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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Milner" data-source="post: 31000" data-attributes="member: 9">Re: What would you do.....If they lack the budget to make the show happen properly in the live environment, they lack the budget... Simple as that. If you don&#039;t want to undercut the union (smart move!) then I&#039;d leave anything they are not paying for you to provide back at the shop. Explain to the musicians when they demand wedges that it is between themselves and the client and you are simply there for the broadcast and nothing more. Your client is the one who is writing you the check, not the musicians... This may not be the most fun gig for them to get through, but that is what your client has decided after you have forwarned them of the potential pitfalls. I would do the gig to the absolute best of my ability, close mic what I want, room mics if applicable, mix a great feed to send to the broadcast guys, make sure to be there early and have a clean, isolated feed, with tone on it when they arrive to set levels with, and otherwise be a professional while doing the job I as hired to do.I Hope your broadcast turns out to be a success...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve Milner, post: 31000, member: 9"] Re: What would you do..... If they lack the budget to make the show happen properly in the live environment, they lack the budget... Simple as that. If you don't want to undercut the union (smart move!) then I'd leave anything they are not paying for you to provide back at the shop. Explain to the musicians when they demand wedges that it is between themselves and the client and you are simply there for the broadcast and nothing more. Your client is the one who is writing you the check, not the musicians... This may not be the most fun gig for them to get through, but that is what your client has decided after you have forwarned them of the potential pitfalls. I would do the gig to the absolute best of my ability, close mic what I want, room mics if applicable, mix a great feed to send to the broadcast guys, make sure to be there early and have a clean, isolated feed, with tone on it when they arrive to set levels with, and otherwise be a professional while doing the job I as hired to do. I Hope your broadcast turns out to be a success... [/QUOTE]

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