tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post3769933717106889002..comments2024-01-25T11:10:13.642-05:00Comments on The Rock and Roll Guru: How To Become A RoadieRyo Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05137361209547611295noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-69774711476613133652019-07-25T09:03:10.785-04:002019-07-25T09:03:10.785-04:00MTV Roadies Winners List<a href="https://www.justwebworld.com/mtv-roadies-winners-list" rel="nofollow">MTV Roadies Winners List</a>cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659654382008139593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-47239847440158383482016-12-02T11:05:04.186-05:002016-12-02T11:05:04.186-05:00I work as an extra for the IATSE local in my area ...I work as an extra for the IATSE local in my area but what should be mentioned about that is if you're not willing to travel to a bigger market, there's really only IASTE jobs in cities with populations of about a quarter million people or more. It's good experience but each chapter works differently and the smalls ones like ours ( about 150 local members ) do not do any paid training or apprenticeship programs. Some basic skills and a willingness to hit the ground running help a lot along with knowing someone in the union can help a lot. That's how I got in as an extra but like I said, membership for our small union means you have to work 200 hours as an extra stagehand ( starting out you might not get a lot of gigs, took me 2 years to get my hours ) and I still have to pay an application fee, get interviewed and then voted on by every member in my local chapter. I don't know if I'll join but it did inspire me and help me decide to go to school for electrical engineering when before I had no idea what I wanted to do. Doubt i'd want to go on the road either. I like working locally with the roadies that come through town and have had friends do tours but i don't think it's for me. Just working locally in a medium sized market i've worked on Broadway Shows that come through and concerts for some of the biggest names in music all while earning $20/hr at a minimum. Also, locals get free T-shirts from the bands sometimes when it's a big show. The shirts will have the band and/or tour name on em and will be grouped into colors so when there's a big crew of a 100 or more the roadies know for example that red-shirts are truck-loaders or that blue-shirts are electricians and grey-shirts are audio ect...it's a logistical thing cause road crews and techs don't have time to remember a 100 different names every night and then you keep the shirt and can sell it on Ebay LOL! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-84320804790314807722016-04-07T23:57:27.583-04:002016-04-07T23:57:27.583-04:00I currently work at a theater, I am a box office m...I currently work at a theater, I am a box office manager there, but I have been wanting to be a roadie for a while now. Could volunteer experience there help me land even an entry level job as a roadie somewhere?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562479269733261402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-23240553058856504142014-08-23T10:40:00.824-04:002014-08-23T10:40:00.824-04:00there's the obvious stuff, like get union behi...there's the obvious stuff, like get union behind you to begin with etc etc.<br />rest? <br /><br />1) start as tech for big acts? sorry, forget it. you're not going to, plain and simple. the big players are not going to have anything to do with you on mission critical level. start with something entrylevel, and be awesome. after people start remembering you for being awesome, you now have something to start doing bigger things. you started on local venue, or the case-mule for a local production company? well, people now know you, look for end tier venues or festivals and continue being awesome, even more so if you can. <br /><br />2) get experience. sure, you might have knowledge of how to do a fast soundcheck or set up the gear for the players. neat. but do you know how to handle yourself when EVERYTHING goes wrong? if you can survive that through your professional approach, your reputation goes through the roof, so to speak. <br /><br />it's not joke. scenario: changeover. you're the tech for a small band. they rarely have spare guitars. they asked you to help, and you said yes. its gig day and it's 10 minutes to the beginning of your slot. the guitar of the lead guitarist goes completely to shit. what do you do?<br /><br />you need to be known to be able to handle scenarios like this.<br /><br />3) Education makes sense. if you don't have a band-history, see if there's a school near you. BFA's, anything on theater or anything applicable really. <br /><br />4) you are only as good as your name is. your first step is to be remembered. be awesome, and you will. screw up hard, and you will have to work exponentially harded to salvage your name. loose your name, and you don't work.<br /><br />the fundamental reality is this:<br />times are hard for touring bands. they're not doing so well. if they hire a complete fuckup (pardon my french), their tour might actually be history. big acts can replace people, but smaller guys? you might do permanent damage to their reputation.<br /><br />they're scared as hell for that. you need to be known to be someone they can and SHOULD trust.<br /><br />source: me.<br />exp: 291 gigs, backliner and the number one for the production manager for three 30k+ level festivals (started 2012), freelance monitor guy and a stagemanager from.. well, started this year really. i don't tour, but am in contact with those who do. <br /><br />one hears things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-35584901779599486702013-05-14T17:47:29.422-04:002013-05-14T17:47:29.422-04:00I have been a roadie for about 6 years now and one...I have been a roadie for about 6 years now and one thing that wasn't mentioned heavily in this article is knowing people. Do not burn bridges, keep those you hate closer because they could be the ones getting you your next tour. Always listen to those older or higher up and do not dispute it. This is an industry where your career can be ended with one screwup such as a mix stand in the wrong place and Aerosmith runs into it. It is a large industry but a small one when your name has been marked for bad work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-17270164703262779392013-05-04T04:00:16.354-04:002013-05-04T04:00:16.354-04:00I am a curent roadie. At the moment I am doing a B...I am a curent roadie. At the moment I am doing a Broadway Tour, but I have worn the belt of a Rock and Roll Dimmer Tech before. <br /><br />Like the article says, the life is not always glamorous. I have the opportunity to be FOH and be one of the few faces the public actually sees running a show, so that is nice but there are 10x more crew working backstage making all the show systems work.<br /><br />Getting into the business involved me getting my 4 year BFA in Lighting. Did I have to get this? No. Did it help? Heck yes. Everyone on my current tour crew has a BFA in some sort of technical theater. <br /><br />Talk to as many people as your can, get your IATSE Road Card, and don't ever burn bridges. ECPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-46092928545538788222012-12-01T00:45:09.431-05:002012-12-01T00:45:09.431-05:00I've been with a mobile entertainment company ...I've been with a mobile entertainment company for a couple years setting up lighting and sound equipment. How do i move from that to something like on tour with the Mayhem Festival ?hellbound13@live.comhttp://crazyshit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-60997379418075290562012-08-07T23:25:04.284-04:002012-08-07T23:25:04.284-04:00I went to the motley crue and kiss concert just th...I went to the motley crue and kiss concert just the other day and I have to say it was just as fun watching them set up and tear down... I help a local band in my town I just need.to know more and better things because I would love to be a roadie. Even if its running pyro, lights, or equipment technician or even security detail. A roadie is a job I would be more than willing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378064993912392800.post-77702832210952487092011-07-01T13:59:33.091-04:002011-07-01T13:59:33.091-04:00I've wanted to be a roadie for a long time. To...I've wanted to be a roadie for a long time. To me it's the perfect job. I have instrument repair under my belt and I want to work as a bass and/or guitar technician for a big band. Is there a person i contact for an application process? Is there a direct way of getting the job?s the perfect job. I have instrument repair under my belt and I want to work as a bass and/or guitar technician for a big band. Is there a person i contact for an application process? Is there a direct way of getting the job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com