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Originally Posted by stickyfingerzdotnet
No not a big fan of Kidrock. I like a few songs though. Im a local Roadie. I do rigging for a sound and lighting company here in Nashville. Mostly on the ground, but pretty soon Ill be mainly 120ft above the stage walking across rafters. Friday I stay on the ground guiding the steel and chain as the upriggers pull it up. Then I hook on the tow motors. The motors are tied to points on the lighting and sound truss. Its then all pulled up to the level it needs to be at. Most people dont realize that the lighting you see when you goto a concert is hauled in for each group. We did BonJovi a few weeks ago and we had 12 Tractor trailer loads of stuff to bring in and setup. Gets setup that morning, and we come back in around 10pm and tear it all down again. It keeps me in shape.  Oh and it pays pretty good too, plus you get to meet alot of the acts.  |
My gf is an audio engineer and I've worked at strip clubs between sound systems and lighting systems working with computers so I have a partial idea of what you're talking about.
Meeting the acts is usually a star-whore activity. The thing I hate most is "singer-itis" singer's disease where they think they are god's gift because they are the face/front man of the band. I was a friend with a producer for Road Runner for a while and met a lot of cats i wouldn't like to hang with again. I'll have to say I enjoyed hanging with the guys in Anthrax and Sevendust probably the most that i can remember... right now.