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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Duffin" data-source="post: 43174" data-attributes="member: 400">Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?Raul,No offense intended, but I have never seen your sound company do any international acts that were strictly &quot;a&quot; list.&nbsp; A midsize JBL line array is fine for corporate and smaller shows in Norcal, but not for much else.&nbsp; When I say &quot;smaller&quot;, I mean under 10,000 attendees.&nbsp; When you provided the 4888 array and 12 dual 18s for our outdoor show in Yuba City, that was nice, but still not on the national level.&nbsp; There are several companies with midsize line arrays who do lots of shows, but that does not automatically put you on tour with Metallica or Madonna/Prince etc...&nbsp; I can&#039;t say anything either, as my system is only 100kw with a DAS aero self powered line array.&nbsp; Ever notice how when you ask a promoter why a certain company does their events the answer is always: &quot;because X company has always done this event&quot;&nbsp; There are other factors at play besides &quot;service&quot;.&nbsp; Saying &quot;have good customer service&quot; is possibly the weakest cop-out I can think of.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of the time gigs are awarded due to political influence and connections which the up and coming sound company does not have access to.&nbsp; So again, no, you can&#039;t just &quot;break into&quot; the sound industry and become the next touring company, the existing touring companies will do everything possible to eliminate you.&nbsp; I have seen first hand how it works.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim Duffin, post: 43174, member: 400"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? Raul, No offense intended, but I have never seen your sound company do any international acts that were strictly "a" list. A midsize JBL line array is fine for corporate and smaller shows in Norcal, but not for much else. When I say "smaller", I mean under 10,000 attendees. When you provided the 4888 array and 12 dual 18s for our outdoor show in Yuba City, that was nice, but still not on the national level. There are several companies with midsize line arrays who do lots of shows, but that does not automatically put you on tour with Metallica or Madonna/Prince etc... I can't say anything either, as my system is only 100kw with a DAS aero self powered line array. Ever notice how when you ask a promoter why a certain company does their events the answer is always: "because X company has always done this event" There are other factors at play besides "service". Saying "have good customer service" is possibly the weakest cop-out I can think of. Most of the time gigs are awarded due to political influence and connections which the up and coming sound company does not have access to. So again, no, you can't just "break into" the sound industry and become the next touring company, the existing touring companies will do everything possible to eliminate you. I have seen first hand how it works. [/QUOTE]

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