"Thanks Don Lanier for your advices. I alrady have the book writen by Richard and also the other "automated lighting" very useful both and I really wish I could attendto his seminars but I live in Mexico and It´s not…"
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Valeria Silva replied to Valeria Silva's discussion any master electrician who wants to help a young lighting tech who wants to learn? in the group Production Electricians
Don Lanier replied to Valeria Silva's discussion any master electrician who wants to help a young lighting tech who wants to learn? in the group Production Electricians
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This link has many great books on Electrical, and references such as Uglys are vital to own...."
Don Lanier replied to Valeria Silva's discussion any master electrician who wants to help a young lighting tech who wants to learn? in the group Production Electricians
"http://plsnbookshelf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=221&osCsid=6bce22de250c5ba72f3de3c1280cb617
I mispelled Richards Name its Cadena, the above link is his book/bible on the knowledge you want..."
Don Lanier replied to Valeria Silva's discussion any master electrician who wants to help a young lighting tech who wants to learn? in the group Production Electricians
"I suggest you GOOGLE our freind Richard Cardena and subscribe to his classes, and literature offerings, also if your still in school get into vocational training, if your out of hi school then start looking for jobs and learn from the bottom up, Buy…"
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Hello everybody, I´m not an electrician but have to joing to post here where you are.I´m a young lighting tech who is willing to learn more than the basics of electricity but need someone to ask to, so I decide to post here. feel free to add me as friend. :) Thanks.See More
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Valeria Silva replied to Valeria Silva's discussion I need advise wages for tour
"Ok, thanks guys! It´s always nice to read your replies.
I have also met new pepople and we´re about to go on tour on thursday so I will meet more people, have had fun despite there´s a jelaous guy who´s bothering me, but…"
cody stoltz replied to Valeria Silva's discussion I need advise wages for tour
"I got my first call for a little mini tour that was supposed to be a tech up in the N.E corrido for 5 days, tried to get 250 a day but settled for 200. Then two days later there LD for a smaller van and trailer tour backed out so they asked me to do…"
Nook Schoenfeld replied to Valeria Silva's discussion I need advise wages for tour
"BS stands for Bull Shit. Sometimes it is wise to take a gig for less money than you think you should be paid, so you can show these people your actual value. You can hold them up for more money next year.
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Valeria Silva replied to Valeria Silva's discussion I need advise wages for tour
"Hi Nook!
thanks for reply.
well now I´m working on the production, the promoter is paying the average wage for the gigs here in the city, but for the other cities in Mexico and the other countries it will be more, but still not enough…"
Nook Schoenfeld replied to Valeria Silva's discussion I need advise wages for tour
" There is definitely something to be said about networking. But this promoter doesn't sound sensible. I don't think anyone leaves home and doesn't get paid on days off. Except maybe a carnie, but I don't know any to…"
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I need advise wages for tour
Hello, I need an advise. I live in Mexico but a production from US is coming here and then to south america but the promoter wants to take the crew from here to South America, the point is that the promoter pays few and it´s the same as if it were local work here in the city so I think that if he is taking the crew abroad he should pay more, am I wrong? and payment plus per diem and he doesn´t pay days off. I don´t have any idea about how much the salary for a lighting tech is. And also as It´s…See More
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"Hi, well, I really don´t know i was sound tech so i was doing miking and didn´t have the chance to check video, sorry :P"
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"Thanks ;), well I work as a freelance designer/tech, so i don´t work for a specific company. Here I worked directry for the opening band"
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- What's your current occupation?
- stagehand, technician, lighting programmer, lighting designer, pyro tech
- Where did you learn your craft?
- college
- Who have you worked for or where have you worked in the past?
- 11TV channel, Teatro de la Ciudad, Centro Cultural España, Circo Volador, Estudio de grabaciòn la milagrosa producciones. Festivals: Eyescreamfest 2010, ollin kan festival 2008, and other small festivals, Ominous yum Cimil(Mx), what the funk "Mx", Mighty thor(Mx),
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- Grand MA2
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- share our knowledge let us grow :)
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- At 11:05pm on October 14, 2011,
Steve Shelley said… - Hello Valeria; Steve Shelley here. yes, i wrote the book "A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting". It took a long time to write the first edition [about two years]. the second edition was much quicker because they didn't want to wait for me to think about it too much. if you spot any inconsistencies in the text please let me know. thanks, Steve
- At 9:29pm on October 1, 2011,
Adam L. York said… - Thanks!
- At 6:18pm on April 26, 2011,
cody stoltz said… - same thing for the weekly rate, I would ask someone else, I generally dont have to give someone a weekly rate but once a year because all ive been doing is one offs
- At 6:13pm on April 26, 2011, cody stoltz said…
- perdium is when you get payed a certain amount of cash in hand for each venue each day, so like if you were touring in germany one day and france the next or something youd have like 20 or 30 bucks of the local money, im not sure if people generally get perdiums touring in thier home country or not, itd be best to ask nook or somebody, because honestly I dont full understand because I havent been on tour but for a three shows back to back as a tech going around the state.
- At 7:32pm on March 19, 2011,
Claude Neves said… - Sure...My Pleasure...any help shoot a line!
- At 6:50pm on March 19, 2011,
Todd Kramer said… - Same here Valaria, always glad to share ideas and advice.
- At 6:29pm on March 19, 2011, Todd Kramer said…
- My pleasure Valeria, hope I was of some help.
- At 11:53pm on October 30, 2010,
John JR Roughley said… - Graphic Design ! Excellent ! Video eiting excellent! These are skills that will come in handy as you progress down the road to becoming a designer. Good to get a overall view from a producers perspective for future projects. Good Luck !
- At 11:04am on October 30, 2010, John JR Roughley said…
- Currently I am busy in South Africa. Booked solid till 16 Dec. I had no work in Europe this year but I know that money is tight there at the moment. T he shows I am working on right now are small dance reviews for the Casinos here. I have designed the sets, lighting, and video media for them. I will post some pictures when I open the them
What are you working on at the moment?
- At 1:55am on October 29, 2010, John JR Roughley said…
- We all started out like you, experience will come and the more you love it the easier it gets. I have also seen a lot of new ideas born out of the minds of new programmers/designers. Sometime a fresh and new perspective is the begining of a great new idea.
Cheers
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