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<blockquote data-quote="Brandon Blakeney" data-source="post: 123951" data-attributes="member: 178">Re: Heritage for openers, Headliner preferred SAC SystemIs it a business on paper? Yes.... Is it really a business? No...I agree that this is really just a hobby because I don&#039;t make a whole lot of money doing it. With that being said, I still have one of the best rigs of any provider in my area. I also think that we do a good job. Like I said before, if we&#039;re relegated to just providing racks and stacks to low level touring acts coming through the area, then I&#039;m really not interested anymore. One of my favorite memories is a show we did back in April with Country Singer Andy Griggs, he&#039;s certainly no A list artist, but he&#039;s very talented and so is his band. He is unique in that he carries no FOH guy despite being in a price range that often carries one. I mixed that show myself on the Heritage and it was the most fun imaginable to someone who dreamed for years and years of owning such a console, I&#039;ve also used the console for a couple of Known country acts that did carry BE&#039;s. I think I may have slightly overreacted because this is the first time that it&#039;s really become an issue, we typically do older country acts and many from the 90&#039;s which you would think would be well acquainted with the Heritage. Paying 10-15K for a console is a chunk of change to a little company like mine, so we&#039;re glad to finally have the opportunity to purchase some gear as nice as this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brandon Blakeney, post: 123951, member: 178"] Re: Heritage for openers, Headliner preferred SAC System Is it a business on paper? Yes.... Is it really a business? No...I agree that this is really just a hobby because I don't make a whole lot of money doing it. With that being said, I still have one of the best rigs of any provider in my area. I also think that we do a good job. Like I said before, if we're relegated to just providing racks and stacks to low level touring acts coming through the area, then I'm really not interested anymore. One of my favorite memories is a show we did back in April with Country Singer Andy Griggs, he's certainly no A list artist, but he's very talented and so is his band. He is unique in that he carries no FOH guy despite being in a price range that often carries one. I mixed that show myself on the Heritage and it was the most fun imaginable to someone who dreamed for years and years of owning such a console, I've also used the console for a couple of Known country acts that did carry BE's. I think I may have slightly overreacted because this is the first time that it's really become an issue, we typically do older country acts and many from the 90's which you would think would be well acquainted with the Heritage. Paying 10-15K for a console is a chunk of change to a little company like mine, so we're glad to finally have the opportunity to purchase some gear as nice as this. [/QUOTE]

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