., a props guy. The prop department is responsible for many jobs on a…
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Avery Sunshine / Yamaha CKO
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 a liaison…
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Lighting Preps
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 to…