Quoting Tryptophan from 02:00, 13th Oct 2006
It takes approximately 30 operational hours to configure venue1 for a major event and return it to its "base" state. Even a 'small' change can take up to ten op-hours to complete. Then there is the additional wear and tear of equipment being bounced across the venue every day as well as the non-existant porters time in core structural rigging.
Glad i work in the professional circuit now. We have full venue de-rigs and re-rigs most days and it takes us 4 or 5 hours (with a crew of 5) Oh and the venue i work in is over twice the size of V1 and holds a helluva lot more gigs.
ahh well, n/m. Out of interest, got the specs on the kit, and that of the westport too? Does it include a pair of top-end djcd players, one of the worlds foremost mixing consoles, a choice of 800 to 8000 watts of amplification, some of the world best pro-touring stadium venue speakers and a 1/4mil lighting rig, Somethings tells me not.
why would you have a powerful PA in the westport? A PA is installed to suit the venue, hence they prolly dont have that size of PA (that said, nor dose the union, but we can ignore that for the time being). Also, any system if its properly setup sounds good, and people dont go to these gigs to go "oh look they have this type of speakers, it must be a good night". Also, Lighting, yeh it might look good, but does anyone care if it costs that much? If the decks are so good, then why does the union have to hire in decks every time a big DJ comes along?
So you'd want to get rid of the people who organise events at the union, and hire in someone to....organise events at the union? Oookay then. As to "give the money to a promoter"...to do what? re-equip the venue after every last bolt has been pulled out by the union, pay for permantent operational staff and certifications?
Strathclyde have a full time member of staff for getting gigs in. Long live DJ Phil!
I suppose i may have been a bit like this when i was stil lat the uni, but I have experience in the professional circuit now and really you are all being rather silly.
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