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Originally Posted by Samc  [B]
No Danny, the sound guy doesn't make the event happen; the event planners make it happen.
They tell you what time your truck should arrive; what entry you must use when you load your gear; where you can run your cables etc. They even tell you what color shirt you and the rest of the crew must wear on the day of the event. |
That is if you're lucky enough not to wear a tie...
Originally Posted by MWP
Does anyone know how the pay compares for an engineer mixing large concert venues vs. a studio engineering job?
There are too many variables to make a direct comparison here. But the main difference is that most live engineers are paid per show, whereas in the studio, engineers are paid by the hour. For example, say you get 300$ for doing one show for the band you work for. Thats about 60$/hour for actual work (3 hours set-up/soundcheck + 2 hours/show=5hx60) for the sake of the argument. Sounds decent but this doesnt take into account road time, getting to the venue, advancing the show, other duties, etc. As for mixing large concert venues, forget about it if hired by the venue, since most if not all bands playing there will be accompanied by their engineer and what you will be doing is called babysitting ie, makin' sure that dude is happy...
In the studio, if you're working on a album this can take you from 2 weeks to who-knows... So the advantage is that its garanteed work for that given time. Studio work
can be more stable than livesound earning-wise.
Now, post & broadcast, thats a whole different ballgame.
Thats where the money's at if not only because they're usually fulltime jobs...
Btw, David I pm' ya...
