Stage Crew experience? (1 Viewer)

[gerryd]

I'd love to get some experience working as a member of the stage crew for; summer festivals/venues/gigs of any kind really. Any ideas where I could start looking? Anyone got a good contact in MCD/Aiken?!
Cheers,
Ger

 

[george mcfly]

i did video crew for Iron Maiden in San Francisco. was amazing.. one of the best days of my live

 

[rettucs]

I worked with a guy who worked on the set of the video for 'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia. He got in the video towards the end during the bit where people came on and started removing the furniture.

It was probably the best day of his life I'd guess. If I met Natalie it'd be mine anyways.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Yeah, I probably would have kidnapped her.
She'd grow to love me eventually.

 

[Goodbye]

I was at a gig once.
One of the best days of my life.

 

[ann post]

she was always a bit too girl next door for me.

 

[rettucs]

me too, but then one of my next door neighbours is a total ride

 

[worthit]

http://www.eventservicesireland.com/application.php

Fucking awful soul destroying line of work.

 

[gerryd]

really? have you worked with them?
Thanks

 

[worthit]

I used to do a lot for Aiken gigs years ago. It's certainly not the worst job in the world, but it's just long hours of unloading cases from trucks and pushing shit around for very little financial reward. (This may have improved since I was doing it) You usually end up working with a load of people that are slightly touched or with some crazy American tour manager who just wants to treat you like shite. It's a good way of seeing first hand how a large PA is put together, which is great if you plan on getting into live engineering, which is what I do now.

If you're just looking for unpaid experience then just look at the website of any venue, get the name of the technical manager and email them asking if you can come in and observe them doing their thing. Most places would be glad of an extra pair of hands that they don't have to pay.

Learn how to wrap a cable properly before you go in.

 

[therealjohnny]

Learn how to wrap a cable properly before you go in.

What is the proper way? I'm useless at this

 

[worthit]

It's all in the wrist. It should look like this after....

http://www.swamp.net.au/images/productimages/Large/XLR101-XLR102.jpg

 

[therealjohnny]

ahh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPRIxR--DU

regular loop/crossover

 

[gerryd]

Thanks a lot. I recently did a sound enginnering course and am looking for any experience I can get in the area. Thanks for the advise. Luckily I know how to wrap a cable properly! Cheers.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

ahh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPRIxR--DU

regular loop/crossover

this should have it's own thread - photographers wrap their cables differently! is it a union thing?

 

[RayRay]

Luckily I know how to wrap a cable properly! Cheers.

Your over qualified!!!!

 

[worthit]

ahh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPRIxR--DU

regular loop/crossover

Jaysus, don't do those crossover loops. You'll get into all sorts of knots. Wrapping it like that means that it doesn't lose it's natural shape and get all kinked. And you're not wrapping it around your elbow so there's no strain on the wire inside it and they have a longer life.

 

[therealjohnny]

oh..mixed messages..confused now.