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<blockquote data-quote="andrew gissing" data-source="post: 43382" data-attributes="member: 75">Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?I&#039;ll go right out on a limb here - and correct me if I&#039;m wrong please - but I&#039;ll bet that Bennett got the gig in a large part because of where he was. Previously ran his own sound company, organised trade show, run successful sound forum (this one); major contributor to old sound forum; successful system tech - and a rep for a new audio company. Well hey, there is another analogy for you. Why woud Ales bother selling boxes - JBL, L-Acoustics, d+b, Meyer - these are all well respected and long established companies. How can he possibly compete ? What tours have ADR gear on them ? OK.. not yet is my answer but he&#039;s putting in the hard slog and one day ADR can acheive the same brand name success as the others.Put yourself in the hiring job for a moment. You&#039;ve got a new unproven company offering to do the job at less price than the company you&#039;ve always used. Is it worth the risk to save that money ? If the price is the same or higher that does look like a no-brainer to me. So that&#039;s what you&#039;re up against. Maybe you need that lucky break where the usual guy can&#039;t do it and you get your chance and prove you can. Relationships, better gear, lucky break - these are the short cuts. The long haul is the way most of us go and many are still on that path miles away from our destination.Andrew</blockquote>

[QUOTE="andrew gissing, post: 43382, member: 75"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? I'll go right out on a limb here - and correct me if I'm wrong please - but I'll bet that Bennett got the gig in a large part because of where he was. Previously ran his own sound company, organised trade show, run successful sound forum (this one); major contributor to old sound forum; successful system tech - and a rep for a new audio company. Well hey, there is another analogy for you. Why woud Ales bother selling boxes - JBL, L-Acoustics, d+b, Meyer - these are all well respected and long established companies. How can he possibly compete ? What tours have ADR gear on them ? OK.. not yet is my answer but he's putting in the hard slog and one day ADR can acheive the same brand name success as the others. Put yourself in the hiring job for a moment. You've got a new unproven company offering to do the job at less price than the company you've always used. Is it worth the risk to save that money ? If the price is the same or higher that does look like a no-brainer to me. So that's what you're up against. Maybe you need that lucky break where the usual guy can't do it and you get your chance and prove you can. Relationships, better gear, lucky break - these are the short cuts. The long haul is the way most of us go and many are still on that path miles away from our destination. Andrew [/QUOTE]

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