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<blockquote data-quote="andrew gissing" data-source="post: 43146" data-attributes="member: 75">Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?Rat Sound too. Dave has written or talked about one of his clients who constantly broke his mics and mic stands. Instead of complaining and ditching the client (like many small PA guys would) he came to a commercial arrangement and had the bands pay for their damage and continued working with them. Good thing too - I don&#039;t think RHCP and Pearl Jam break as many mics and stands now-a-days...The guys I wrote about previously had an &quot;x&quot; factor of being the only d+b shop in town and rapidly becoming the system of choice. However that didn&#039;t get them the gig. The owners had previously worked at the other PA co&#039;s doing local/regional stuff and that&#039;s how they made their contacts.So contacts alone doesn&#039;t do it; gear alone doesn&#039;t do it; all the talent in the world isn&#039;t good enough if no-one notices &#039;cause you&#039;re not being hired - there are a number of factors that need to come together. Sometimes this can come off real quick; sometimes takes years or decades.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="andrew gissing, post: 43146, member: 75"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? Rat Sound too. Dave has written or talked about one of his clients who constantly broke his mics and mic stands. Instead of complaining and ditching the client (like many small PA guys would) he came to a commercial arrangement and had the bands pay for their damage and continued working with them. Good thing too - I don't think RHCP and Pearl Jam break as many mics and stands now-a-days... The guys I wrote about previously had an "x" factor of being the only d+b shop in town and rapidly becoming the system of choice. However that didn't get them the gig. The owners had previously worked at the other PA co's doing local/regional stuff and that's how they made their contacts. So contacts alone doesn't do it; gear alone doesn't do it; all the talent in the world isn't good enough if no-one notices 'cause you're not being hired - there are a number of factors that need to come together. Sometimes this can come off real quick; sometimes takes years or decades. [/QUOTE]

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