Soundman and play bass ?

[baba]

I have in the past, including mixing from stage while playing bass. Now I just supply PA and hire a soundman for my gigs.

 

[cachao is god]

Hi my name is Stefano,I'm italian
i' m another pro sound man & semipro bass player.
I have an audio & lights rent company from 1999...
I'm working in a little recording studio...
I'm foh, monitor & pa manager ,I' ve made more of 1000 concerts of experience
I 'm 29 years old and when I was 14 I made my first concert back an old 24 tracks Lem inputs console!
Nowdays I live in Sardinia, an Italian island,
but I 'm thinking to move in South Florida because my wife's family lives in Miami.
How is the audio business in U.S.A. in this moment?
Is it in a good moment? Is it hard to find a good audio job?
Italy have serious problems for young people

I quote this:
+10000000 !!!!!!
When you mix bands, you see how important arrangements are.
Mixing changed a lot of things for me , overplaying-wise , tone wise , etc....
Makes you a better musician, and playing makes you a better soundman.

Also have knowledges and experience of audio business is very helpfull for create your personal sound and it's very good for you musician career.

Thank you very much!
bye

Stefano

 

[fokof]

Also have knowledges and experience of audio business is very helpfull for create your personal sound and it's very good for you musician career.

The knowledge of the audio buisness made me quit playing for a while...after a couple of bad experience playing with F***** bands. Playing with people who wanted to be famous more than doin music.

Before being sound tech I had a big kit and a big rack full of fun stuff , now it's a bass , a preamp , an RCF or IE , that's it. Total weight 80lbs.

Is it age , laziness , experience ?????