[Dixielandjazz] Sound man sounding off 2

[Stan Brager]

The concept of "sticking to the schedule" is a matter for the festival
director to instill in the staff of a festival as well as the performers. In
the Hangover Club venue at the Sweet 'n' Hot festival, all the leaders are
aware of the schedule and generally have little problem with that concept.
There are, of course, occasions in which the demands of the schedule must be
enforced.

At the Hangover, the leaders know that the sound guys keep track of time and
will look to us to provide the amount of time left in their set.

On the other hand, it usually doesn't take us more than 5 or 10 minutes to
tear-down and setup. The trick is to plan the setup for the next group in
advance. Lowell taught me that trick.

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: <verbose at daktel.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Sound man sounding off 2


> As one of your sound men I have found the biggest problem are those
> > musicians or singers who love themselves a bit too much. Getting them to
> > relinquish the stage for the next group without ruffling their feathers
> > can be a problem.
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> Earlier this summer I had my big Dixie band at an outdoor event.  We were
to
> set up in a circus tent and there were several groups before us.  The pop
> choir that was performing before us was delayed a bit by the group before
> them.  They in turn wanted to do their full concert and gave me no time to
> set up.  The difference between my group and all of them is that I was
> contracted to a specific time space and was also contracted to a specific
> setup time.  Some of the members of the band had another gig and needed to
> stick to the schedule.
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> There was almost a scene when it started raining and we needed to get
> equipment under the tent.  Fortunately the event director was
understanding
> and we got paid but it was very annoying that the amateur groups couldn't
> see their way to sticking to the schedule.
> Larry
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