Members Dogoth Posted April 12, 2015 Members Share Posted April 12, 2015 Hope I don't get dinged for copyright infringement for the title ;-) The good: Just spent a grueling 17.5 hour day setting up, being system tech & loading out a major act (horn section, 16 mixes, (15 channels for drums) - you get the idea). Even though I'm roasted like a Christmas turkey, I feel great because the folks I worked with were pros, kick butt musicians and appreciative (FWIW I was the only audio system tech as our FOH guy was on vacation). Also between the LD & I we were the backline techs too (loads of gear to setup & breakdown). I still felt great about it. The bad: The last 3.5 hours of my day was spend mixing a set of mediocre country music in a noisy, smokey, drunk cowboy environment (think "good old boys" - blues brothers - you get the idea) and then loading them out. It was much more like work. The ugly: Some days I have to do corporate A/V gigs as "tech on duty". These can be anywhere from boring to being ground on by corporate weenie clients who don't know their rear end from a hole in the ground. I escape that duty most times (I'm not paid nearly enough for that kind of abuse - they use cheaper expendable labor for those jobs ). In the end it's all about the music. I'm willing to put up with a lot to work with seasoned pros that are good at their jobs. Anybody know any national touring acts that need a great monitor (or FOH) engineer? If so let me know. As long as the pay's OK I'll pack my bags tomorrow (this Casino/corporate gig is burning me out badly (retirement is just one bad corporate gig away )). Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pro Sound Guy Posted April 12, 2015 Members Share Posted April 12, 2015 PSW has a new "Jobs" section now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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