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<blockquote data-quote="Per Søvik" data-source="post: 97377" data-attributes="member: 1285"><p>Re: Money $$$$$</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I totally get that, which is why actors, formula one drivers and pro footballers are paid minimum wages <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 ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />~;-)~:wink:</p><p>Yeah, competition sometimes get confused with supply. And whenever the ones that are recruiting/hiring/paying fail to see the need for skill and quality, or in fact recognize real skill and quality, then it becomes an exercise in recruiting either the cheapest or the one the gives the best interview.</p><p></p><p>The sound industry are giving the impression that good sound comes from renting a big, expensive rig. Festival committees are being told that only the big rig that is able to cover the whole festival area with 120dB and headroom to spare will be good enough to ensure the success of the festival. A sound system for the community hall? Only a Meyer installation with insane headroom will do, never mind that it is going to be operated and trashed by someone without training, insight or talent 99% of the time. No problem say the installer, we'll just lock the controller down after we have tuned it for an empty auditorium.</p><p>Like the rest of industry, sound has become an exercise in investing in equipment instead of people.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I wouldn't be worth what I consider a fair wage for my skill level. I know I can bring a lot of skill and insight to a systech job, and would have no qualms about accepting a job at the right wage in that field (given the opportunity to get up to speed), but there are so many skilled people willing to work harder for a lot less that I know it would never happen. I also know that I haven't got the talent to do a stellar FOH or Monitor job, and therefore I consider that job to be worth more, particularly because I know for a fact that not many have the combination of talent, insight and experience to do that job to the highest standard. </p><p>There are of course quite a few FOH guys out there that are being paid big money because their skill has been recognized and the producers, artists and record labels insist on hiring them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Per Søvik, post: 97377, member: 1285"] Re: Money $$$$$ I totally get that, which is why actors, formula one drivers and pro footballers are paid minimum wages ;)~;-)~:wink: Yeah, competition sometimes get confused with supply. And whenever the ones that are recruiting/hiring/paying fail to see the need for skill and quality, or in fact recognize real skill and quality, then it becomes an exercise in recruiting either the cheapest or the one the gives the best interview. The sound industry are giving the impression that good sound comes from renting a big, expensive rig. Festival committees are being told that only the big rig that is able to cover the whole festival area with 120dB and headroom to spare will be good enough to ensure the success of the festival. A sound system for the community hall? Only a Meyer installation with insane headroom will do, never mind that it is going to be operated and trashed by someone without training, insight or talent 99% of the time. No problem say the installer, we'll just lock the controller down after we have tuned it for an empty auditorium. Like the rest of industry, sound has become an exercise in investing in equipment instead of people. Personally, I wouldn't be worth what I consider a fair wage for my skill level. I know I can bring a lot of skill and insight to a systech job, and would have no qualms about accepting a job at the right wage in that field (given the opportunity to get up to speed), but there are so many skilled people willing to work harder for a lot less that I know it would never happen. I also know that I haven't got the talent to do a stellar FOH or Monitor job, and therefore I consider that job to be worth more, particularly because I know for a fact that not many have the combination of talent, insight and experience to do that job to the highest standard. There are of course quite a few FOH guys out there that are being paid big money because their skill has been recognized and the producers, artists and record labels insist on hiring them. [/QUOTE]
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