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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Arnott" data-source="post: 17566" data-attributes="member: 304"><p>Re: State of the Industry 1/2011</p><p></p><p>Hello Mike, </p><p></p><p>I have found its a great time to be a bottom feeder. </p><p></p><p>Seriously. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Over the last decade it has become harder and harder to make any money here in the large format sound board market. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So I have gotten smaller and smaller. One benchmark I have is a series I used to do. I got underbid. So I started bidding lower and lower to see where it was coming in. Last time I bid $1135/day on a 48x48/12mix line array gig. Load in ~9:AM load out 10:30PMish. </p><p></p><p>Didn't get it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My usual set up is a full range system (IE, no haystack subs), one rack with everything in it, pulled in a trailer behind my Saab. It is a lot easier to make return on this size system, and we bid labor at the going rate. No way I could make/pay the same hourly wage on the forementioned show. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also have a trailer stage that I built in 2008. So this has been helping out. It is very small, also pulls behind the Saab. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The only dip I have encountered is in the company party market. </p><p></p><p>Even if they have the cash, they are not showing it right now.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Regards, Jack</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack Arnott, post: 17566, member: 304"] Re: State of the Industry 1/2011 Hello Mike, I have found its a great time to be a bottom feeder. Seriously. Over the last decade it has become harder and harder to make any money here in the large format sound board market. So I have gotten smaller and smaller. One benchmark I have is a series I used to do. I got underbid. So I started bidding lower and lower to see where it was coming in. Last time I bid $1135/day on a 48x48/12mix line array gig. Load in ~9:AM load out 10:30PMish. Didn't get it. My usual set up is a full range system (IE, no haystack subs), one rack with everything in it, pulled in a trailer behind my Saab. It is a lot easier to make return on this size system, and we bid labor at the going rate. No way I could make/pay the same hourly wage on the forementioned show. I also have a trailer stage that I built in 2008. So this has been helping out. It is very small, also pulls behind the Saab. The only dip I have encountered is in the company party market. Even if they have the cash, they are not showing it right now. Regards, Jack [/QUOTE]
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