The people that do the work behind
the scenes are responsible for
the quality of the production. Everything
they do is in service to the
artist and to present the best experience
for the audience and artist
simultaneously. It becomes glaringly
obvious when you watch these
great artists doing a stream from
their iPhone just how much professional
production factors in to the
overall quality of the experience.
The folks in my industry will be
some of the last to get back to
work. It’s something we want to
do more than anything so please
know that when we see people
out in public wearing a mask,
social distancing and following
guidelines we appreciate them.
Our livelihood depends on it!
I have friends in the business going
to school to train for entirely
different work. Stagehands can
do other work but it’s hard to find
work that will compensate you like
you would be when using your
highly valued niche skill set. Live
audio mixing doesn’t really have
an equivalent outside of the entertainment
industry, not even studio
work. Although there are people
that do both, they are pretty distinct.
Most of my colleagues have
been trying to collect unemployment
but for many gig workers
that’s been an uphill battle. I work
for a venue full time and got furloughed
June 29th so it’s kind of
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