macrae11 wrote:... it's often not the company but the individual, so writing off an entire company because of the poor performance of one individual would be a bit harsh.
...I've seen it a number of times as well. Usually it's laziness. No excuse at all.
... I've seen incompetence be an issue from time to time, when it's different mixers for different acts.
Who was the headliner Jef? And did they sound great, or just comparatively better?
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Jef wrote:...this is BULLSHIT!!!
Seen that happen too. Excellent point.Scott DeVarenne wrote:...the FOH tech for the headliner is begrudgingly minding
the console when he expected to be taking a nap. Even in such a case, one would hope that a combination of compassion and
renegotiation of pay would lead to some effort being made to provide a decent mix for the band (and for the audience, most of whom
I would assume paid money to attend the event). ...
roachie wrote:So what you're saying is the sound tech for "headliner" got stuck with the openers without his/her knowledge, and was probably pissed about it... I suppose I would be too... I'd still at least try to get a decent sound out of the bands out of compassion, and fill out an invoice... never been in such a situation, so who knows.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:One of these seemingly less important acts may be in the position to hire you someday.
The point I think Scott was the seed of is, sometimes someone is stuck doing something they didn't commit themselves to and just don't care. Maybe they're not getting "paid" to do that job. If you aren't aware of what's transpired earlier in the day, it's impossible to be sure of what's going on.Drumwaiter wrote:Who cares... What ever happened to just doing the job you were paid to do?
...so beware! You never know who might be lurking among the crowd...cleverly disguised as an ordinary person.roachie wrote:all in all, it's your face behind the board... and if you're slackin' off, other audio guys will take notice and talk about it in some kind of message board.
Glad I could helpRoadDog wrote:... if for nothing else than for entertainment on a Wednesday afternoon.
Drumwaiter wrote:so I won't name names (ahem... Scott DeVarenne)
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