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Dimmer Beach: As promised, Bandit Dimmer Beach brings you part two of Jobs You Can Have on Tour. Without further ado, in no particular order, etc…Aw hell, let’s just get to it.
3 comments:
Philip Rheinheimer
said...
Seeing as I want to tour one day this article did a good, and pretty humorous, job of summarizing some of the touring jobs. I went back to read over what was listed in part one which were more of the duh jobs. I appreciated that the author really gave credit where it was due and seems pretty unbiased, other than for the lighting department. The natural enemies sections were pretty funny and a little bit enlightening. Hopefully one day I can count myself among those on this list.
i think this article helped put some perspective on the wide variety of jobs that tours need. Also I found it kind of funny how some of these jobs transfer over to filming gigs especially catering and PAs. From what I've heard and experienced, I would imagine catering and PAs are good for any set touring or not. They bring food, get food, and even do odd jobs! Furthermore, I appreciate that the author took the time to acknowledge those who do these jobs.
Really nice article. Like Phillip, I am also interested in touring one day. This article paints a nice picture of the touring team which is really one big giant family. The natural enemies part surely gave me a laugh, but some of it is kinda true. Its not that department actually dislikes another but I know for a fact certain departments can step on or get in the way of others sometimes which makes things tricky. I suppose this is why its crucial for a a touring family to have have positive relationships between all departments. I really hope one day I can tour with my favorite band, Zac Brown Band, even as a light board op for a few years while I get my career established as a designer.
3 comments:
Seeing as I want to tour one day this article did a good, and pretty humorous, job of summarizing some of the touring jobs. I went back to read over what was listed in part one which were more of the duh jobs. I appreciated that the author really gave credit where it was due and seems pretty unbiased, other than for the lighting department. The natural enemies sections were pretty funny and a little bit enlightening. Hopefully one day I can count myself among those on this list.
i think this article helped put some perspective on the wide variety of jobs that tours need. Also I found it kind of funny how some of these jobs transfer over to filming gigs especially catering and PAs. From what I've heard and experienced, I would imagine catering and PAs are good for any set touring or not. They bring food, get food, and even do odd jobs! Furthermore, I appreciate that the author took the time to acknowledge those who do these jobs.
Really nice article. Like Phillip, I am also interested in touring one day. This article paints a nice picture of the touring team which is really one big giant family. The natural enemies part surely gave me a laugh, but some of it is kinda true. Its not that department actually dislikes another but I know for a fact certain departments can step on or get in the way of others sometimes which makes things tricky. I suppose this is why its crucial for a a touring family to have have positive relationships between all departments. I really hope one day I can tour with my favorite band, Zac Brown Band, even as a light board op for a few years while I get my career established as a designer.
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