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From: Denny Strauser on 27 May 2010 20:54
It has been hard finding sound work here in Pittsburgh. I turned down a
job as Board-Op for a radio show. It was long term, but 5 days a week
for 2 hours per day - 2:30-4:30PM. Even as at union scale it is nothing
I can live on, and would make it hard to do any other work. It had a
possibility of expanding to full-time in a few months, but that's too
long for my wallet to gamble on.

I interviewed for a theater job here in Pittsburgh, buy my request for
$150/day was out of their price range; I could tell by the look on their
faces. I said that my fee could range from $100-200/day - and even
though the head honcho was familiar with my work, and really wanted to
hire me ..... economics prevailed. They emailed me and said I was out of
their price range, but when their situation improved .... I would hear
from them soon.

I've been thinking about getting out of the live sound business for a
few years now, especially LOUD rock. My ears are beginning to suffer
noticeably. But it is hard to find ANY decent paying, full time
employment in Pittsburgh.

So today I took a gig doing sound for a summer residency theater in
Albany, NY at half my usual pay, but I get a free place to live. It
would start today, if I could get there today. I'll fly there on Saturday.

I'll miss my cat. And I dread paying for my chain-smoking habit in New
York state. Maybe George will Fed Ex me a few cartons from the Indian
Reservation Store near his home.

But, it is 12 weeks of a steady check. It could be worse. It's better
than what I have now.

- Denny
From: George's Pro Sound Co. on 28 May 2010 07:35

"Denny Strauser" <dsdennysound(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:htn480$c6n$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> It has been hard finding sound work here in Pittsburgh. I turned down a
> job as Board-Op for a radio show. It was long term, but 5 days a week for
> 2 hours per day - 2:30-4:30PM. Even as at union scale it is nothing I can
> live on, and would make it hard to do any other work. It had a possibility
> of expanding to full-time in a few months, but that's too long for my
> wallet to gamble on.
>
> I interviewed for a theater job here in Pittsburgh, buy my request for
> $150/day was out of their price range; I could tell by the look on their
> faces. I said that my fee could range from $100-200/day - and even though
> the head honcho was familiar with my work, and really wanted to hire me
> ..... economics prevailed. They emailed me and said I was out of their
> price range, but when their situation improved .... I would hear from them
> soon.
>
> I've been thinking about getting out of the live sound business for a few
> years now, especially LOUD rock. My ears are beginning to suffer
> noticeably. But it is hard to find ANY decent paying, full time employment
> in Pittsburgh.
>
> So today I took a gig doing sound for a summer residency theater in
> Albany, NY at half my usual pay, but I get a free place to live. It would
> start today, if I could get there today. I'll fly there on Saturday.
>
> I'll miss my cat. And I dread paying for my chain-smoking habit in New
> York state. Maybe George will Fed Ex me a few cartons from the Indian
> Reservation Store near his home.
>
> But, it is 12 weeks of a steady check. It could be worse. It's better than
> what I have now.
>
> - Denny

good luck Denny, Albany is not such a bad area you may find better paying
oppertunities now you left your home base, Try Audio 300 and Savi out that
way
and of course keep tabs of my fstival work, I can ALWAYS use you
George


From: Phildo on 14 Jun 2010 13:39

"Denny Strauser" <dsdennysound(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:htn480$c6n$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> So today I took a gig doing sound for a summer residency theater in
> Albany, NY at half my usual pay, but I get a free place to live. It would
> start today, if I could get there today. I'll fly there on Saturday.

Good luck with that Denny.

I've been in a similar boat in that I've taken a "day" job for the moment
while the band record a new CD, sort out an investor and for one of them to
sort out residency and work permits. I got my SIA licence paid for out of
it, my daily commute is 5 minutes and it is flexible enough to allow me to
carry on doing a few gigs a week. All coming to an end soon though as the
band are putting me on a wage to allow me to rehearse with them full time
ready for a toilet tour of the UK being booked at the moment. I've also had
to put together a complete touring package meaning all I need from each
venue is a couple of mains outlets and I just give them a FOH feed with all
the band on in-ears and a pair of digital desks take round with us (along
with mics/cables/stands/etc). I'll sure miss Chairman Miaow when we start
touring though and I know he'll miss me.

Phildo


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