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<blockquote data-quote="Justice C. Bigler" data-source="post: 43301" data-attributes="member: 74">Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?I know that the OP asked mainly about the touring and event production side of the business, but I think it&#039;s good to bring some balance to the discussion. Touring, event production, and freelance tech work isn&#039;t all there is to the business; sure they get the lion&#039;s share of the guts and glory stories, but there are literally many thousands of sound techs (and electricians, and carpenters, stage managers etc...) making their living every day working as house techs. I work full time, get full benefits, retirement, paid vacation, and clock over 500 hours of overtime per year. Sure I&#039;m not making the big bucks out on tour, but then I&#039;m not out on tour either <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> There are lots of jobs working for municipal, education, non-profit, and for profit event and performing arts centers out there that provide a steady and stable living for many people. And sometimes we get to work on some cool and exciting shows (but most of the time it&#039;s hum-drum boring or downright aggravating).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Justice C. Bigler, post: 43301, member: 74"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? I know that the OP asked mainly about the touring and event production side of the business, but I think it's good to bring some balance to the discussion. Touring, event production, and freelance tech work isn't all there is to the business; sure they get the lion's share of the guts and glory stories, but there are literally many thousands of sound techs (and electricians, and carpenters, stage managers etc...) making their living every day working as house techs. I work full time, get full benefits, retirement, paid vacation, and clock over 500 hours of overtime per year. Sure I'm not making the big bucks out on tour, but then I'm not out on tour either ;) There are lots of jobs working for municipal, education, non-profit, and for profit event and performing arts centers out there that provide a steady and stable living for many people. And sometimes we get to work on some cool and exciting shows (but most of the time it's hum-drum boring or downright aggravating). [/QUOTE]

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