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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Duffin" data-source="post: 141791" data-attributes="member: 400">Re: Money up frontI was actually unaware that my profile mentioned CTS.&nbsp; I used to hire lots of sound techs when I was the A1 at the Sacramento Convention Center, almost all of them sucked and were easily replaceable.&nbsp; Now, I choose not to do sound because I feel that live audio is a complete waste of time and doesn&#039;t pay well, I can call 5 sound companies and get at least one of them to do the show for free by telling them what the other company was bidding.&nbsp; This does not sound like my sort of career.I have left live audio completely and now I am an actual engineer instead of a &quot;sound engineer&quot;, which is tremendously more difficult.&nbsp; I literally can&#039;t find anyone to do it and I have million dollar projects coming out my ears.&nbsp; In fact, if anyone knows of any videoconferencing engineers in California who have certs and CAD experience I am hiring right now!&nbsp; 6 figures to start, no BS.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t want to work for me, I can point you to 16 companies and 4 recruiters who will hire you today.Job ads aside, sound is much more than a technical service.&nbsp; People use the field of live audio as a social medium.&nbsp; Even if some sound companies are not getting paid, they are still getting something in the form of gratification for being part of the show.&nbsp; In my case, I will only do sound for my friends if they are doing a show I want to go to, mostly because I want it to sound good if I am going to be there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim Duffin, post: 141791, member: 400"] Re: Money up front I was actually unaware that my profile mentioned CTS. I used to hire lots of sound techs when I was the A1 at the Sacramento Convention Center, almost all of them sucked and were easily replaceable. Now, I choose not to do sound because I feel that live audio is a complete waste of time and doesn't pay well, I can call 5 sound companies and get at least one of them to do the show for free by telling them what the other company was bidding. This does not sound like my sort of career. I have left live audio completely and now I am an actual engineer instead of a "sound engineer", which is tremendously more difficult. I literally can't find anyone to do it and I have million dollar projects coming out my ears. In fact, if anyone knows of any videoconferencing engineers in California who have certs and CAD experience I am hiring right now! 6 figures to start, no BS. If you don't want to work for me, I can point you to 16 companies and 4 recruiters who will hire you today. Job ads aside, sound is much more than a technical service. People use the field of live audio as a social medium. Even if some sound companies are not getting paid, they are still getting something in the form of gratification for being part of the show. In my case, I will only do sound for my friends if they are doing a show I want to go to, mostly because I want it to sound good if I am going to be there. [/QUOTE]

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